Intro: G G G G C C C C

G
Tatou o tagata folau e vala'auina
E le atua o le sami tele e o mai
C                         D
Ia ava'e le lu'itau e lelei
        G
Tapenapena

C
Aue, aue
G
Nuku i mua
D               G
Te manulele e tataki e
C
Aue, aue
G
Te fenua, te malie,
D
Nae ko hakilia mo kaiga e.

G
We read the wind and the sky
When the sun is high
We sail the length of sea
On the ocean breeze
C                         D
At night we name every star
                 G
We know where we are
We know who we are, who we are

C
Aue, aue,
G
We set a course to find
D                       G
A brand new island everywhere we row,
C
Aue, aue,
G
We keep our island in our mind
D
And when it's time to find home,
We know the way.

C
Aue, aue,
          Em
We are explorers reading every sign
G                          D
We tell the stories of our elders
                       C
In the never ending chain
Aue, aue
Em        G
Te fenua, te malie,
D
Nae ko hakilia
                G
We know the way