Michael Martin Murphey – Honolulu (Guitar)
D Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D)
Key
-
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Intro]
Fmaj7 Ebmaj7 Fmaj7 Bb3/D Gm6
[Verse 1]
Fmaj7 F#m7b5 Bb3/D Gm6 When I was three I went to Honolulu, Fmaj7 F#m7b5 Bb3/D Gm6 Dad wore aloha shirts, Mom wore a muumuu Bbmaj7 Abmaj7 Fmaj7 The centipedes are all that I remember Bbmaj7 Abmaj7 Fmaj7 I think I dropped my toy drum in the cinders Fmaj7 F#m7b5 Bb3/D Gm6 Fmaj7 Ebmaj7 Emaj7 Fmaj7 Down into the mouth of some volcano near Honolulu
[Verse 2]
Fmaj7 F#m7b5 Bb3/D Gm6 Granddaddy used to fight in the Pacific Fleet Fmaj7 F#m7b5 Bb3/D Gm6 Grandma used to say the air was warm and sweet Bbmaj7 Abmaj7 Fmaj7 But at last we had to move back to the States Bbmaj7 Abmaj7 Fmaj7 Back to the land of natural gas and rattlesnakes Fmaj7 F#m7b5 Bb3/D Gm6 Fmaj7 Ebmaj7 Emaj7 Fmaj7 Granddaddy stayed and opened up a laundry out in Honolulu
[Verse 3]
Fmaj7 F#m7b5 Bb3/D Gm6 My Honolulu granddaddy drove a Cadillac Fmaj7 F#m7b5 Bb3/D Gm6 He did card tricks and told us how the deck was stacked Bbmaj7 Abmaj7 Fmaj7 He told us dirty jokes about the naval corps Bbmaj7 Abmaj7 Fmaj7 And how one day the airplanes started up a war Fmaj7 F#m7b5 Bb3/D Gm6 Fmaj7 Ebmaj7 Emaj7 Fmaj7 And how they buried bodies in long trenches in Honolulu
[Verse 4]
Bbmaj7 Abmaj7 Fmaj7 Oh it used to be so nice Bbmaj7 Abmaj7 When he took us on his knee Fmaj7 And told us about that tropical paradise Bb3/D Gm6 It was alright
[Verse 5]
Fmaj7 F#m7b5 Bb3/D Gm6 Someday I'm going back to Honolulu Fmaj7 F#m7b5 Bb3/D Gm6 I'll wear aloha shirts, she'll wear a muumuu Bbmaj7 Abmaj7 Fmaj7 Hawaii calls and who am I to stop it Bbmaj7 Abmaj7 Fmaj7 I think I'll buy a new toy drum and drop it Fmaj7 F#m7b5 Bb3/D Gm6 Fmaj7 Ebmaj7 Emaj7 Fmaj7 Down into the mouth of some volcano in Honolulu
[Verse 6]
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 F#m7b5 Fmaj7 Aloha 'oe, aloha, boys Fmaj7 Fmaj7 F#m7b5 Fmaj7 Aloha 'oe, aloha toys Bb3/D Gm6 Fmaj7 Emaj7 Fmaj7 Until we meet again