The Kinks – Holiday In Waikiki (Guitar)

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TUNING: E B E G# B E
          E                                       F#m11 E
I won a competition in a little column in my local paper

       E                                                   F#m11 E
So I packed my bags and flew across the sea all on my local baker

A                           B
Sailing to Hawaii in the U.S.A.
E (w/ RIFF 1) I'm just an English boy who won a holiday in Waikiki
          E                                       F#m11 E       
I didn't realize it was commercialized when I unpacked my pieces

          E                              F#m11 E
Because a genuine Hawaii ukulele cost me 30 guineas

    A                                B
And even when I'm swimming I have to pay
E (w/ RIFF 1) I'm just an English boy who won a holiday in Waikiki
    F#  RIFF 2   RIFF 1
Oh yeah, yeah

           E                                       F#m11 E
Across the coral sands I saw a hula hula dancing, looking pretty

            E                                                      F#m11 E
I asked her where she came from and she said to me "I come from New York City

       A                                  B
And my mother is Italian, and my dad's a Greek"
E (w/ RIFF 1) I'm just an English boy who won a holiday in Waikiki
           E                                       F#m11 E
It's a ooga ooga on the shining briny on the way to Kona

         E                                       F#m11 E
And in a little shack they had a little sign that said-a Coca Cola

    A                                     B
And even all the grass skirts were of P.V.C.
E (w/ RIFF 1) I'm just an English boy who won a holiday in Waikiki Oh yeah, yeah In Waikiki In Waikiki
CHORDS:
    E  F#m11 A  B  F#   RIFF 1:           RIFF 2:
E  -4----2---5--7--2-- ------------------- ------------------------|
B  -0----0---5--7--2-- --5-6-5-3-1-0------ ------------------------|
G# -3----1---5--7--2-- --------------2-4-- ------------------------|
E  -4----2---5--7--2-- ------------------- ------------------------|
B  -0----0---5--7--2-- ------------------- -2h0-----------0-2-2-2--|
E  -0----0---5--7--2-- ------------------- -----5-5-5h4-5----------|