Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
Verse 1
The city streets beneath your feet can make you tough.
Id fought for fame, but when it came too much was never enough.
But in my mind once in a while Id find a place to be
Where air is pure and waters fresh, and people are your family.
Pre-chorus
It took some time to figure out Id gone off the track
but somewhere in a dream I heard a voice calling me back
Chorus
To New Zealand Kainga Tuturu
Its the part of me that no-one else can own.
New Zealand deep down in my heart
It can call to me just like a childhood song
Thats where I be - long
Verse 2
Youve got to go away from home to find out what home means
Those tinsel towns the world around were really not a part of me
I made some friends, but in the end they didnt sing my song
I felt the hand of my own land, the land that made me strong.
Pre-chorus 2
Around the world I looked for it but I dont know why
It was here all along, it makes you know what money cant buy
Chorus
New Zealand Kainga Tuturu
Its the part of me that no-one else can own.
New Zealand deep down in my heart
It can call to me, the land that I call home
(KEY CHANGE with HAKA - performed simultaneously with lyrics x 4)
New Zealand, Kainga Tuturu
Its the part of me that no-one else can own
New Zealand, first place in the sun
New Zealand, its my country, its my home.
Outro
C#m5
NGA HAKA KUPU:
Ko Aotearoa, taku Kainga Tuturu
Tu Hikitea te iwi, Hoki mai ra
Ko Aotearoa, taku Kainga Tuturu
Hoki mai ra, hoki mai ra
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