[Intro]
D
Kia kaha tātou ki te (HI!)
       G
kōrero Māori!

[Verse 1]
Am
(E minaka ana)
G                                  Am
E minaka ana taku waha ki te kai a te rangatira,

(Taku reo Rangatira)
D7                                    G
Taku reo rangatira, taku kuru pounamu tuku iho


(Mīharo kē ana)
                             C
miharo kē ana ki tōna pakari kia ora
Am
(Tē memeha)
D7                                G
Tē memeha, te wairua ki te kōrero Māori

(repeat through verse)
D7                                G
Tē memeha, te wairua ki te kōrero Māori
Am                D7
Kia kaha tātou ki te (HI!)
G      C   G*
kōrero Māori!   Aue Hi!