Dave Faulkner/J.Baker/K.Rendall/R. Radalj
[Intro] F# - slide to - G# (eight times) G# F# G# Somewhere on a South Pacific island G# F# G# Sits a young man staring at the surf G# F# G# His native girlfriend died a death quite violent G# A tribal sacrifice made to the earth C# B F# G# She was brown, her hair was black, her eyes were blue A chief's daughter, Leilani was her name She and her young man made a handsome two But lava tore them both apart again C# B F# G# C# B F# Please don't go to the volcano G# He'd say please don't go to the volcano G# F# E C# B (bass notes) G# F# E C# B (power chords) They were saving for a little hut, She collected sea-shells every day Everynight they'd share a cigarette But The ancient, angry gods got in the way He'd say please don't go to the volcano He'd would plead, please don't go, I'll miss you so G# F# E C# B (bass notes) G# F# E C# B (power chords) (CEREMONY:) G# G# E G# G# E E ----------------------------0--------|----------------------------0------| B ----------------------------0--------|----------------------------0------| G ----------------------------1--------|----------------------------1------| D ---------6-\-----------6-\--2--------|---------6-\-----------6-\--2------| A ---------6-\-----------6-\--2--------|---------6-\-----------6-\--2------| E ---------4-\-----------4-\--0--------|---------4-\-----------4-\--0------| Katoomba Hey! Macumbah Ho! Umgawah! Katoomba Hey! Macumbah Ho! Umgawah! G# G# E B F# E E ----------------------------0-------|--------------------------------------- B ----------------------------0-------|-4------------------------------------- G ----------------------------1-------|-4----2---1---------------------------- D ---------6-\-----------6-\--2-------|-4----4---2---------------------------- A ---------6-\-----------6-\--2-------|-2----4---2---------------------------- E ---------4-\-----------4-\--0-------|------2---0----0--0--2--0--3--0--5--3-- Katoomba Hey! Macumbah Ho! Umgawah! Hey! Ho! Hey-eh! B F# E A G# E --------------------------------------------|----------- B -4------------------------------------------|----------- G -4----2-----1-------------------------------|--4----3--- D -4----4-----2-------------------------------|--7----6--- A -2----4-----2-------------------------------|--7----6--- E ------2-----0----0--0--0--2--0--3--0--5--3--|--5----4--- Hey! Ho! Hey-eh! Ah... Leilani - crula-bula-ulladulla-wok-a-tai G# F# G# F# Aba-laba-laba Hut! Aba-laba-laba Hut! Leilani-nevageta-huta-tera-cota-tile G# F# G# F# Aba-laba-laba Hut! Aba-laba-laba Hut! E Umgawah!!! Hey! Ho! Hey-eh! Hey! Ho! Hey-eh! Hey! Ho! Hey-eh! Ah... Ah... Still the young man sits there upon the beach, He's staring misty-eyed out into space He's thinking about his girlfriend (of late, deceased), At least her death had purpose; his life is a waste! And his life is a waste Please don't go, I love you, I love you, I love you so.. Copyright EMI Music Publishing; reprinted with kind permission. Transcribed by Brad Launikonis Lyrics only version Printable version
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