[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

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