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Hoodoo Gurus
Cavaco chords Intermediate level Intermediate
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Intro 

Drums x 4 bars 

F# |G#m       | %       F# |G#m        |       x 2 


 
G#m                                    F# 
Somewhere on a South Pacific island 
G#m                                    F# 
Sits a young man staring at the surf. 
    G#m                                            F# 
His native girlfriend died a death quite violent 
  G#m 
A tribal sacrifice made to the earth. 
 

 
     C#            Bbm       G#m 
Whoa oh,  whoa oh,  whoa-whoa oh,   whoa-oh 
 

 
        G#m                                             F# 
She was brown, her hair was black, her eyes were blue. 
  G#m                                      F# 
A chief's daughter, Leilani was her name. 
    G#m                                    F# 
She and her young man made a handsome two 
    G#m 
But lava tore them both apart again. 
 

 
     C#            Bbm       G#m 
Whoa oh,  whoa oh,  whoa-whoa oh,          whoa-oh 
                         (Leilani don't go to the volcano) 
     C#            Bbm               G#m 
Whoa oh,  whoa oh,  whoa-whoa         oh,          whoa-oh 
                        (He'd say Leilani don't go to the volcano)  

Break 

|G#m     |F#        |E       |C#         A  | 
|G#m     |F#        |E       |C#         F# | 
|G#m     |G#m F#  |G#m     |G#m             | 


 
G#m                                          F# 
They were saving for a little hut, (oh oh oh oh, oh) 
G#m                                           F# 
She collected sea-shells every day. (oh oh oh oh, oh) 
G#m                                                 F# 
Everynight they'd share a cigarette, but  (oh oh oh oh, oh ) 
    G#m 
The ancient, angry gods got in the way. 
 

 
     C#            Bbm       G#m 
Whoa oh,  whoa oh,  whoa-whoa oh,          whoa-oh 
                         (Leilani don't go to the volcano) 
     C#            Bbm               G#m 
Whoa oh,  whoa oh,  whoa-whoa         oh,          whoa-oh 
                        (He'd say please don't go to the volcano)  


Break 

|G#m     |F#        |E        |C#            | 
|G#m     |F#        |E        |C#       F# | 
|G#m     |G#m       |C#       |A             | 
|G#m     |G#m       | 


 
  G#m                             E 
Katoomba, Hey! Macumbah, Ho!        Umgawah 
  G#m                             E 
Katoomba, Hey! Macumbah, Ho!        Umgawah! 
  G#m                             E 
Katoomba, Hey! Macumbah, Ho!        Umgawah! 
    F#   E 
Hey! Ho!  Hey! 
    F#   E 
Hey! Ho!  Hey! 
A        G#m 
Ahhhhhhh... 

    G#m 
Leilani - crula-bula-ulladulla-wok-a-tai 
G#m            F#     G#m            F# 
Aba-laba-laba, Hut!   Aba-laba-laba, Hut! 
   G#m 
Leilani-nevageta-huta-tera-cota-tile 
G#m            F#     G#m            F# 
Aba-laba-laba, Hut!   Aba-laba-laba, Hut! 
E 
     Umgawah! 
    F#   E 
Hey! Ho!  Hey! 
    F#   E 
Hey! Ho!  Hey! 
    F#   E 
Hey! Ho!  Hey! 
A        Asus4   A     G#m    A     G#m 
Ahhhhhhh..............        Ahhhh... 
 

 
G#m                                          F# 
Still the young man sits there on the beach, 
     G#m                                F# 
He's staring misty-eyed out into space. 
     G#m                                               F# 
He's thinking about his girlfriend (of late, deceased), 
    G#m 
At least her death had purpose; his life is a waste! 
 

 
     C#            Bbm       G#m 
Whoa oh,  whoa oh,  whoa-whoa oh,          whoa-oh 
                         (Leilani don't go to the volcano) 
     C#            Bbm               G#m 
Whoa oh,  whoa oh,  whoa-whoa         oh,          whoa-oh 
                        (He'd say please don't go to the volcano) 
     C#            Bbm       G#m 
Whoa oh,  whoa oh,  whoa-whoa oh,          whoa-oh 
                         (She and him was to be wed, 

she chose the mountain God instead) 

     C#            Bbm               G#m 
Whoa oh,  whoa oh,  whoa-whoa         oh,          whoa-oh 
                   (Listen Leilani,   Come on down, 

I can't stand this hanging around) 

     C#            Bbm               G#m 
Whoa oh,  whoa oh,  whoa-whoa         oh,          whoa-oh 

     C#            Bbm               G#m 
Whoa oh,  whoa oh,  whoa-whoa         oh,          whoa-oh 
                               (She's gone, gone, gone, gone) 

     C#            Bbm               G#m 
Whoa oh,  whoa oh,  whoa-whoa         oh,    Hey Ho Hey 

G#m          N.C. 



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