– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
toia mai te waka nei – traditional maori
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

tabbed by : bill
email : bill . kaye – blake ( at ) wmalumni ( dot ) com

words : www . folksong . org . nz/toia_mai_te_waka_nei/index . html
video : www . youtube . com/watch?v = oakuss3stgy

chords
G6
E – | – | 3 | – | – |
B – | – | – | – | 5 |
G – | – | – | 4 | – |
D – | – | – | – | 5 |
A – | – | – | – | 5 |
E – | – | 3 | – | – |

D9
E – | – | – | – | – | or
xb – | – | – | – | – |
G – | – | – | – | 5 |
D – | – | – | 4 | – |
A – | – | – | – | 5 |
E

xc
E – | – | 3 | – | – |
B – | – | – | – | 5 |
G – | – | – | – | 5 |
D – | – | – | – | 5 |
A – | – | 3 | – | – |
E – | – | 3 | – | – |

C6
E – | – | – | – | 5 |
B – | – | – | – | 5 |
G – | – | – | – | 5 |
D – | – | – | – | 5 |
A – | – | 3 | – | – |
E – | – | 3 | – | – |

G6
toia mai te waka nei
D9
kumea mai te waka nei
G6 C
ki te takotoranga i takoto ai
D9 C D9
tiriti te mana motuhake

G6
te tangi a te manu E
G6 C
pipi – wha – rau – ro – A
C6
kui! kui! kui!
D9
whitiwhiti ora!
C D9 G6
hui E , taiki E .

tabbed from video of charles royal playing this maori song .
watch video for a few slides he throws in .
not sure about the flavour of some of the C chords .