Makaha Chords

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Makaha by Ka'au Crater Boys is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, F, C, A7 and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Intro:  G-F (4X) 
 
G             F   G               F 
There's a place,  on the west side 
            F   G          F 
Called Makaha,  Makaha yeah. 
 
G                           F 
All the braddahs and sistahs, 
G                                    F 
Surfing big waves and hanging around 
G                                F 
Playing music and having some fun 
 
 
Chorus: 
        G          F  G           F 
        (At) Makaha,  Makaha yeah 
        G                    F  G          F 
        We're going to Makaha,  Makaha yeah 
 
 
G                                  F 
It's a really nice beautiful sight 
G                               F 
Breaking morning, noon and night 
G                               F 
Jamming music by the firelight 
G                               F 
Everybody's feeling all right 
 
 
Chorus 
Bridge: 
        C               A7                                   D7 
        Canoe surfing,  bullyboards banging everybody around 
 
        Braddah Mel,  Braddah Russ,  Sistah Rel,  Uncle Buff 
 
        Everybody ripping, shredding, jamming on down to 
 
 
 
Chorus 
Instrumental 
 
G                       F 
When the sun goes down 
G                                       F 
And I'm not ready to head back to town 
G                                          F 
Cause there's a lot of nice people to meet 
G                                 F 
We all jamming to the reggae beat 
 
 
Chorus 
 
 
G                              F 
Well it's just about time to go 
G                               F 
I hear this song on the radio 
G                                       F 
A place where Rusty and the gang compete 
G                                 F 
In Uncle Buffalo's longboard meet 
 
 
Chorus 
Bridge 
Instrumental 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante