http://www.robwinch.com
This song was a real favourite when I was at primary school in the early 1990 s. I
believe it was written for the sesquois celebrations in 1990 and some of the
lyrics were penned by the late Sir Peter Blake. The song has always eluded me but
recently found a copy on one of those Warehouse bargain bin CD s of New Zealand
songs. I hope someone else enjoys this as much as I do - it s a challenging vocal
and there s a mean as Haka to boot on the end!I m planning on cracking out with my
classroom kids at school to see if they dig it too! feel free to e-mail:
[email protected]
Intro:
/ /
VERSE 1:
/ /
The city streets beneath your feet can make you tough.
Iâd fought for fame, but when it came too much was never enough.
/ /
But in my mind once in a while Iâd find a place to be
Where air is pure and waterâs fresh, and people are your family.
PRE-CHORUS:
It took some time to figure out Iâd gone off the track
but somewhere in a dream I heard a voice calling me back
CHORUS:
/ / /
To New Zealand Kainga Tuturu
/ / /
Itâs the part of me that no-one else can own.
/ / /
New Zealand deep down in my heart
It can call to me just like a childhood song
/ / /
Thatâs where I be - long
VERSE 2:
/ /
Youâve got to go away from home to find out what home means
Those tinsel towns the world around were really not a part of me
/ /
I made some friends, but in the end they didnât sing my song
I felt the hand of my own land, the land that made me strong.
PRE-CHORUS 2:
Around the world I looked for it but I donât know why
It was here all along, it makes you know what money canât buy
CHORUS:
/ / /
New Zealand Kainga Tuturu
/ / /
Itâs the part of me that no-one else can own.
/ / /
New Zealand deep down in my heart
/ / /
It can call to me, the land that I call home
(KEY CHANGE with HAKA - performed simultaneously with lyrics x 4)
/
New Zealand, Kainga Tuturu
Itâs the part of me that no-one else can own
/G#
New Zealand, first place in the sun
New Zealand, itâs my country, itâs my home.
Outro:
C#m5
NGA HAKA KUPU:
Ko Aotearoa, taku Kainga Tuturu
Tu Hikitea te iwi, Hoki mai ra
Ko Aotearoa, taku Kainga Tuturu
Hoki mai ra, hoki mai ra
CHORDS:
/ / /
e]-3---3-------3------3---2---3----0-0-0----0----3---2--0---3------0---2----2
B]-3---3-------3------3---3---3----1-2-0----3----3---2--0---3------2---3----3
G]-0---2-------0------0---2---0----2-2-2----2----0---2--1---0------2---2----2
D]-0---0-------0------0---0---2----2-2-2----2----2---4--2---0------2---x----x
A]-2---0-------3------2---0---3----0-0-0----0----2---4--2---0------0---4----2
E]-3---3-------3------x---2---x----x-x-x----x----0---2--0---x------4---x----x