Intro
N.C. [D] [G] [A] [D]
[?]
Verse 1
[D]
Moana, make way, make way
Moana, it's time you knew
[D] [G] [A]
The village of Motunui is all you need
[D]
The dancers are practicing
They dance to an ancient song
[A] [G] [A] [D]
Who needs a new song? This old one's all we need
[D]
This tradition is our mission
And, Moana, there's so much to do (Make way)
[G] [A]
Don't trip on the taro root, that's all you need
[D]
We share everything we make (We make)
We joke and we weave our baskets (Aha!)
[A]
The fishermen come back from the sea
[D] [Bm]
I wanna see
Chorus
Don't walk away
[D]
Moana, stay on the ground now
[Bm] [D] [A] [Bm]
Our people will need a chief and there you are
There comes a day
[D]
When you're gonna look around
[G] [A] [D]
And realize happiness is where you are
Verse 2
[D]
Consider the coconut (The what?)
Consider its tree
[D] [G] [A]
We use each part of the coconut, that's all we need
[D]
We make our nets from the fibers (We make our nets from the fibers)
The water is sweet inside (The water is sweet inside)
[G]
We use the leaves to build fires (We use the leaves to build fires)
[A] [D]
We cook up the meat inside (We cook up the meat inside)
[D]
Consider the coconuts (Consider the coconuts)
The trunks and the leaves (Ha!)
[G] [A]
The island gives us what we need
[D] [Bm]
And no one leaves
Chorus
That's right, we stay ([?])
[D]
We're safe, and we're well-provided
[Bm] [D] [A] [Bm]
And when we look to the future, there you are
She'll be okay ([?])
[D]
In time, she'll learn just as I did
[G] [A] [D] [G] [D]
You must find happiness right where you are
Bridge
[D]
I like to dance with the water
[G]
The undertow and the waves
[D] [A]
The water is mischievous, ha!
I like how it misbehaves
[D]
Some people may think I'm crazy
[G]
Or say that I drift too far
[D] [G] [A] [D]
But once you know what you like, well, there you are
[D]
You are your father's daughter, stubbornness and pride
[Bm] [A]
Mind what he says, but remember you may hear a voice inside
[D]
And if that voice starts to whisper to follow the farthest star
[Bm] [A] [F#m] [G] [A] [D]
Moana, that voice inside is who you are
Verse 3
[D]
We make our nets from the fibers (We weave our nets from the fibers)
The water is sweet inside (A real tasty treat inside)
[D]
We use the leaves to build fires (We sing these songs in our choirs)
To cook up the meat inside (We have mouths to feed inside)
[D]
The village believes in us (Ha! That's right!)
The village believes (Ha!)
[D] [G] [A]
The island gives us what we need
[D] [Bm]
And no one leaves
Chorus
So here I'll stay
[D]
My home, my people beside me
[Bm] [D] [A] [Bm]
And when I think of tomorrow, there we are
I'll lead the way
[D]
I'll have my people to guide me
[G] [A] [Bm]
We'll build our future together where we are
[G] [A] [Bm]
'Cause every path leads you back to where you are
[Em] [F#m]
You can find happiness right where you are, where you are
[G] [A] [D]
Where you are
