Holiday In Waikiki
The Kinks
HOLIDAY IN WAIKIKI- The Kinks TUNING: I won a competition in a little column in my local paper So I packed my bags and flew across the sea all on my local baker Sailing to Hawaii in the U.S.A. E (w/ RIFF 1) I’m just an English boy who won a holiday in Waikiki I didn’t realize it was commercialized when I unpacked my pieces Because a genuine Hawaii ukulele cost me 30 guineas And even when I’m swimming I have to pay I’m just an English boy who won a holiday in Waikiki F# RIFF 2 RIFF 1 Oh yeah yeah Across the coral sands I saw a hula hula dancing looking pretty I asked her where she came from and she said to me "I come from New York City and my mother is Italian and my dad’s a Greek" I’m just an English boy who won a holiday in Waikiki It’s a ooga ooga on the shining briny on the way to Kona And even all the grass skirts were of P.V.C. I’m just an English boy who won a holiday in Waikiki Oh yeah yeah In Waikiki In Waikiki CHORDS: RIFF 1: RIFF 2: B -0----0---5--7--2-- --5-6-5-3-1-0------ ------------------------| G# -3----1---5--7--2-- --------------2-4-- ------------------------| B -0----0---5--7--2-- ------------------- -2h0-----------0-2-2-2--| E -0----0---5--7--2-- ------------------- -----5-5-5h4-5----------|