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Verse 1:

xA-|---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
xE-|-8-8-8-8-|-10---8---|-7-7-7-8-|-7-------|---------|---------|----------|
xC-|---------|----------|---------|---------|-9-9-9-7-|-0-0-0-7-|-11-------|
xG-|---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
  a long long time ago There was a volcano Living all alone in the middle of the sea

Verse 2:

xA-|---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
xE-|-8-8-8-8-|-10---8---|-7-7-7-8-|-7-------|---------|---------|----------|
xC-|---------|----------|---------|---------|-9-9-9-7-|-0-0-0-7-|-11-------|
xG-|---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
  He sat high above his bay Watching all the couples play And wishing that he had someone too

Verse 3:

xA-|---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
xE-|-8-8-8-8-|-10---8---|-7-7-7-8-|-7-------|---------|---------|----------|
xC-|---------|----------|---------|---------|-9-9-9-7-|-0-0-0-7-|-11-------|
xG-|---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
  And from his lava came This song of hope that he sang out loud Every day For years and years

Chorus:

xA-|---------|---------|---------|---------|------------|----------|---------|
xE-|-------1-|---------|-0-------|-8-------|-10-10-10-7-|-7-8-8-10-|0--------|
xC-|-9-9-9---|-9-7-7-7-|---------|---------|------------|----------|---------|
xG-|---------|---------|---------|---------|------------|----------|---------|
 I have a dream I hope it will come true That you're here with me And I am here with you

xA-|---------|---------|----------|---------|----------|---------|
xE-|-------1-|-1-3-0-0-|-10---8---|-8-8---8-|-10---7-7-|-8---8---|
xC-|-9-9-9---|---------|----------|---------|----------|---------|
xG-|---------|---------|----------|---------|----------|---------|
 I wish that the earth, sea, and the sky up above Will send me someone to lava

Verse 6:

xA-|---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
xE-|-8-8-8-8-|-10---8---|-7-7-7-8-|-7-------|---------|---------|----------|
xC-|---------|----------|---------|---------|-9-9-9-7-|-0-0-0-7-|-11-------|
xG-|---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
  Years of singing all alone Turned his lava into stone Until he was on the brink of extinction

Verse 7:

xA-|---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
xE-|-8-8-8-8-|-10---8---|-7-7-7-8-|-7-------|---------|---------|----------|
xC-|---------|----------|---------|---------|-9-9-9-7-|-0-0-0-7-|-11-------|
xG-|---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
  But little did he know That living in the sea below Another volcano Was listening to his song

Verse 7:

xA-|---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
xE-|-8-8-8-8-|-10---8---|-7-7-7-8-|-7-------|---------|---------|----------|
xC-|---------|----------|---------|---------|-9-9-9-7-|-0-0-0-7-|-11-------|
xG-|---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
  Everyday she heard his tune Her lava grew and grew Because she believed his song was meant for her

Verse 8:

xA-|---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
xE-|-8-8-8-8-|-10---8---|-7-7-7-8-|-7-------|---------|---------|----------|
xC-|---------|----------|---------|---------|-9-9-9-7-|-0-0-0-7-|-11-------|
xG-|---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
  Now she was so ready to meet him above the sea As he sang his song of hope for the last time

Chorus:

xA-|---------|---------|---------|---------|------------|----------|---------|
xE-|-------1-|---------|-0-------|-8-------|-10-10-10-7-|-7-8-8-10-|0--------|
xC-|-9-9-9---|-9-7-7-7-|---------|---------|------------|----------|---------|
xG-|---------|---------|---------|---------|------------|----------|---------|
  I have a dream I hope it will come true That you're here with me And I am here with you

xA-|---------|---------|----------|---------|----------|---------|
xE-|-------1-|-1-3-0-0-|-10---8---|-8-8---8-|-10---7-7-|-8---8---|
xC-|-9-9-9---|---------|----------|---------|----------|---------|
xG-|---------|---------|----------|---------|----------|---------|
  I wish that the earth, sea, and the sky up above Will send me someone to lava

Verse 9:

xA-|---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
xE-|-8-8-8-8-|-10---8---|-7-7-7-8-|-7-------|---------|---------|----------|
xC-|---------|----------|---------|---------|-9-9-9-7-|-0-0-0-7-|-11-------|
xG-|---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
  Rising from the sea below Stood a lovely volcano Looking all around But she could not see him

Verse 10:

xA-|---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
xE-|-8-8-8-8-|-10---8---|-7-7-7-8-|-7-------|---------|---------|----------|
xC-|---------|----------|---------|---------|-9-9-9-7-|-0-0-0-7-|-11-------|
xG-|---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
  He tried to sing to let her know That she was not there alone But with no lava, his song was all gone

Verse 11:

xA-|---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
xE-|-8-8-8-8-|-10---8---|-7-7-7-8-|-7-------|---------|---------|----------|
xC-|---------|----------|---------|---------|-9-9-9-7-|-0-0-0-7-|-11-------|
xG-|---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
  He filled the sea with his tears Watched his dreams disappear As she remembered what his song meant to her

Chorus:

xA-|---------|---------|---------|---------|------------|----------|---------|
xE-|-------1-|---------|-0-------|-8-------|-10-10-10-7-|-7-8-8-10-|0--------|
xC-|-9-9-9---|-9-7-7-7-|---------|---------|------------|----------|---------|
xG-|---------|---------|---------|---------|------------|----------|---------|
  I have a dream I hope it will come true That you're here with me And I am here with you

xA-|---------|---------|----------|---------|----------|---------|
xE-|-------1-|-1-3-0-0-|-10---8---|-8-8---8-|-10---7-7-|-8---8---|
xC-|-9-9-9---|---------|----------|---------|----------|---------|
xG-|---------|---------|----------|---------|----------|---------|
  I wish that the earth, sea, and the sky up above Will send me someone to lava

Verse 12:

xA-|---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
xE-|-8-8-8-8-|-10---8---|-7-7-7-8-|-7-------|---------|---------|----------|
xC-|---------|----------|---------|---------|-9-9-9-7-|-0-0-0-7-|-11-------|
xG-|---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
Oh they were so happy To finally meet above the sea All together now their lava grew and grew

Verse   :

xA-|---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
xE-|-8-8-8-8-|-10---8---|-7-7-7-8-|-7-------|---------|---------|----------|
xC-|---------|----------|---------|---------|-9-9-9-7-|-0-0-0-7-|-11-------|
xG-|---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
  No longer are they all alone With Aloha as their new home And when you go and visit them this is what ...

Bridge:

xA-|---------|---------|---------|---------|------------|----------|---------|
xE-|-------1-|---------|-0-------|-8-------|-10-10-10-7-|-7-8-8-10-|0--------|
xC-|-9-9-9---|-9-7-7-7-|---------|---------|------------|----------|---------|
xG-|---------|---------|---------|---------|------------|----------|---------|
  I have a dream I hope it will come true That you will grow old with me, and I will grow old with you

xA-|---------|---------|----------|
xE-|-------1-|-1-3-0-0-|-10---8---|
xC-|-9-9-9---|---------|----------|
xG-|---------|---------|----------|
  We thank the earth, sea, and the sky we thank too

Outro:

xA-|----------|---------|----------|---------|----------|---------|
xE-|-8---10---|-7---8---|-8---10---|-7---8---|-8---10---|-3-------|
xC-|----------|---------|----------|---------|----------|-----5---|
xG-|----------|---------|----------|---------|----------|---------|
 I lava you           I lava you          I lava you