#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Living In A Sovereign Land Composed By: Wade Cambern, Israel Kamalawiwo'ole, and Bryan Kessler Recorded By: Hawaiian Style Band on Vanishing Treasures Intro: A - D - A - E7 4x A D A E7 There's a celebration on the palace grounds A D A E7 People need to know just what's going down A D A E7 There's a proclamation from the powers that lead A D A E7 Says our island nation has got to be free A D A E7 Living in a sovereign land Living in a sovereign land Island people come together as one Future generations under the sun Singing songs of freedom Singing songs of love Living in a sovereign land Living in a sovereign land Bridge: F#m C#m Our children deserve to know D E7 A What went down a hundred years ago F#m C#m You can pay the man, you can take the land D E7 But you can't take the truth away A D A E7 A D A E7 E o--------o-o-o-la Living in a sovereign land E o--------o-o-o-la Living in a sovereign land Bridge E o--------o-o-o-la Living in a sovereign land E o--------o-o-o-la Living in a sovereign land Brothers and sisters, brown, yellow and white It's time to do what you know is right What's been taken must be returned Give our children what they deserve E o--------o-o-o-la Living in a sovereign land 6x E o--------o-o-o-la ***Use your browser's back button to return to previous page***