Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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I have an old karaoke video made in Hawaii that features songs that are popular in Hawaii, including this song. The video features Pat Morita, better known as Arnold in "Happy Days" and Mr. Miyagi in "Karate Kid." I decided to use the video and overlay my ukulele rendition of the song. By the way, I noticed that Teddy Tanaka, who had a hit with this song way back when, substituted the word "onna" (woman) with "otoko" (man), so I decided to go with that.
Here are the chords I used, but please note that I tuned my ukulele a half-step down to better suit my vocal range:
[Bb] Ara[Gm]shi mo [Dm] fuke[Eb]ba
[Bb] Ame [F7] mo fu[Bb]ru
On[D7]na no [Eb] michi wa
[Bb] Naze [F7] kewa[Bb]shi
Kimi [D7] wo tayo[Eb]ri ni
[Cm] Watashi wa iki[D7]ru [F7]
[Bb] Koko ni [Bb°] sachi [Bb] a[Gm]ri
A[Cm]o[F7]i so[Bb]ra

[Bb] Dare [Gm] ni mo [Dm] i-e[Eb]nu
[Bb] Tsume [F7] no a[Bb]to
Koko[D7]ro ni [Eb] uketa
[Bb] Koi [F7] no to[Bb]ri
Nai[D7]te noga[Eb]rete
[Cm] Sama yoi ike[D7]ba [F7]
[Bb] Yoru no [Bb°] chima[Bb]ta [Gm] no
Ka[Cm]ze [F7] kana[Bb]shi

[Bb] Here, oh [Gm] here is [Dm] happi[Eb]ness
[Bb] When I can [F7] be close to [Bb] you
In the [D7] warmth of [Eb] your caress
[Bb] I'm happy [F7] here with [Bb] you
Please say you'll [D7] never [Eb] leave me
[Cm] I know that it would break my [D7] heart [F7]
[Bb] I want to [Bb°] be near you [Bb] al[Gm]ways
For [Cm] here, oh [F7] here is happi[Bb]ness
Koko ni [Bb°] sachi [Bb] aGm]ri, a[Cm]o[F7]i so[Bb]ra