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Tūpuna - chords and lyrics

  • Writer: Amanda Riddell
    Amanda Riddell
  • Jul 20
  • 1 min read

Updated: Jul 21

Dm7 Dbdim7 Eyes closing; mauri ebbing. Cmaj9 What are they seeing? Dm7 Dbdim7 From matter to stardust: D/C What are they hearing? Dbm7 Dbdim7 Rushed service, then ashes: Eb9 Can they still hear them? Dm7 Dbdim7 Each moment some linger, Cmaj9 so don't pull the trigger. Bbmaj7 They're calling us close, F Linking our whānau. Bbmaj7 They're calling us close G7 To our surroundings. Bbmaj7 They're calling us close, F Living through our lives. Bbmaj7 They're waking our toes, F Giving us rhythm. Dbmaj7 It comes and it goes, Abmaj7 But they're still pulling us close...

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Amanda Riddell
Amanda Riddell
Jul 20

Finally did it! I had an idea for a phrase which started with one word, ran through a full set of correct near rhymes, and then ends with the original rhyme. It's an identity, but it's a good trick nonetheless.

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