http://www.robwinch.com This song was a real favourite when I was at primary school in the early 1990's. I believe it was written for the sesquois celebrations in 1990 and some of the lyrics were penned by the late Sir Peter Blake. The song has always eluded me but recently found a copy on one of those 'Warehouse' bargain bin CD's of New Zealand songs. I hope someone else enjoys this as much as I do - it's a challenging vocal and there's a mean as Haka to boot on the end!I'm planning on cracking out with my classroom kids at school to see if they dig it too! feel free to e-mail: write2simzy@gmail.com Intro: G Dsus/G Dsus/C Em7 D/F# G C9 D VERSE 1: G Dsus4/G Dsus4/C Em9 The city streets beneath your feet can make you tough.

I’^Dd fought for fame, bu^C9t when it came to^Go much wa^C9s neve^Dr enough. G Dsus/G Dsus/C Em7 But in my mind once in a while I’d find a place to be Where ^Dair is pure and ^C9water’s fresh, an^Gd people are yo^C9ur fa^Dmily.

PRE-CHORUS:

^Em7It took some ^D/F#time to ^Gfigure out I’d gone off th^Ame track but ^Gsomewhere in a dream I ^C9heard a voice calling me ^Dback

CHORUS: G Dsus4/G Dsus4/C G G/F# To New Zealand Kainga Tuturu Em7 D C9 Dsus/C Dsus/B Dsus/A It’s the part of me that no-one else can own. G Dsus/G Dsus/C G G/F# New Zealand deep down in my heart

It can ^Em7call to me just ^Dlike a childhood ^C9song Dsus/C Dsus/B Dsus/A G That’s where I be - long

VERSE 2: G Dsus4/G Dsus4/C Em9 You’ve got to go away from home to find out what home means

Those ^Dtinsel towns the ^C9world around were ^Greally not a ^C9part of ^Dme G Dsus4/G Dsus4/C Em9 I made some friends, but in the end they didn’t sing my song I ^Dfelt the hand of ^C9my own land, the ^Gland that ^C9made me ^Dstrong.

PRE-CHORUS 2:

^Em7Around the ^D/F#world I ^Glooked for it but I don’t kno^Amw why It was ^Ghere all along, it ^C9makes you know what money can’^Dt buy

CHORUS: G Dsus/G Dsus/C G G/F# New Zealand Kainga Tuturu Em7 D C9 Dsus/C Dsus/B Dsus/A It’s the part of me that no-one else can own. G Dsus/G Dsus/C G G/F# New Zealand deep down in my heart Em7 D C9 Dsus/C Dsus/B Dsus/A It can call to me, the land that I call home (KEY CHANGE with HAKA - performed simultaneously with lyrics x 4) A A5 Asus4 A A/G# New Zealand, Kainga Tuturu

It’s th^F#me part of me tha^Et no-one else ca^Dn own ^D/C# ^D/B A A5 Asus4 A A/G# New Zealand, first place in the sun New ^F#mZealand, it’s m^Ey country, it’s^D my hom^D/C#e. ^D/B

Outro: C#5 A5 F#m D C#m5 B5 A5 NGA HAKA KUPU: Ko Aotearoa, taku Kainga Tuturu Tu Hikitea te iwi, Hoki mai ra Ko Aotearoa, taku Kainga Tuturu Hoki mai ra, hoki mai ra CHORDS: G Dsus4/G Dsus4/C Em9 D/F# C9 Am A A5 Asus4 Em7 F#m E Dsus/A A/G# D/C# D/B e]-3---3-------3------3---2---3----0-0-0----0----3---2--0---3------0---2----2 B]-3---3-------3------3---3---3----1-2-0----3----3---2--0---3------2---3----3 G]-0---2-------0------0---2---0----2-2-2----2----0---2--1---0------2---2----2 D]-0---0-------0------0---0---2----2-2-2----2----2---4--2---0------2---x----x A]-2---0-------3------2---0---3----0-0-0----0----2---4--2---0------0---4----2 E]-3---3-------3------x---2---x----x-x-x----x----0---2--0---x------4---x----x

New Zealand - Kainga tuturu