Chords for "Holiday In Waikiki"

From: Harlan Leslie Thompson
Date: 	Mon, 17 Jun 1996 15:34:36 -1000

HOLIDAY IN WAIKIKI- The Kinks

TUNING: E B E G# B E

          E                                       F#m11 E
I won a competition in a little column in my local paper 
       E                                                   F#m11 E 
So I packed my bags and flew across the sea all on my local baker
  A                       B
Sailing to Hawaii in the U.S.A.
  E (w/ RIFF 1) 
I'm just an English boy who won a holiday in Waikiki 

I didn't realize it was commercialized when I unpacked my pieces
Because a genuine Hawaii ukulele cost me 30 guineas
And even when I'm swimming I have to pay 
I'm just an English boy who won a holiday in Waikiki 

    F#  RIFF 2   RIFF 1
Oh yeah, yeah 

Across the coral sands I saw a hula hula dancing, looking pretty 
I asked her where she came from and she said to me
"I come from New York City and my mother is Italian, and my dad's a Greek"
I'm just an English boy who won a holiday in Waikiki 

It's a ooga ooga on the shining briny on the way to Kona
And in a little shack they had a little sign that said-a Coca Cola
And even all the grass skirts were of P.V.C. 
I'm just an English boy who won a holiday in Waikiki 

Oh yeah, yeah 

In Waikiki
In Waikiki


CHORDS:
    E  F#m11 A  B  F#   RIFF 1:           RIFF 2:
E  -4----2---5--7--2-- ------------------- ------------------------
B  -0----0---5--7--2-- --5-6-5-3-1-0------ ------------------------
G# -3----1---5--7--2-- --------------2-4-- ------------------------
E  -4----2---5--7--2-- ------------------- ------------------------
B  -0----0---5--7--2-- ------------------- -2h0-----------0-2-2-2--
E  -0----0---5--7--2-- ------------------- -----5-5-5h4-5----------


NOTE:  This song is probably not really in open E tuning (the Kinks don't
seem to use alternate tunings), but IMHO this is the only way one guitar
can play both the riff and chord parts simultaneously.
On Riff 1, play the notes in mimicry of the melody line and slightly bend
the notes to create that "Eastern" sound.  Also, slide up between F#m11
and E.
If anyone has better ideas on some of the lyrics (esp. "baker" and "way to
Kona") please let me know!