Verse 1 (Maori):

E Ihoa Atua,

O nga Iwi! Matoura,

Ata whakarongona;

Me aroha noa.

Kia hua ko te pai;

Kia tau to atawhai;

Manaakitia mai

Aotearoa.

Verse 1 (English):G G C GGod of nations at thy feetC G A7 D7In the bonds of love we meet.G C A7 A7Hear our voices, we entreat,G Am D7 GGod defend our free land.G G G G Guard Pacific's triple starAm Am D7 From the shafts of strife and war,G C A7 A7Make her praises heard afar,G Am D7 GGod defend New Zealand.

STRUM 1 2 3 4 + (on each chord)

I.e. - G

- Down Down Down Down up

HERES THE MELODY – I couldn’t get the top line lined up .

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