Lahaina Aloha


Original Album
Summer In Paradise
Written By
Terry Melcher/Mike Love
Produced By
Terry Melcher
Lead Vocals
Mike with Carl
Recorded On
1992
Length
3:43
Notes
  • More tropical flavorings. Maybe the best Love/Melcher song on Summer in Paradise, although bearing some resemblance to Carribean folk tune "Jamaican Farewell.".
Lyrics
Where the sea breeze
Sways the palm trees
Paradise awaits
And so does she

Reliving love
That was like a romance
From a page in history

It was the last place
That he stopped at
On the way back to his boat

She was dancing
Met his glancing
Like they say
"It was all she wrote"

You know I want to
But I can't stay (bye bye)
Girl you know I'm gonna sail away (sail away)
When the wind comes up
And when the sun goes down
I'll say "goodbye" to this old island town

Out on the water where the full moon shines
You and Lahaina always on my mind

They left the dance floor
So they could spend more
Precious time near the water side

It wasn't wrong
And it wasn't right
They were two ships
Passing in the night

You know I want to
But I can't stay (bye bye)
Girl you know I'm gonna sail away (sail away)
When the wind comes up
And when the sun goes down
I'll say "goodbye" to this old island town

I think about you when the full moon shines
Lahaina always on my mind

You know I want to
But I can't stay (bye bye)
Girl you know I'm gonna sail away (sail away)
When the wind comes up
And when the sun goes down
I'll say "goodbye" to this old island town
I think about you when the full moon shines
Lahaina always on my mind

You know I want to
But I can't stay (bye bye)
Girl you know I'm gonna sail away (sail away)
When the wind comes up
And when the sun goes down
I'll say "goodbye" to this old island town

I think about you when the full moon shines
Lahaina always on my mind
Chords
Intro: D / E / A / / / D / E / F#m

(F#m).................................D
Where the sea breeze sways the palm trees
E...................................C#m.........E
Paradise awaits and so does she
F#m..................................D
Reliving love that was like a romance
E...........................E/A..A
From a page in history

F#m..............................D
It was the last place that he stopped at
E.............................C#m.........E
On the way back to his boat
F#m........................D
She was dancing met his glancing
E......................................E/A....A
Like they say "It was all she wrote"

A....................F#m...........Bm7................E.........................................E/A..A
You know I want to but I can't stay, girl you know I'm gonna sail away
............................F#m............................................Bm7
And when the wind comes up and when the sun goes down
C#m........................................F#m
I'll say "goodbye" to this Hawaiian town
F#m..........................................D.............................E.........................................E/A..A
Out on the water when the full moon shines, you and Lahaina always on my mind

F#m......................................D
They left the dance floor so they could spend more
E.......................................C#m.........E
Precious time near the water side
F#m...................................D
It wasn't wrong and it wasn't right
......................E...............................E/A..A
They were two ships passing in the night

A...................F#m............Bm7................E.........................................E/A..A
You know I want to but I can't stay, girl you know I'm gonna sail away
................................................F#m........................Bm
And when the wind comes up and when the sun goes down
C#m............................................F#m
I'll say "goodbye" to this Hawaiian town
F#m...........................................D.............................E.........................................E/A..A
I think about you when the full moon shines, you and Lahaina always on my mind

Chart prepared by Francis Greene

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