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Submitted by: Jonathan K Wong 
Not sure who the composer is (no liner notes on the CD)
Off of Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's "E Ala E" release
More commonly called "Gentle Giants"


G	   Am  Bm		 C
Gentle Giants    from the countryside
G	Am Bm			C
Waimanalo,  Nanakuli,  and Waianae
G		      Am  Bm 		C
They are the champions,    in a foreign land
G	     Am  Bm		  C
National heroes,  famous idols in Japan


Chorus:
	G	  Am	      Bm       C    Am-Bm
	Akebono,  Musashimaru and Konishiki
	G	  Am	      Bm       C   Am-Bm
	Akebono,  Musashimaru and Konishiki

G		  Am  Bm		C
They have traveled,    thousand miles away
G	      Am  Bm		   C
Sometimes lonely,  far away from family
G	        Am Bm			       C
All have conquered,   a dream that seemed impossible
G	   Am  Bm		      C
With dignity,    they are Hawai'i sumotori

Chorus

G		Am Bm		     C
They made history,  heard around the world
G	   Am Bm		  C
On the radio,  television and magazine
G	    	  Am Bm			      C
Let's go celebrate,    and honor these mighty ones
G		      Am Bm				C
These are the champions,  heroes for the young and the old


Chorus

G		      Am Bm			C
These are the champions,  they are Hawai'i sumotori
G	 Am	     Bm      C     Am-Bm
Akebono, Musashimaru and Konishiki
Repeat

G	      Am Bm		  C
National heroes,  famous idols in Japan
G	 Am	     Bm	     C     Am-Bm
Akebono, Musashimaru and Konishiki


Chorus


G	 Am	     Bm      C    Am-Bm
Akebono, Musashimaru and Konishiki