Intro:
GC GC GD G (320003@1)Verse 1 (Maori):
GD G (320003@1)GD GE (320003@1)Ihoa Atua,
C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1)  AO (x02220@1)nga Iwi! Matoura,
G (320003@1) CD  G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)GAta (320003@1)whakarongona;
G (320003@1)CG CGDG (x32010@1)Me aroha noa.
G7 (320001@1)          CKia (x32010@1)hua ko te pai;
C (x32010@1)        DA DKia (xx0232@1)tau to atawhai;
GC  D (xx0232@1)GManaakitia (320003@1)mai
GCGCGDG
Aotearoa.

Verse 1 (English):
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)     G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1) GGod (320003@1)of nations at thy feet
C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)      AIn (x02220@1)the bonds of love we meet.
G (320003@1)  C (x32010@1)    D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1)GHear (320003@1)our voices, we entreat,
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)DG
God defend our free land.
G7 (320001@1)                   CGuard (x32010@1)Pacific's triple star
C (x32010@1)                D (xx0232@1)    A (x02220@1) DFrom (xx0232@1)the shafts of strife and war,
G (320003@1)  C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)GMake (320003@1)her praises heard afar,
G (320003@1) CG    C (x32010@1) GD GGod (320003@1)defend New Zealand.