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Kaula 'ili

Song Lessons • 16m

Kaula ‘ili is one of the first songs that I learned to play on the guitar. The version that I learned was from the legendary Hawaiian Cowboy, Sonny Chillingworth. He told the story of a Cowboy who fell into a lava tube and thought his life was over. I have also read that the song is about the wrongful hanging of an innocent man. Either way, morbid topic, but a beautiful song...

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