Strum is basically country/syncopated: sounds like Boom, chicka Boom, chicka Boom, chicka Boom.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhNnCkE_b3s
Em Out on an island in the middle of the sea B7 There's a swingin' hula girl that waits for me Em Am Her eyes are softer than the moonlight on the sand B7 Em I want to be her swingin' hula man
Chorus Am Em My swingin' hula, I'm actin' like a fool-a B7 Em Where did you go to school-a to learn to dance that way Am Em Your moves excite me, I want you I mean nightly B7 Em Do you think I might be your hula man some day?
Up a semitone - That means one fret dude. If you feel like it that is, but it adds a dramatic sense of 'ai kapu about the whole thing, ya dig daddy-o?
Fm I heard the pounding of the drums not far away C7 Her father told me that I really shouldn't stay Fm Bbm We said goodbye because they said our love was wrong C7 Fm We were two swingers, swingin' right along
Chorus My swingin' hula, I'm actin' like a fool-a Where did you go to school-a to learn to dance that way Your moves excite me, I want you I mean nightly Do you think I might be your hula man some day?
I heard the pounding of the drums not far away Her father told me that I really shouldn't stay We said goodbye because they said our love was wrong We were two swingers, swingin' right along
Chorus My swingin' hula, I'm actin' like a fool-a Where did you go to school-a to learn to dance that way Your moves excite me, I want you I mean nightly Do you think I might be your hula man some day? Your hula man some day? Your hula man some day?