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Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Israel Kamakawiwoʻole

The IZ ukulele classic — Fadd9 is 2-0-3-0 or 0-0-1-0. ~170 bpm.

key C medium classicmellowfeel-good
strumming↓ down · ↑ up · ✕ mute

Intro

C Em Am F  

C G Am Fadd9 F F  

Verse 1

C Oooo, Em oooo, F oooo C ...

F Oooo, E7 oooo, Am oooo F ...

Chorus 1

C Somewhere over the Em rainbow

F Way C up high

F And the C dreams that you dream of

G Once in a Am lullaby-y-y ... F y-y-y

Oh, C somewhere over the Em rainbow

F Blue C birds fly

F And the C dreams that you dream of

G Dreams really do come Am true-ue-ue ... F ooh-ooh-ooh

Verse 2

C Someday I'll wish upon a star

G Wake up where the clouds are far Am behind

... F me-e-e

Where C trouble melts like lemon drops

G High above the chimney tops

That's Am where ... you'll F fi-ind me

Chorus 2

Oh, C somewhere over the Em rainbow

F Blue C birds fly

F And the C dream that you dare to

G Oh why, oh why can't Am I-I-I ... F Ah-ah-ay

Verse 3

C Someday I'll wish upon a star

G Wake up where the clouds are far Am behind

... F me-e-e

Where C trouble melts like lemon drops

G High above the chimney tops

That's Am where ... you'll F fi-ind me

Chorus 3

Oh, C somewhere over the Em rainbow

F Way C up high

F And the C dreams that you dare to

G Why, oh why can't Am I-I-I ... F Ah-ah-ay

Outro

(fade out)

C Oooo, Em oooo, F oooo C ...

F Oooo, E7 oooo, Am Oo-ah-ah F ... C