Over The Rainbow What A Wonderful World Chords

by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 5th fret
Author ste_rigs [a] 1,018.
4 contributors total, last edit on Apr 18, 2021
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Chords

G
D
Em
C
D/F#
Bm7
C/B
Em7/D
G/B
D/A
Em/B

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SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW/WHAT A WONDERFULL WORLD
KAMAKAWIWOOLE ISRAEL
 
Capo: 5th Fret
 
 
[Intro]
 
 G   D    Em   C   G   D
 
 Em       C
 
G        D/F#     C        G
ooo-ooo  ooo-ooo  ooo-ooo  ooo-ooo
C        Bm7      Em       C
ooo-ooo  ooo-ooo  ooo-ooo  ooo-ooo
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G         D/F#             C/B     Em7/D
Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high
C       G/B                      D/A            Em   C
And the dreams that you dream of once in a lullaby      
   G         D/F#             C/B         Em7/D
Oh somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds fly
C       G/B                       D/A                   Em   C
And the dreams that you dream of, dreams really do come true      
 
 
[Verse]
 
    G
Someday i'll wish upon a star
D/F#                               Em   C
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
      G
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
D/F#                               Em           C
High above the chimney tops that's where you'll find me
 
 
[Chorus]
 
   G         D/F#             C/B         Em7/D
Oh somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds fly
C       G/B                         D/A               Em   C
And the dreams that you dare to, oh why, oh why can't I?      
 
 
[Verse]
 
           G        D         C/B       Em7/D
Well I see trees of green and Red roses too
C                G/B      D/A     Em/B
 I'll watch then bloom for me and you
     C                D/A               Em   C
And I think to myself: what a wonderful world
           G        D             C/B        Em7/D
Well I see skies of blue and I see clouds of white
       C              G/B D/A         Em/B
And the brightness of day, I like the dark
     C                D/A               G    C   G
And I think to myself: what a wonderful world 
 
 
[Bridge]
 
    D/A                       Em/B
The colours of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
    D/A                  Em/B
Are also on the faces of people passing bye
    C/B             Em7/D         C/B         Em7/D
See friends shaking hands, saying 'how do you do?'
C/B             Em7/D   C          D
 They're really saying, I...I love you
 
 
[Verse]
 
       G      D        C/B         Em7/D
I hear babies cry and I watch them grow
C                   G/B D/A         Em/B
 They'll learn much more than we'll know
     C                D/A               Em   C
And I think to myself: what a wonderful world 
 
 
[Verse]
 
    G
Someday i'll wish upon a star
D/F#                               Em   C
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
      G
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
D/F#                               Em           C
High above the chimney tops that's where you'll find me
 
 
[Chorus]
 
   G         D/F#             C/B     Em7/D
Oh somewhere over the rainbow, way up high
C       G/B                      D/A               Em   C
And the dreams that you dare to, why, oh why can't I?      
 
 
[Outro]
 
G        D/F#     C        G
ooo-ooo  ooo-ooo  ooo-ooo  ooo-ooo
C        Bm7      Em      C
ooo-ooo  ooo-ooo  ooo-A-eh-A-A-A-A-A-A-A
 
 
 
CHORDS:
 
G     (320003)
D     (xx0232)
Em    (xx2000)
C     (x32010)
D/F#  (2x0232)
Bm7   (xx4232)
C/B   (xx2010)
Em7/D (xx0003)
Em    (022000)
G/B   (x20003)
D/A   (x00232)
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theGOOCH
Good job. Long Live Braddah IZ
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SurfRage27
Hey man, awesome tab. It fits perfectly with the song. Good job! Keep up the good work.
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supermancs
he plays it on an ukulele a ukalaly is not an instrument
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