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Over The Rainbow Chords

by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
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Thought it would be nice to add in the guitar version of the song of what I find as fitting to the song as close as possible.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: C
Capo: 5th fret
Author prolyge [pro] 46. Last edit on Apr 21, 2020
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Chords

G
D
Em
C
Cb
Bm
E

Strumming

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2
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G  3-3-0-0-2-3
D  2-3-2-0-0-0
Em 0-0-0-2-2-0
E* 3-0-0-2-2-0
C  0-1-0-2-3-0
Cb 0-3-0-2-3-0
C* 3-1-0-2-3-0
Bm 2-0-2-1-2-0
 
[Intro]
G D Em C
 
G D Em Cb C
 
[Verse]
G  D  C  G
oooo, oooo, oooo...
C   Bm  Em  C
oooo, oooo, oooo...
 
[Chorus]
G      D
Somewhere over the rainbow
C      G
Way up high
C         G
And the dreams that you dream of
D         Em       C
once in a lullaby... oh
G        D
somewhere over the rainbow
C         G
blue birds fly
C      G
and the dreams that you dream of
D           Em        C
dreams really do come true...
 
[Verse]
G
someday i wish upon a star
D                             Em    C
wake up where the clouds are far behind me
G
where trouble melts like lemon drops
D
high above the chimney tops
       Em              C
that's where you'll find me
 
[Chorus]
G      D
somewhere over the rainbow
C       G
blue birds fly
C       G
And the dream that you dare to
D       Em        C
oh why oh why can't I....
 
[Verse]
G
someday i wish upon a star
D                              Em E* C C*
wake up where the clouds are far behind me
G
where trouble melts like lemon drops
D
high above the chimney tops
      Em E*  C   C*
that's where you'll find me
 
G      D
Somewhere over the rainbow
C      G
Way up high
C      G
And the dream that you dare to
D       Em      C
why oh why can't I....
 
[Outro]
G  D  C  G
oooo, oooo, oooo...
C  Bm Em  C
oooo, oooo, oooo...

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