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Somewhere Over The Rainbow

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savannah did an outstanding cover of this song on youtube and these are the chords she 
used, she did some odd D-chords and i'm not exactly sure what they are called but i'll 
tab them for ya
e|--3--4-------------------------------|
B|--4--4-------------------------------|
G|--5--5-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
*only play ^^ those chords where it says (D chords) where just says "D" play a regular D.
*Savannah picks most of the song, you can listen to the video, it's a pretty 
simple picking pattern.
*Enjoy
capo 1
Intro. G-Em-Cadd9-D  
       G            Em( Dchords)
Somewhere over the rainbow
Cadd9Way up higGh
Cadd9There's a land Gthat I heard of
Cadd9Once in a lullabDy.G  
       G           Em( Dchords)
Somewhere over the rainbow
Cadd9Skies are bluGe,
Cadd9And the dreams Gthat you dare to dreamCadd9  
DReally do come true.G  
GSomeday I'll wish upon a star
Cadd9And wake up where the clouds are far
GBehind me.D  
GWhere troubles melt like lemon drops
AAway above the chimney tops
                              D   D(strum)
That's where you'll find me.
        G       Em( Dchords)              Cadd9  
Somewhere over, over the rainbow
Cadd9Bluebirds fGly.
Cadd9Birds fly Gover the rainbow.
Cadd9Why then, oh why Dcan't I?G  
---one strum for each of these next chords----
GIf happy little bluebirds fly
Cadd9Beyond the rainbow
DWhy, oh why can't I?G  

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Somewhere Over The Rainbow

by Savannah Outen

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

savannah did an outstanding cover of this song on youtube and these are the chords she

used, she did some odd D-chords and i'm not exactly sure what they are called but i'll

tab them for ya

e|--3--4-------------------------------|

B|--4--4-------------------------------|

G|--5--5-------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|

*only play ^^ those chords where it says (D chords) where just says "D" play a regular D.

*Savannah picks most of the song, you can listen to the video, it's a pretty

simple picking pattern.

*Enjoy

capo 1

G Em Cadd9 D

Intro. ---

G Em D

( chords)

Somewhere over the rainbow

Cadd9 G

Way up high

Cadd9 G

There's a land that I heard of

Cadd9 D G

Once in a lullaby.

G Em D

( chords)

Somewhere over the rainbow

Cadd9 G

Skies are blue,

Cadd9 G Cadd9

And the dreams that you dare to dream

D G

Really do come true.

Someday I'll wish upon a star

Cadd9

And wake up where the clouds are far

G D

Behind me.

Where troubles melt like lemon drops

Away above the chimney tops

D D

(strum)

That's where you'll find me.

G Em D Cadd9

( chords)

Somewhere over, over the rainbow

Cadd9 G

Bluebirds fly.

Cadd9 G

Birds fly over the rainbow.

Cadd9 D G

Why then, oh why can't I?

---one strum for each of these next chords----

If happy little bluebirds fly

Cadd9

Beyond the rainbow

D G

Why, oh why can't I?

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