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Somewhere Over The Rainbow

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[Verse]
GSome Emwhere   Bm7over the rain bowG7  
      Cmaj7     C#dimWay   GUp  HighG7  
Cmaj7There's  Cma    Gland      Emthat I've heard of
Am7once D7in a Glulla-by.       (CwalC/Bk-quAmick)
GSome Emwhere Bm7over the rain bowG7  
Cmaj7Skies C#m7are bG/BlueG7  
Cmaj7and    Cm7the dG/Breams that you dEmare to dream
Am7dream really D7do come Gtrue
GSome day I'll wish upon a star and
Amwake up where the D7/Aclouds are Cfar Bmbehind me.     Em(CWaBmlk-BbquiDck)
GWhere troubles melt like lemon drops
  F#7/EAway above the F#mchimney tops thats..
BmWhere Bbyou'll Am7find D7me....(2-3-4)
GSome Emwhere   Bm7over the G7rain bow
         Cmaj7     Cm7/Gblue birds fG/BlyG7  
Cmaj7Birds.  Cm7fly      Gover the rEmainbow    Then..
AmWhy(2-3-4)           D7Then oh why can't I?
LONGER
GBirds Emfly oBm7ver the rG7ainbow
Cmaj7Why thCm7en, Goh G7why can't I?
Cmaj7If happy lCm7ittle blueGbirds fly Embeyond the rainbow
Am7Why, C6/Doh, whGy canD7't I?
[Outro]
G(repeat)

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Somewhere Over The Rainbow

by Katharine McPhee

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Cmaj7

C#dim

Am7

C/B

C#m7

G/B

Cm7

D7/A

F#7/E

F#m

Cm7/G

C6/D

[Verse]

G Em Bm7 G7

Some where over the rain bow

Cmaj7 C#dim G G7

Way Up High

Cmaj7 Cm G Em

There's a land that I've heard of

Am7 D7 G C C/B Am

once in a lulla-by. (walk-quick)

G Em Bm7 G7

Some where over the rain bow

Cmaj7 C#m7 G/B G7

Skies are blue

Cmaj7 Cm7 G/B Em

and the dreams that you dare to dream

Am7 D7 G

dream really do come true

Some day I'll wish upon a star and

Am D7/A C Bm Em C Bm Bb D

wake up where the clouds are far behind me. (Walk-quick)

Where troubles melt like lemon drops

F#7/E F#m

Away above the chimney tops thats..

Bm Bb Am7 D7

Where you'll find me....(2-3-4)

G Em Bm7 G7

Some where over the rain bow

Cmaj7 Cm7/G G/B G7

blue birds fly

Cmaj7 Cm7 G Em

Birds. fly over the rainbow Then..

Am D7

Why(2-3-4) Then oh why can't I?

LONGER

G Em Bm7 G7

Birds fly over the rainbow

Cmaj7 Cm7 G G7

Why then, oh why can't I?

Cmaj7 Cm7 G Em

If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow

Am7 C6/D G D7

Why, oh, why can't I?

[Outro]

(repeat)

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