I am starting to learn this song, the arrangement is pretty and I will enjoy playing and singing this song.
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World” Ukulele Chords
Here are the ukulele chords to Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole.
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Intro: C Cmaj7 Am F C G Am F Fadd9 F
C Em F C
Oooo, oooo, oooo...
F E7 Am F
Oooo, oooo, oooo...
C Em
Somewhere over the rainbow
F C
- Way up high
F C
And the dreams that you dream of
G Am F
Once in a lullaby...
- C Em
Oh, somewhere over the rainbow
F C
- Blue birds fly
F C
And the dreams that you dream of
G Am F
Dreams really do come true...
- C
Someday I'll wish upon a star
G Am F
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
- C
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
G
High above the chimney tops
- Am F
That's where you'll find me
- C Em
Oh, somewhere over the rainbow
F C
- Blue birds fly
F C
And the dream that you dare to
G Am F
Why oh why can't I...
- C G
Well I see trees of green
- F C
And red roses too
F C E7 Am
I watch them bloom for me and you
- F
And I think to myself
G Am F
- What a wonderful world
- C G
Well I see skies of blue
- F C
And I see clouds of white
- F C
And the brightness of day
- E7 Am
I like the dark
- F
And I think to myself
G C F C
- What a wonderful world
- G
The colors of the rainbow
- C
So pretty in the sky
- G C
Are also on the faces of people passing by
- F C
See friends shakin hands saying
F C
"How do you do?"
F C Dm G
- They're really sayin,'I, I love you."
- C G
I hear babies cryin'
- F C
And watch them grow
F C E7 Am
They'll learn much more than we'll ever know
- F
And I think to myself
G Am F
- What a wonderful world
- C
Someday I'll wish upon a star
G Am F
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
- C
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
G
High above the chimney tops
- Am F
That's where you'll find me
- C Em
Oh, somewhere over the rainbow
F C
- Way up high
F C
And the dreams that you dare to
F G Am F
Why oh why can't I
C Em F C
Oooo, oooo, oooo...
F E7 Am F
Oooo, oooo, oooo...
