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Over the Rainbow What a Wonderful World

Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
ChordsKeyGCapoFret 5advanced85 BPM
4.8(2k)

Chords in this song11

capo 5 — sounds 5 semitones higher

Intro

      
  
ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo
ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo

Chorus

Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high
And the dreams that you dream of once in a lullaby 
Oh somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds fly
And the dreams that you dream of, dreams really do come true 

Verse

Someday i'll wish upon a star
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney tops that's where you'll find me

Chorus

Oh somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds fly
And the dreams that you dare to, oh why, oh why can't I? 

Verse

Well I see trees of green and Red roses too
I'll watch then bloom for me and you
And I think to myself: what a wonderful world 
Well I see skies of blue and I see clouds of white
And the brightness of day, I like the dark
And I think to myself: what a wonderful world  

Bridge

The colours of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people passing bye
See friends shaking hands, saying 'how do you do?'
They're really saying, I...I love you

Verse

I hear babies cry and I watch them grow
They'll learn much more than we'll know
And I think to myself: what a wonderful world 

Verse

Someday i'll wish upon a star
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney tops that's where you'll find me

Chorus

Oh somewhere over the rainbow, way up high
And the dreams that you dare to, why, oh why can't I? 

Outro

ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo
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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