Lieder / Songs

Somewhere over the rainbow

as performed by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole/Iz, 1997

Akkorde:

Schlagmuster:

D: (down) abwärts

U: (p) aufwärts

D-DU-UDU

Intro:

C             Em                      F                    C

Ooo-hoo ooh hoo-ooh-ooh-hoo ooh-ooh-hoo

 

F                E7                Am              F

Oooh-ooh ooh-hoo-hoo ooh-hoo-hoo ooh-hoo-hoo

 

00:40

Verse:

C                Em                        F                 C

Somewhere over the rainbow . . . way up high

 

F            C                                   G             Am              F

And the dreams that you dream of once in a lulla-by-hi-hi hi-i-i-  oh

 

C                Em                        F                   C

Somewhere over the rainbow . . . bluebirds fly

 

F             C

And the dreams that you dream of

 

G                                    Am                F

Dreams really do come true hoo-hoo ooooh

 

01:30

Verse:

C

Someday I'll wish upon a star

 

G                                                           Am        F

And wake up where the clouds are far behind me-e-e-eh

 

            C

Where troubles melt like lemon drops

 

G

High above the chim-iney top

 

          Am                 F

That's where       you'll find me oh

 

01:50

Verse:

C                 Em                  F                   C

Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly

 

F            C

And the dreams that you dare to

 

      G                            Am     F

Oh why, oh why can't I-hi-hi oh!

 

02:18

Verse:

C

Someday I'll wish upon a star

 

G                                                     Am          F

Wake up where the clouds are far be-hind  me-hee-hee

 

           C

Where troubles melt like a-lemon drops

 

G

High above the chim-iney top

 

         Am               F

That's where you'll fi-ind me, oh!

 

Outro:

 

C                Em                           F         C

Somewhere over the rainbow . . . way up high

 

F           C                                  G                        Am      F

And the dreams that you dare to why oh why can’t I hi-hi, I hi-hi

 

 

 

C              Em                                F         C

Oooh-hoo oooh ooh-hoo-ooh-hoo ooooh hooo

 

F               E7                                Am     F

Oooh-hoo oooh ooh-hoo-ooh-hoo ooooh hooo

 

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Additional Verses

 

                C         Em            F                   C

Well I see trees of green and . . . red roses too

 

F                    C              Em      F

I'll watch then bloom for me and you

 

          F                      G                       Am   F

And I think to myself, what a wonderful world

 

 

 

 

               C           Em                 F            C

Well I see skies of blue and I see clouds of white

 

     F                           C     E7        Am

And the brightness of day . . . I like the dark

 

          F                     G                        C   F   C

And I think to myself, what a wonderful world

 

 

       G                  C

The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky

 

      G                            C

Are also on the faces of people passing by

 

        F                     C                    F                       C

I see friends shaking hands saying . . . "How do you do?"

 

      F                 C          Dm7            G

. . . they're really saying, "I . . . I love you"

 

 

         C         Em         F                      C

I hear babies cry and . . . I watch them grow

 

F                              C        E7               Am

. . . they'll learn much more . . . than we'll know

 

          F                     G                           Am                 F

And I think to myself . . what a wonderful wor-hu-horld, wor-huhorld

 

 

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