Israel kamakawiwo ole somewhere over the rainbow chords

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From: "Clint Rhea"
Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 22:51:47 -0400
From: Todd Schavey 
Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2003 19:25:39 -0400
From: Brian Beach <brian.beach@verizon.net>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 15:13:30 -0500
From: Lisa Frankel <lfrankel@hds.harvard.edu>
Subject: i/israel_kamakawiwo_ole/somewhere_over_the_rainbow.crd


"Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World"

Israel Kamakawiwo Ole

 

Transcribed by Lisa Frankel (Frankelisa81@hotmail.com)

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This is a revision of Todd Schavey's chord version.  Most of his work was
right, except I saw that a few of his Em chords should be C chords, and
the D7 chord was missing.  The lyrics are easy to figure out, just follow
along with the song.  I tried to map out the strumming, though it's hard
to get it exactly right on the guitar, and I wrote out the chords for the
intro and outro, because they sound beautiful.

 

 

Capo: 5th Fret - all chords reflect

Tuning: normal

 

Chords:

 

EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE

320003    xx0232    x32010    022000    022030    xx0212

 

  G         D     C         Em       Em+D       D7

 

 

I think the strumming goes something like this, in each 4-count measure:

 

1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

B     d  u  M  u  d  u

      *           *

 

B= Pluck base note with thumb

u= strum up strings

d= strum down strings

M= Mute strings for a beat by gently slapping the strings with flat
fingers

*= where emphasis on the beat (accent) should be

 

 

 

 

Intro 1:

 

G    D    Em   C

 

G    D    Em   Em+D

 

C    C

 

 

 

Intro 2:

 

"Oooooooooo..."

 

G    G    D    D

 

C    C    G    G

 

C    C    D7   D7

 

Em   C

 

 

 

Chorus:

 

G         D

Somewhere over...

 

C           G

    Way up high

 

C        G

And the dreams...

 

D               Em   C

Once in a lullaby...

 

 

 

G        D

Somewhere over...

 

C               G

    Blue birds...

 

C       G              

And the dreams...

 

D              Em    C

Dreams really...

 

 

 

Verse 1:

 

     G

Someday I wish upon a star

 

D            Em       C

Wakeup where...

 

      G                          

Where trouble melts...

 

D

High above...

 

            Em   C

That's where...

 

 

 

Chorus:

 

G         D

Somewhere over...

  

C              G

    Blue birds...

 

C      G

And the dreams...

 

   D      Em    C

Oh why...

 

 

 

Verse 2:

 

           G         D        C            G

Well I see trees...

 

C               G         D7        Em

I'll watch...

 

       C

And I think...

 

D                     Em    C

    What a wonderful...

 

 

 

            G        D              C           G

Well I see skies...

 

          C            G   D7              Em

And the brightness...

 

C

    Think to myself...

 

D                     G   C   G

    What a wonderful...

 

 

 

Verse 3:

 

    D                        G

The colors of the rainbow...

 

    D              G

Are also on...

 

        C          G

I see friends...

 

         C          G

Saying, "How do you do?"...

 

C                   G        C         D

    They're really saying...

 

 

 

Verse 2:

 

        G      D         C          G

I hear babies cry...

 

C                   G

They'll learn...

 

D7              Em

    Than we'll know

 

       C

And I think...

 

D                     Em    C

    What a wonderful...

 

 

 

Verse 1:

 

    G

Someday I wish upon a star

 

D                 Em      C

Wakeup where...

 

       G

Where trouble...


D

High above...

 

       Em         C

That's where...

 

 

 

Chorus:

 

G         D

Somewhere over...

  

C          G

    Way up high

 

C       G

And the dreams...

 

D                  Em     C

Why, oh why, can't I...   

 

 

 

Outro:

 

"Oooooooooo..."

 

G    G    D    D

 

C    C    G    G

 

C    C    D7   D7

 

Em   C