Words and chords to somewhere over the rainbow

Somewhere over the rainbow way up high

And the dreams that you dream of once in a lullaby

Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly

And the dreams that you dream of, dreams really do come true.

Someday I wish upon a star, wake up where the clouds are far behind me

Where trouble melts like lemon drops

High above the chimney top that's where you'll find me

Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly

And the dreams that you dare to oh why oh why can't I

Someday I wish upon a star, wake up where the clouds are far behind me

Where trouble melts like lemon drops

High above the chimney top that's where you'll find me

Somewhere over the rainbow way up high

And the dreams that you dare to oh why oh why can't I

Intro: G Em Am7 D7

G    Em    Bm       G        C  Am7 G     G7Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high, 
C      Am    G        Em           Am7       D7   G   - Am7  D7There's a - land that I heard of, once in a lullaby.
G     Em   Bm       G         C    Am7 G   - G7Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue. 
C   Am    G                Em      Am7         D7       G  -  Am7  D7And the - dreams that you dare to dream Really do come true.

     GSomeday I'll wish upon a star
    Am7                    D7            G     Am7  D7And wake up -- where the clouds are far behind me.
G                                      F#7Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops.
Bm            D      Am7 D7That's where you'll find me.

G    Em     Bm       G         C  Am7   G   -  G7Somewhere, over the rainbow, bluebirds fly.
C     Am     G        Em      Am7            D7        G   - Am7  D7Birds fly - over the rainbow, Why then - oh, why can't I?

G                              Am7 If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow,

C   Am    Em                 F      Dm7     C   C2   
Somewhere over the rainbow   Way    up      high
F      Fm     C           Am7         Dm        G7
There's a     land that I heard of   Once in a lullaby

C   Am    Em                  F     Dm7  C   C2
Somewhere over the rainbow    Skies are  blue
F   Fm    C               Am7       Dm7                   G7
And the   dreams that you dare  to  dream  really do come true
	
     C                                              
Some day I'll wish upon a star   
    F2                                      Dm Dm/G# Dm/G Dm/F#
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
      C                                D/F#
Where troubles melt like lemon drops   Away above the chimney tops
       G            G7
That's where you'll find me

Somewhere over the rainbow   Bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow    Why then, oh why can't I?

Some day I'll wish upon a star  And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemon drops  Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me

Somewhere over the rainbow  Bluebirds fly   
Birds fly over the rainbow   Why then, oh why can't I?   

   C                              F2			               
If happy little bluebirds fly   Beyond the rainbow  
        F2(Hold)         C (Play Ending) 
Why, oh why     can't    I?		

ENDING:   C Am Em F Dm7 C F Fm C Am Dm7 G7 C   

NOTE: On the Dm chords with the descending bass, the running bass note starts on
the 7th fret of the D string. so it is a 4 string bar chord.

[C]Some[Am]where [Em]over the rainbow [F]Way [Dm7]up [C]high[C2]

[F]There's[Fm] a [C]land that I [Am7]heard of O[Dm]nce in a l[G7]ullaby

[C]Some[Am]where [Em]over the rainbow [F]Skies [Dm7]are [C]blue[C2]

[F]And [Fm]the [C]dreams that you [Am7]dare to [Dm7]dream really do come [G7]true

Some [C]day I'll wish upon a star

And [F2]wake up where the clouds are far behind [Dm]me[Dm/G#] [Dm/G] [Dm/F#]

Where [C]troubles melt like lemon drops [D/F#]Away above the chimney tops

That's [G]where you'll [G7]find me

Somewhere over the rainbow Bluebirds fly

Birds fly over the rainbow Why then, oh why can't I?

Some day I'll wish upon a star And wake up where the clouds are far behind me

Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops

That's where you'll find me

Somewhere over the rainbow Bluebirds fly

Birds fly over the rainbow Why then, oh why can't I?

If [C]happy little bluebirds fly Be[F2]yond the rainbow

ENDING: C Am Em F Dm7 C F Fm C Am Dm7 G7 C

NOTE: On the Dm chords with the descending bass, the running bass note starts on

the 7th fret of the D string. so it is a 4 string bar chord.

Want to learn how to play Somewhere Over the Rainbow on guitar? You’re in luck – it’s loads of fun to play and very easy!

So if you are hoping to cheer someone up with a rendition of it or just enjoy playing what is a lovely song then keep reading.

It works surprisingly well on both acoustic and electric guitar. So let’s not mess about and get into it.

Somewhere Over the Rainbow Chords

To play it you will need a capo on the 5th fret.

The chords are as follows:

• G
• D
• Em
• C
• Em7
• B7

G Chord

D Chord

Em Chord

C Chord

Em7 Chord

B7 Chord

Somewhere Over the Rainbow Chords and Lyrics

Intro

[G] Ooo, [D] ooo, [C] ooo, [G] ooo

[C] Ooo, [B7] ooo, [Em] ooo, [C] ooo

Chorus

[G] Somewhere [D] over the rainbow,
[C] Way up [G] high
[C] There’s [G] a land that I heard of,
[D] Once in a [Em] lullaby [C]
Oh, [G] somewhere over [D] the rainbow
[C] Skies are [G] blue
[C] And the [G] dreams that you dare to dream
[D] Really do come [Em] true [C]

Verse

[G] Someday I’ll wish upon a star
[D] Wake up where the clouds are far [Em] behind [C] me
Where [G] trouble melts like lemon drops
[D] High above the chimney tops
That’s [Em] where you’ll [C] find me

Chorus

Oh, [G] somewhere [D] over the rainbow
[C] Blue birds [G] fly
[C] Birds fly [G] over the rainbow
[D] Why then, oh why [Em] can’t I [C]

Verse

[G] Someday I’ll wish upon a star
[D] Wake up where the clouds are far [Em] behind [C] me
Where [G] trouble melts like lemon drops
[D] High above the chimney tops
That’s [Em] where you’ll [C] find me

Chorus

Ohh, [G] somewhere [D] over the rainbow
[C] Way up [G] high
[C] And the [G] dream that you dare to
[D] Why oh why can’t [Em] I [C]

Outro

[G] Oooo, [D] oooo, [C] oooo, [G] oooo
[C] Oooo, [B7] oooo, [Em] oooo, [C] oooh [G]

Somewhere Over the Rainbow Strumming Pattern

The strumming pattern is also very simple:

Strumming Pattern: D-D-U-D-U (repeated throughout)

So down, down, up, down, up.

D – Down Strum
U – Up Strum

This video gives a better example of it:

And that’s really all there is to it. You should now feel comfortable playing along with this very sweet and beautiful song.

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