Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole

Standard ukulele tuning is basically the top 4 strings of the guitar in
standard tuning on fret 5.  Everything for this guitar tab will be at
fret 5 or above and should transpose to ukulele.

Intro:

    C               C+                    Am              F
e|------8-8-----8-8-----7-7-----7-7----|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
B|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|------5-5-----5-5-----6-6-----6-6----|
G|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
D|--5---------------5------------------|--7---------------7------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |

    C               G6                    Am              Am7
e|------8-8-----8-8-----7-7-----7-7----|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
B|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|------5-5-----5-5-----8-8-----8-8----|
G|------5-5-----5-5-----7-7-----7-7----|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
D|--5---------------5------------------|--7---------------7------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |

    F
e|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
B|------6-6-----6-6-----6-6-----6-6----|
G|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
D|--7---------------7------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |

    C                                     C+
e|------8-8-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8----|------7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7----|
B|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
G|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
D|--5---------------5------------------|--5---------------5------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
    Oooooh...       Ooooh                 Ooooh

    F                                     C
e|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|------8-8-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8----|
B|------6-6-----6-6-----6-6-----6-6----|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
G|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
D|--7---------------7------------------|--5---------------5------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
    Oooooh...           Oooh   Oooh       Ooooh

    F                                     E7
e|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|------7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7----|
B|------6-6-----6-6-----6-6-----6-6----|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
G|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|------7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7----|
D|--7---------------7------------------|--6---------------6------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
    Oooooh...                             Ooooh           Oooh   Oooh

    Am                                    F
e|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
B|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|------6-6-----6-6-----6-6-----6-6----|
G|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
D|--7---------------7------------------|--7---------------7------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
        Ooooh Oooh  Oooh                      Ooh Oooh    Ooooh

Verse 1:
    C                                     C+
e|------8-8-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8----|------7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7----|
B|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
G|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
D|--5---------------5------------------|--5---------------5------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
    Some     -      where                 O  -  ver   the rain  - bow

    F                                     C
e|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|------8-8-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8----|
B|------6-6-----6-6-----6-6-----6-6----|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
G|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
D|--7---------------7------------------|--5---------------5------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
                    Way       up          high

    F                                     C
e|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|------8-8-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8----|
B|------6-6-----6-6-----6-6-----6-6----|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
G|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
D|--7---------------7------------------|--5---------------5------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
    And             the                   dreams that you dream  of

    G                                     Am
e|------7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7----|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
B|------8-8-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8----|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
G|------7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7----|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
D|--5---------------5------------------|--7---------------7------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
    Once  in    a   lul    -    la     -  by

    F
e|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
B|------6-6-----6-6-----6-6-----6-6----|
G|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
D|--7---------------7------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
        Aaye

Verse 2:

C         C+
Somewhere over the rainbow,

F           C
  bluebirds fly

F       C
And the dreams that you dream of

G                Am
dreams really do Come true oooh

F
oooh


Bridge:

    C                                     C+
e|------8-8-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8----|------7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7----|
B|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
G|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
D|--5---------------5------------------|--5---------------5------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
Someday I wish  upon    a star           Wake up where the clouds are far be -

    Am                                    F
e|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
B|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|------6-6-----6-6-----6-6-----6-6----|
G|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
D|--7---------------7------------------|--7---------------7------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
    hind                                  me- e - eeee                Where

    C                                     C+
e|------8-8-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8----|------7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7----|
B|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
G|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
D|--5---------------5------------------|--5---------------5------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
    trouble melts like lemon drops        High above the chimney tops that’s

    Am                                    F
e|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
B|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|------6-6-----6-6-----6-6-----6-6----|
G|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
D|--7---------------7------------------|--7---------------7------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
    where                       you’ll    fi  -   ind     me      Oooh

Verse 3:

C         C+
Somewhere over the rainbow,

F           C
  bluebirds fly

F       C
And the dreams that you dare to

   G                 Am
Oh why, oh why can’t I

F
Aaaaye


Repeat bridge


Verse 4:

C         C+
Somewhere over the rainbow,

F        C
  Way up high

F       C
And the dream that you dare to

G                 Am
Why, oh why can’t I

F
Aaaaye


Outro (same melody as verse but watch out for those last three chords):

C         C+
Ooooh     oooh

F        C
Ooooh ...

F       E7

Am      F

(repeat verse chords and fade out)

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