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Somewhere Over The Rainbow

Over the Rainbow is a song written by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg. It was written for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and was sung by actress Judy Garland in the role of Dorothy Gale. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and became one of the biggest classics of the 20th century.

Key: E

Introduction:  E   C#9   F#m7   B9  

difficulty
very hard |||||
 E     C#m7   G#m7      D#m7  Dm7        D#7   G#m7  C#9 
Some where over the rain bow Way    up   high
 F#m7     D9   G#m7            C#9       F#m7       B9     E   B11 
There' s a   land that I' ve heard of once in a lulla-by

 E     C#m7   G#m7      D#m7  Dm7        D#7   G#m7  C#9 
Some where over the rain bow  Skies are  blue
 F#m7   D9    G#m7             C#9      F#m7          B9       E    B11 
and   the  dreams that you dare to dream really do come true
      E 
Some day I' ll wish upon a star and
 F#m7               B9                G#m7   C#9  F#m7  B9 
wake up where the clouds are far behind  me
       E 
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
  Bbm7           D#9 
Away above the chimney tops
        G#m7   C#9     F#m7   B9 
That' s where you' ll find  me

               G#m7      B7    E7          D#7     G#m7  C#9  C#7 
Some    where   over the rain bow  blue   birds  fly
 F#m7    D9   G#m7      C#9   C#7 
Birds  fly over the rain-bow
 F#m7          B9   B11    G#m7  C#9  C#7 
Why then, oh why can' t I?
 F#m7      D9   G#m7      C#9   C#7 
  Birds  fly over the rain-bow
 F#m7          B9   B11    E   B11 
Why then, oh why can' t I?
    E                             F#m7 
If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow
          B          E   C#9   F#m7 
Why, oh, why can' t I?
 B9         E   C#9   F#m7 
Why can' t I?
 B9         E   C#9   F#m7 
Why can' t I?
 B9 
Why can' t  I?