Somewhere Over The Rainbow / Wonderful World Uke tab by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

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Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere Over the Rainbow / Wonderful World

Standard Ukulele Tuning – GCEA
C: 0003
Em: 0432
Fmaj7: 2000
F: 2010
Fadd9:2030
E: 4442
G:0232
Dm7:2213


Intro: 2 beats for each chords

C EmFmaj7F
CEmFmaj7Fadd9F

Vocals begin - Full bar for each chords
CEmFC
CEFmaj7F

C         Em
Somewhere over the rainbow
FC
Way up high
F      C
And the dreams that you dreamed of
GFmaj7   F
Once in a lullaby

C         Em
Somewhere over the rainbow
F     C
Blue birds fly
F      C
And the dreams that you dreamed of
G   Fmaj7     F
Dreams really do come true 

C
Someday I'll wish upon a star
EmFmaj7    F
Wake up where the clouds are far behind     me ee ee eeh
C
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
EmFmaj7      F
High above the chimney tops thats where you'll find me oh

C          Em          F        C
Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly
F      C                                         G   Fmaj7   F
And the dreams that you dare to, oh why, oh why can't I? 

         C         Em
Well I see trees of green and
F      C
Red roses too,
FC       EFmaj7
I'll watch them bloom for me and you
          F  
And I think to myself
GFmaj7   F
   What a wonderful world

                   C             Em               F C
Well I see skies of blue and I see clouds of white
  F   C
And the brightness of day
   E     Fmaj7      F
I like the dark and I think to myself
GCFC
   What a wonderful world

         GC
The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
       G   C
Are also on the faces of people passing by
         F     CF       C
I see friends shaking hands saying, "How do you do?"
    F                 C          Dm7              G
They're really saying    “I...     I love you

            CEm       F          C
I hear babies cry and I watch them grow,
F         C      E          Fmaj7
They'll learn much more than we'll know
     F
And I think to myself
GFmaj7  F
   What a wonderful world 

C
Someday I'll wish upon a star,
GFmaj7    F
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
C
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
GFmaj7       F
High above the chimney top that's where you'll find me
C      Em     F          C
Oh, Somewhere over the rainbow way up high
   F            C     G       Fmaj7    F
And the dream that you dare to, why, oh why can't I?