Somewhere Over The Rainbow

Ariana Grande

PopMedium for beginners5 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              
C     Em 
Somewhere over the rainbow 
 
F      C 
Way up high 
 
F           C                      G         Am  F 
There's a land that i've heard of once in a lullaby 
 
     C     Em 
Somewhere over the rainbow 
 
F         C 
Skies are blue 
 
F             C                       G 
And the love dreams that you dare to dream 
 
               Am  F 
Really do come true 
 
C 
Someday I'll wish upon a star 
  
G                                      Am  F 
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me 
 
C 
Where troubles melt like lemon drops 
 
G 
High way above the chimney tops 
 
Am                       F 
That's where you'll find me 
 
C          Em 
Somewhere over the rainbow 
 
F           C 
Blue birds fly 
 
F          C 
Birds fly over the rainbow 
 
G                     Am 
Why then, oh why can't I? 
 
C 
Someday I'll wish upon a star 
 
G                                      Am F 
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me, oh 
 
C 
Where troubles melt like lemon drops 
 
G 
High way above the chimney tops 
 
Am                      F 
That's where you'll find me 
 
C          Em 
Somewhere over the rainbow 
 
F           C 
Blue birds fly 
 
F         C 
Birds fly over the rainbow 
 
G                      Am 
Why then, oh why can't I? 
 
C 
If happy little bluebirds fly  
 
G 
Beyond the rainbow 
 
G               Am F 
Why, oh why can't I?

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Chord set

C · Em · F · G · Am

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.