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Somewhere Over The Rainbow / Wonderful World

by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

Biography:

Israel Ka'ano'i Kamakawiwo'ole, or Iz, how is named, was born on the island of O'ahu at Kuakini Hospital to Henry Kaleialoha Naniwa and Evangeline Leinani Kamakawiwo'ole. He was raised in the community of Kaimuki on the outskirts of Waikiki, where his parents had met and married. He began playing music with his older brother Skippy at the age of 11, being privy to the music of the great Hawaiian entertainers of the time such as the likes of Peter Moon, Palani Vaughn, and Don Ho, who frequented the establishment where Iz's parents worked.

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Intro: C Cmaj7 Am F C G Am F Fadd9 F
C Em F C
Oooo oooo oooo
F E7 Am F
Oooo oooo oooo

C Em
Somewhere over the rainbow
F C
Way up high
F C
And the dreams that you dream of
G Am F
Once in a lullaby

C Em
Oh somewhere over the rainbow
F C
Blue birds fly
F C
And the dreams that you dream of
G Am F
Dreams really do come true

- C
Someday I'll wish upon a star
G Am F
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
- C
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
G
High above the chimney tops
- Am F
That's where you'll find me

- C Em
Oh somewhere over the rainbow
F C
Blue birds fly
F C
And the dream that you dare to
G Am F
Why oh why can't I

- C G
Well I see trees of green
- F C
And red roses too
F C E7 Am
I watch them bloom for me and you
- F
And I think to myself
G Am F
What a wonderful world

- C G
Well I see skies of blue
- F C
And I see clouds of white
- F C
And the brightness of day
- E7 Am
I like the dark
- F
And I think to myself
G C F C
What a wonderful world

- G
The colors of the rainbow
- C
So pretty in the sky
- G C
Are also on the faces of people passing by
- F C
See friends shakin hands saying
F C
How do you do
F C Dm G
They're really sayin 'I I love you

- C G
I hear babies cryin'
- F C
And watch them grow
F C E7 Am
They'll learn much more than we'll ever know
- F
And I think to myself
G Am F
What a wonderful world

- C
Someday I'll wish upon a star
G Am F
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
- C
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
G
High above the chimney tops
- Am F
That's where you'll find me

- C Em
Oh somewhere over the rainbow
F C
Way up high
F C
And the dreams that you dare to
F G Am F
Why oh why can't I

C Em F C
Oooo oooo oooo
F E7 Am F
Oooo oooo oooo