In this video Jeff Peterson plays his arrangement of Over the Rainbow for fingerstyle ukulele.
Over the Rainbow for Fingerstyle Ukulele
“Over the Rainbow” is a song by Harold Arlen (lyrics by Yip Harburg) written for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. Judy Garland’s performance of the song in the movie won an Academy Award for best original song.
This version for high G ukulele is in the Key of F and it is closer to the original version interpreted by Judy Garland.
Lyrics
Somewhere over the rainbowWay up highThere’s a land that I heard ofOnce in a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbowSkies are blueAnd the dreams that you dare to dreamReally do come true
Someday I’ll wish upon a starAnd wake up where the clouds are far behind meWhere troubles melt like lemon dropsAway above the chimney topsThat’s where you’ll find me
Somewhere over the rainbowBluebirds flyBirds fly over the rainbowWhy then, oh, why can’t I?
Somewhere over the rainbowBluebirds flyBirds fly over the rainbowWhy then, oh, why can’t I?
If happy little bluebirds flyBeyond the rainbowWhy, oh why can’t I?
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