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Over The Rainbow Chords by Gavin James

Over The Rainbow chords by Gavin James

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)



Chord Voicings:

Gadd9   - 3X020X
Gsus2   - 3X023X
D7sus4  - XX0213
D7      - XX0212
Am7     - X02010
A7sus4  - X02030
Em7     - 022030
Cm7     - X35343
F#7     - 242322


***Please Note: The chord voicings provided are accurate to the voicings used in the live performance.
Please follow them carefully along with any tab provided for full instruction of how Gavin James has used
them.***


***Also Please Note: For sake of tidiness and so that chords would not oveerlap with the lyrics, I've
included the Chorus sections as a fingerstyle tab, similar in style to the intro.
You can still follow along with the chords that I've placed above the tab stave and the lyrics
I've provided below. Thank you.***



Intro - Fingerstyle:

    Gadd9      Gsus2       Gadd9       Gsus2       Gadd9       Gsus2           Gadd9       Gsus2
e|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0-----------3-----------0-----------3-------|---0-----------3---------------0-----------3------------|
G|---2-----------2-----------2-----------2-------|---2-----------2---------------2-----------2------------|
D|---0-----0-----------0-----------0---------0---|---------0------------0--------------0-----------0------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3-----------------------3-------------------|---3---------------------------3------------------------|

    Am7    A7sus4   Am7    A7sus4   D7sus4                    D7
e|-----------------------|------------3--------------|---3-----2-----------------2------|
B|---1-------3-------1---|---3--------1-----1--------|---------1-----1------------------|
G|---0-------0-------0---|---0-------------------2---|--------------------2-------------|
D|-----------2-----------|---2--------0--------------|---------0------------------------|
A|---0---------------0---|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------|

Verse 1:

G    Em7  Bm7 Am7     G
Somewhere over   the rainbow
C   Cm7    G    C  D
Way    up high
C      Cm7   G    Em7
There's   a land that I heard of
Am7    D            G   C
Once, once in a lullaby

Chorus - Fingerstlye:
      Gadd9       Gsus2       Gadd9       Gsus2       Gadd9       Gsus2           Gadd9       Gsus2
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0-----------3-----------0-----------3-------|---0-----------3---------------0-----------3------------|
G|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-------|---2-----------2---------------2-----------2------------|
D|------0-----0-----------0-----------0---------0---|---------0------------0--------------0-----------0------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|------3-----------------------3-------------------|---3---------------------------3------------------------|
Some   day         I'll        Wish       upon   a     star                                           And

    Am7    A7sus4   Am7    A7sus4   Am7   A7sus4     D7sus4  Gadd9       Gsus2           Gadd9     Gsus2
e|-----------------------|-------------------------|---3-----------------------------------------------------|
B|---1-------3-------1---|---3-------1-------3-----|---1-------0-----------3---------------0---------3-------|
G|---0-------0-------0---|---0-------0-------0-----|-----------2-----------2---------------2---------2-------|
D|-----------2-----------|---2---------------2-----|---0-------------0-----------0--------------0--------0---|
A|---0---------------0---|-----------0-------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------3-----------------------3---------------------|
    wake     up    where    the    clouds   are       far    behind

    Em      Em7     Em      Em7      Am7    A7sus4   Am7    A7sus4
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---0-------3-------0-------3----|---1-------3-------1-------3------|
G|---0-------0-------0-------0----|---0-------0-------0-------0------|
D|-----------2---------------2----|-----------2---------------2------|
A|--------------------------------|---0---------------0--------------|
E|---0---------------0------------|----------------------------------|
    me

    D7sus4                    D7
e|-----3--------------3---|---2-----------------2------|
B|-----1---1--------------|---1-----1------------------|
G|--------------2---------|--------------2-------------|
D|-----0------------------|---0------------------------|
A|------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------------|----------------------------|
                                               Where

      Gadd9       Gsus2       Gadd9       Gsus2       Gadd9       Gsus2           Gadd9       Gsus2
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0-----------3-----------0-----------3-------|---0-----------3---------------0-----------3------------|
G|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-------|---2-----------2---------------2-----------2------------|
D|------0-----0-----------0-----------0---------0---|---------0------------0--------------0-----------0------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|------3-----------------------3-------------------|---3---------------------------3------------------------|
     troubles                                          melt        like     lemondrops

    F#7
e|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------2-----------------------|---------------------2-----------------------2---|
G|---3-----------------------3-----------------|---------------------------3-----------3---------|
D|---------2-----------------------------2-----|---------2---------------------------------------|
A|---------------4-----------------4-----------|---------------4-----------------4---------------|
E|---2-----------------------------------------|---2---------------------------------------------|
                      Way     above                the       chimney         tops         that's

    Bm7                                        F#7
e|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---3--------------3---------------|---2----------------2--------------|
G|---------2-------------2----------|---------3---------------3---------|
D|-------------4--------------4-----|---------------2--------------2----|
A|---2------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---2-------------------------------|
   Where                                       you'll

    Am7                               D7
e|---------------------------0----|-------------------------------|
B|---1-------------1--------------|----1--------------------------|
G|-------0--------------0---------|----2--------------------------|
D|-----------2--------------------|----0--------------------------|
A|---0----------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    find                               me

Verse 2:

G    Em7  Bm7 Am7     G
Somewhere over   the rainbow
C   Cm7        G    C  D
    Skies are blue
 C  Cm7   G             Em7      Am7
And the dreams that you dare to dream
  D7            G    Am7
Really do come true

Chorus - Fingerstlye:
      Gadd9       Gsus2       Gadd9       Gsus2       Gadd9       Gsus2           Gadd9       Gsus2
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0-----------3-----------0-----------3-------|---0-----------3---------------0-----------3------------|
G|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-------|---2-----------2---------------2-----------2------------|
D|------0-----0-----------0-----------0---------0---|---------0------------0--------------0-----------0------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|------3-----------------------3-------------------|---3---------------------------3------------------------|
Some   day         I'll        Wish       upon   a     star                                           And

    Am7    A7sus4   Am7    A7sus4   Am7   A7sus4     D7sus4  Gadd9       Gsus2           Gadd9     Gsus2
e|-----------------------|-------------------------|---3-----------------------------------------------------|
B|---1-------3-------1---|---3-------1-------3-----|---1-------0-----------3---------------0---------3-------|
G|---0-------0-------0---|---0-------0-------0-----|-----------2-----------2---------------2---------2-------|
D|-----------2-----------|---2---------------2-----|---0-------------0-----------0--------------0--------0---|
A|---0---------------0---|-----------0-------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------3-----------------------3---------------------|
    wake     up    where    the    clouds   are       far    behind

    Em      Em7     Em      Em7      Am7    A7sus4   Am7    A7sus4
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---0-------3-------0-------3----|---1-------3-------1-------3------|
G|---0-------0-------0-------0----|---0-------0-------0-------0------|
D|-----------2---------------2----|-----------2---------------2------|
A|--------------------------------|---0---------------0--------------|
E|---0---------------0------------|----------------------------------|
    me

    D7sus4                    D7
e|-----3--------------3---|---2-----------------2------|
B|-----1---1--------------|---1-----1------------------|
G|--------------2---------|--------------2-------------|
D|-----0------------------|---0------------------------|
A|------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------------|----------------------------|
                                               Where

      Gadd9       Gsus2       Gadd9       Gsus2       Gadd9       Gsus2           Gadd9       Gsus2
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0-----------3-----------0-----------3-------|---0-----------3---------------0-----------3------------|
G|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-------|---2-----------2---------------2-----------2------------|
D|------0-----0-----------0-----------0---------0---|---------0------------0--------------0-----------0------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|------3-----------------------3-------------------|---3---------------------------3------------------------|
     troubles                                          melt        like     lemondrops

    F#7
e|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------2-----------------------|---------------------2-----------------------2---|
G|---3-----------------------3-----------------|---------------------------3-----------3---------|
D|---------2-----------------------------2-----|---------2---------------------------------------|
A|---------------4-----------------4-----------|---------------4-----------------4---------------|
E|---2-----------------------------------------|---2---------------------------------------------|
                      Way     above                the       chimney         tops         that's

    Bm7                                        F#7
e|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---3--------------3---------------|---2----------------2--------------|
G|---------2-------------2----------|---------3---------------3---------|
D|-------------4--------------4-----|---------------2--------------2----|
A|---2------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---2-------------------------------|
   Where                                       you'll

    Am7                               D7
e|---------------------------0----|-------------------------------|
B|---1-------------1--------------|----1--------------------------|
G|-------0--------------0---------|----2--------------------------|
D|-----------2--------------------|----0--------------------------|
A|---0----------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    find                               me

Verse 3:

G    Em7  Bm7 Am7     G
Somewhere over   the rainbow
C   Cm7        G    C  D
    Skies are blue
 C  Cm7   G             Em7      Am7
And the dreams that you dare to dream
  D7            G    C   G
Really do come true


Outro:

   Gadd9
If happy little bluebirds fly
 Am7
Above the rainbow
D7                   G
Why, oh why can't I?

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