When all the world is a (Bb)hope less jum ble and the (Fmaj7)rain drops tum ble all a (C7)round,
(Fmaj7)heav
(F#dim7)en
(C)o pens a mag ic (F)lane.
When all the clouds dark en (Bb)up the sky way, there’s a (Fmaj7)rain bow high way to be (A7)found,
(Dm7)lead
(Dm)ing
(B)from your (Bb7)win dow (Ab7)pane
to a (C7)place be hind the (Ab7)sun,
just a (C7)step be yond the (G7)rain.
(Dm7)Some
where
(Am)o ver the rain (F7)bow (Bbmaj7)way
(C9)up
(Cm7)high,
(Bbmaj7)There’s
(Bbm6)a
(D7)land that I heard of (C)once in a lull a (C7sus)by.
(F)Some
(Dm)where
(F7)o ver the rain bow (Bbmaj7)skys
(C9)are
(F7)blue,
(Bbmaj7)and
(Bbm6)the
(D7)dreams that you dare to (C)dream real ly do come (F)true.
Some day I’ll wish up on a star and (Gm)wake up where the clouds are far be (F6)hind
(D)me.
Where (F)trou bles melt like lem on drops, a (G#dim7)way, a bove the chim ney tops that’s (G#dim7)where
you’ll
(Gm7)find
(Bb)me.
(F)Some
(Dm7)where
(Am)o ver the rain (F7)bow (Bbmaj7)blue
(C9)birds
(Cm7)fly.
(Bbmaj7)Birds
(Bbm6)fly
(D7)o ver the rain bow, (C)why then, oh why can’t (F)I?
Some day I’ll wish up on a star and (Gm)wake up where the clouds are far be (F6)hind
(D)me.
Where (F)trou bles melt like lem on drops, a (G#dim7)way, a bove the chim ney tops that’s (G#dim7)where
you’ll
(Gm7)find
(Bb)me.
(F)Some
(Dm7)where
(Am)o ver the rain (F7)bow (Bbmaj7)blue
(C9)birds
(Cm7)fly.
(Bbmaj7)Birds
(Bbm6)fly
(D7)o ver the rain bow, (C)why then, oh why can’t (F)I?
Some (F)I?
If (F)hap py lit tle blue birds fly be (Bb)yond the rain bow, (Bb)why (C)oh (Dm)why (C7)can’t (F6/9)I?
This page shows “Over The Rainbow” by Harold Arlen in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Bb at 84 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.