Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Eric Clapton Live Version Chords

Tuning: E A D G B E

Capo: No capo

BPM: 80

    song parts:
    A: hte intro = the outro
    B: the verse
    C: the middle part
    D: the last 5th verse (slightly different to the first 4 verses) B) the verses 1,2,3 (over Eric's singing), also verse 4 (over keyboard solo imitating a brass instrument)
    E: the bridge leading to the outro        ---lyrics app. over the proper beats to see where you are (but definitely ignoring Erics syncopated singing)---
    A) the intro = the outro:                 Some-where over the way up there's a
    E C#7/9 F#m7 B7                           E C#m7 G#m7 D#m7 E7 Aj7 D#7 G#m7 C#7 F#m7 B7/9 G#m7 C#7/9 F#m7 B7/9 E B7 rain- high land that I bow heard of
e|--0-------------------|----------2---------|0---------4---------|4---------6---------|--------------------|
B|--0---------4---------|2---------0---------|0---------5---------|4---------7----5----|5---------4---------|
G|--1---------4---------|2---------2---------|1---------4---------|4---------6----7----|6---------6---------|
D|--2---------3---------|2---------1---------|2---------6---------|4---------8----6----|6---------5---------|
A|--2---------4---------|----------2---------|2---------4---------|6---------6---------|--------------------|
E|--0-------------------|2-------------------|0-------------------|4--------------7----|5---------6---------|

                                                                   once in a lulla-by
e|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|0---------2---------|
B|--4-------------------|2---------2---------|4---------4---------|2---------2---------|0---------0---------|
G|--4---------4---------|2---------2---------|4---------4---------|2---------2---------|1---------2---------|
D|--4---------3---------|2---------1---------|4---------3---------|2---------1---------|2---------1---------|
A|--6---------4---------|----------2---------|----------4---------|----------2---------|2---------2---------|
E|--4-------------------|2-------------------|4-------------------|2-------------------|0-------------------|

[ preview ends at bar 10 — the interactive score has the rest ]

    C) the middle part:
    Someday I'll wish upon a star where troubles melt like lemon drops,
    E F#m7 B7/9 G#m7 C#7/9 F#m7 B7/9 E Bbm7 D#7/9 G#m7 C#7/9 F#m7 B7 and wake up where the way across the clouds are far chimney tops, that's behind me where you'll

                                                                   D) the last verse 5 (slightly different to 1-4 at its end, repeats part of itsself):
                                                                   Some-where over the blue birds birds fly
                                              find me              E C#m7 G#m7 D#m7 E7 Aj7 D#7 G#m7 C#7 F#m7 B7/9 G#m7 C#7/9 F#m7 B7/9 G#m7 C#7/9 rain- fly over the bow rain bow

                                                                                        why then o why can't

                         ...continuing the last verse 5:
                         blue
    I lulla-by           Aj7 D#7 G#m7 C#7 F#m7 B7 E B7 birds fly over the rainbow, why tell me why can't I

                                                                   Here is the song structure:
                                                                   1) A: intro repeats over Eric's soloing and the introduction of his fellow musicians
                                                                   2) B: verse 2x
                                                                   3) C: middle part 1x
                                                                   4) B: verse 2x (1x over Eric's singing plus 1x over the keybord solo imitating a brass instrument)
                                                                   5) C: middle part 1x
                                                                   6) D: last verse 1x
                                                                   7) E: bridge leading to the outro 1x
    E) the bridge leading to the outro:                            8) A: outro 4x
    If happy little blue birds fly why o why can't... (I) (outro)  youtube link to Eric Clapton's life version of Somewhere Over The Rainbow (originally performed by Judy Garland in The Wizard Of Oz (relesed 1993), music Harold Arien, lyrics E.Y. Harburg):
    E         beyond the rainbow F#m7 B7                           https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwlFTYT2Fdw