Chords for Jake Shimabukuro: Over The Rainbow

_ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] All right, here we went.
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_ [D] Aloha, Jake Shimabukuro here.
Today is a very special day because it
is the [N] 74th anniversary of the premiere of The Wizard of Oz.
So I kind of wanted to do a special tribute,
and this is my interpretation of one of the greatest songs [B] ever
written, _ Over the Rainbow.
I actually recorded this on my latest album, Grand Ukulele.
And there's a funny story behind the song Over the Rainbow.
When we recorded the [Bb] track, Alan Parsons,
who was the [Eb] producer of this record,
he wanted me to _ [A] go back to the source [B] of this song.
So _ [C] Alan and I, over at his house,
we were [E] on our hands and knees trying [N] to set up his VCR player.
And he brought _ _ _ his old VHS copy of The Wizard of Oz,
popped it in, and we watched the whole thing.
And it was great because I hadn't seen that film in,
I mean, I don't know how many years, probably since I was a kid.
_ _ But we watched it, and it was great
because I got to hear the song in its proper context once again.
And it completely changed the way I heard the melody and just
the phrasing of the melody, hearing Judy Garland sing the song again
completely _ changed my whole approach to the song.
So yeah, we recorded it with a full orchestra.
Kip Winger did the arrangement for the orchestra.
And it was great.
We recorded it live in Nashville, and it was a fantastic experience.
[B] So I'd like to play the solo ukulele version for you, though, of this song.
It's one of the most beautiful songs [G] I've written.
Here's Over the Rainbow for The Wizard of Oz.
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[Dm] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ Over the Rainbow, thank you very much.
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