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I used the first recording to put together the songsheet. Kermit's recording is in A, so you would have to detune to play along with the first half of the song until the key change! For the key change, I've gone up a full tone from C to D instead of C to C# so the uke chords are easier for group play. Remember that instead of [Fmaj7] you can just play [F], and instead of [F#m7] you can just play [F#m].
Kermit sang "Rainbow Connection" during the film's opening number, where it opens with him sitting alone on a log in the swamp, playing the song on his banjo. The song is an integral part of Kermit's character's arc, since it establishes his dream of "making millions of people happy", which motivates his journey to Hollywood throughout the film.
"Rainbow Connection" reached No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1979, with the song remaining in the Top 40 for seven weeks in total. Williams and Ascher received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song at the 52nd Academy Awards. In 2020, "Rainbow Connection" was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry.