John Denver – Take Me Home Country Roads (Guitar Acoustic Tab)
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Title: Country Roads
Artist: John Denver
Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.)
Time: 4/4, Tempo: Q=160, Beats on eighths are marked "+".
Play bass quarters with your right-hand thumb and insert melody/harmony notes. Use thumb-fretting. Let ring.
The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position.
[Verse 1] C + Am + G + e|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|-0----------------| B|----------------|------------------|----------------|--------1---------|-----3-------3--|--------3---------| G|-----0-------0--|-2------0---------|-----2-------0--|-2----------------|----------------|------------------| D|-----2-------2--|-----2---------2--|-----2-------2--|-----2---------2--|-----0-------0--|-----0---------0--| A|-3--------------|-3----------------|-0--------------|-0----------------|---------2------|-----------2------| E|---------3------|-----------3------|---------0------|-----------0------|-3--------------|-3----------------| Almost heaven, West Vir- ginia, Blue Ridge Mountains F + C + Am e|------------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|-------------0--|-0--------------| B|------------------|-----1----------|----------------|------------------|-----1---1------|----------------| G|-2------2------0--|-2--------------|-----0-------0--|-2------0---------|-2--------------|----------------| D|-----3---------3--|-----3-------2--|-----2-------2--|-----2---------2--|-----2-------2--|-----2-------2--| A|-----------0------|---------3------|-3--------------|-3---------3------|-0--------------|-0--------------| E|-1----------------|-1--------------|---------3------|------------------|---------0------|---------0------| Shenandoah River. Life is old there, older than the trees, G + + F e|------------------|-0----------------|----------------|----------------| B|-3------3------3--|--------3---------|-----1---1---3--|-1-------1---3--| G|------------------|------------------|-2--------------|----------------| D|-----0---------0--|-----0---------0--|-----3-------3--|-----2-------2--| A|-----------2------|-----------2------|---------0------|-3--------------| E|-3----------------|-3----------------|-1--------------|---------3------| younger than the mountains, growin' like a breeze. Take me ... [Chorus] C G Am e|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------| B|-1---------------|---------3---1---|-3---------------|-------------3---|-1---------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-2---------------| D|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---| A|-3---------------|-3---------------|---------2-------|---------2-------|-0---------------| E|---------3-------|---------3-------|-3---------------|-3---------------|---------0-------| home, country roads to the place F C e|---------0---3---|-5---------------|---------5---5---|-3------0-----------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1------------------|---------3---1---| G|-----------------|-5---5-------5---|-----5-------5---|--------------------|-----------------| D|-----2-------2---|---------3-------|---------3-------|-----2----------2---|-----2-------2---| A|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-3------------------|-3---------------| E|---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|------------3-------|---------3-------| I be- long, West Vir- ginia, Mountain G F C e|--------0----------|---------0-------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-3-----------------|-------------3---|-1----------------|---------1---3---|-1---------------| G|-0-----------------|-----------------|-2----------------|-----------------|-0---------------| D|-----0---------0---|-----0-------0---|-----3-------3----|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---| A|-----------2-------|---------2-------|---------0--------|---------0-------|-3---------------| E|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-1----------------|-1---------------|---------3-------| mama, take me home, country roads! [Verse 2] C + Am + G + e|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|-0----------------| B|----------------|------------------|----------------|--------1---------|-----3-------3--|--------3---------| G|-----0-------0--|-2------0---------|-----2-------0--|-2----------------|----------------|------------------| D|-----2-------2--|-----2---------2--|-----2-------2--|-----2---------2--|-----0-------0--|-----0---------0--| A|-3--------------|-3----------------|-0--------------|-0----------------|---------2------|-----------2------| E|---------3------|-----------3------|---------0------|-----------0------|-3--------------|-3----------------| All my mem'ries, gather round her, miner's lady, F + C + Am e|------------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|-------------0--|-0--------------| B|------------------|-----1----------|----------------|------------------|-----1---1------|----------------| G|-2------2------0--|-2--------------|-----0-------0--|-2------0---------|-2--------------|----------------| D|-----3---------3--|-----3-------2--|-----2-------2--|-----2---------2--|-----2-------2--|-----2-------2--| A|-----------0------|---------3------|-3--------------|-3---------3------|-0--------------|-0--------------| E|-1----------------|-1--------------|---------3------|------------------|---------0------|---------0------| stranger to blue water. Dark and dusty, painted on the sky, G + + F e|------------------|-0----------------|----------------|----------------| B|-3------3------3--|--------3---------|-----1---1---3--|-1-------1---3--| G|------------------|------------------|-2--------------|----------------| D|-----0---------0--|-----0---------0--|-----3-------3--|-----2-------2--| A|-----------2------|-----------2------|---------0------|-3--------------| E|-3----------------|-3----------------|-1--------------|---------3------| misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye. Take me ... [Chorus] C G Am e|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------| B|-1---------------|---------3---1---|-3---------------|-------------3---|-1---------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-2---------------| D|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---| A|-3---------------|-3---------------|---------2-------|---------2-------|-0---------------| E|---------3-------|---------3-------|-3---------------|-3---------------|---------0-------| home, country roads to the place F C e|---------0---3---|-5---------------|---------5---5---|-3------0-----------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1------------------|---------3---1---| G|-----------------|-5---5-------5---|-----5-------5---|--------------------|-----------------| D|-----2-------2---|---------3-------|---------3-------|-----2----------2---|-----2-------2---| A|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-3------------------|-3---------------| E|---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|------------3-------|---------3-------| I be- long, West Vir- ginia, Mountain G F C e|--------0----------|---------0-------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-3-----------------|-------------3---|-1----------------|---------1---3---|-1---------------| G|-0-----------------|-----------------|-2----------------|-----------------|-0---------------| D|-----0---------0---|-----0-------0---|-----3-------3----|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---| A|-----------2-------|---------2-------|---------0--------|---------0-------|-3---------------| E|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-1----------------|-1---------------|---------3-------| mama, take me home, country roads! [Interlude] Am G C + + + F + e|-----------------|-----------------|-0------0------0---|-0-------------------|-1------1------1---| B|-----1---1---1---|-0-------1---3---|-1-----------------|----3-----1------1---|-1-----------------| G|-----2---2---2---|-0-------0---0---|-0-----------------|---------------------|-2-----------------| D|-----2-------2---|-----0-----------|-----2---------2---|-------2---------2---|-----3---------3---| A|-0---------------|---------2-------|-3-----------------|-3-------------------|-----------0-------| E|---------0-------|-3---------------|-----------3-------|-------------3-------|-1-----------------| I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me, the radio re- C + + G + Am + Bb + e|-1-p0----------------|---------0---0-----|-----------------|-0------0------0---|-------------------| B|----------3------1---|-3--------------3--|-----------------|-1------1------1---|-3------3------3---| G|---------------------|-0-----------------|-------------0---|-2-----------------|-3------3------3---| D|-------2---------2---|-----0-------0-----|-----0-------0---|-----2---------2---|-----3---------3---| A|-3-------------------|---------2---------|---------2-------|-0-----------------|-1---------1-------| E|-------------3-------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-----------0-------|-------------------| minds me of my home far away, and driving down the road I get a F + C + G + G7 e|------------------|------------------|-----0------------|-------------0--|-1--------------|----------------| B|-1------1------1--|-1------1------1--|-3------3---------|---------3------|-0--------------|---------1---3--| G|-2------2------2--|-0------0------0--|-0----------------|----------------|-0--------------|----------------| D|-----3---------3--|-----2---------2--|-----0---------0--|-----0-------0--|-----0-------0--|-----0-------0--| A|-----------0------|-3----------------|-----------2------|---------2------|---------2------|---------2------| E|-1----------------|-----------3------|-3----------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------| feeling that I should have been home yesterday, yester- day. Take me ... [Chorus] C G Am e|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------| B|-1---------------|---------3---1---|-3---------------|-------------3---|-1---------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-2---------------| D|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---| A|-3---------------|-3---------------|---------2-------|---------2-------|-0---------------| E|---------3-------|---------3-------|-3---------------|-3---------------|---------0-------| home, country roads to the place F C e|---------0---3---|-5---------------|---------5---5---|-3------0-----------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1------------------|---------3---1---| G|-----------------|-5---5-------5---|-----5-------5---|--------------------|-----------------| D|-----2-------2---|---------3-------|---------3-------|-----2----------2---|-----2-------2---| A|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-3------------------|-3---------------| E|---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|------------3-------|---------3-------| I be- long, West Vir- ginia, Mountain G F C e|--------0----------|---------0-------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-3-----------------|-------------3---|-1----------------|---------1---3---|-1---------------| G|-0-----------------|-----------------|-2----------------|-----------------|-0---------------| D|-----0---------0---|-----0-------0---|-----3-------3----|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---| A|-----------2-------|---------2-------|---------0--------|---------0-------|-3---------------| E|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-1----------------|-1---------------|---------3-------| mama, take me home, country roads! [Chorus] C G Am e|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------| B|-1---------------|---------3---1---|-3---------------|-------------3---|-1---------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-2---------------| D|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---| A|-3---------------|-3---------------|---------2-------|---------2-------|-0---------------| E|---------3-------|---------3-------|-3---------------|-3---------------|---------0-------| home, country roads to the place F C e|---------0---3---|-5---------------|---------5---5---|-3------0-----------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1------------------|---------3---1---| G|-----------------|-5---5-------5---|-----5-------5---|--------------------|-----------------| D|-----2-------2---|---------3-------|---------3-------|-----2----------2---|-----2-------2---| A|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-3------------------|-3---------------| E|---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|------------3-------|---------3-------| I be- long, West Vir- ginia, Mountain G F C e|--------0----------|---------0-------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-3-----------------|-------------3---|-1----------------|---------1---3---|-1---------------| G|-0-----------------|-----------------|-2----------------|-----------------|-0---------------| D|-----0---------0---|-----0-------0---|-----3-------3----|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---| A|-----------2-------|---------2-------|---------0--------|---------0-------|-3---------------| E|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-1----------------|-1---------------|---------3-------| mama, take me home, country roads! e|-----------------------| B|----------1------------| G|----0-----0------------| D|-----------------------| A|----------3------------| E|3----------------------| ************************************
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