Country Road
James Taylor

James Taylor
Sweet Baby James
1970
James Taylor has become one of my favorite acoustic
guitarists.  He just has a great style of picking.  I
hope you enjoy this!

Lyrics
Chords


Drop D Tuning: DADGBE (low to high) Here's the intro: D C/D G/D G G/A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:---------|-0h2-------------|-3-2-0---0h2-----|-0-0---------3---|---------3---3---| B:---------|-3---------------|-3-----3---------|-1-1---------3---|---------3---3---| G:---------|-2-------------2-|-----------------|-0-0---------4---|---------4---4---| D:-----0---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A:-0-2-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----| D:---------|-0-------0---0---|---------0---0-0-|-----0-0---0---0-|-0---0-5-------0-| D C/D G/D D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-0h2-------------|-3-2-0---0h2-----|-0-0-----3---2---|-----------------| B:-3---------------|-3-----3---------|-1-1-----3---3---|-----------------| G:-2-------------2-|-----------------|-0-0-----4---2---|-----------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0---0---| A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-2---2-----| D:---------0---0---|---------0---0-0-|-----0-0---------|-0---------------|
This appears behind the verses: Take to the highway won't you lend me your name D C/D G/D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-2---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|---------3-3-----| B:-3---------------|-----------------|-1---------------|---------3-3-----| G:-2---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|---------4-4-----| D:-0---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------| A:-0---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------| D:-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-------0---0-0-0-| Your way and my way seem to be one and the same D C/D D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-2---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|---------2-------| B:-3---------------|-----------------|-1---------------|---------3-------| G:-2---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|---------2-------| D:-0---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------| A:-0---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------| D:-0---------------|---------0---0---|-0---------------|-----0-----------| Momma don't understand it She wants to know where I've been Em7 A7 Em7 A7 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-0-------0-------|-----0---0-------|-0-------0-------|-----0---0-------| B:-3-------3-------|-----2---2-------|-3-------3-------|-----2---2-------| G:-0-------0-------|-----0---0-------|-0-------0-------|-----0---0-------| D:-2-------2-------|-----2---2-------|-2-------2-------|-----2---2-------| A:-----------------|-----0---0-------|-----------------|-----0---0-------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| have to be some kind of... wanna pass that way again but I could feel Em7 A7 Bm C/D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-0-------0-------|-----0---0-------|-2---2---2---0---|-----------------| B:-3-------3-------|-----2---2-------|-3---3---3---1---|-----------------| G:-0-------0-------|-----0---0-------|-4---4---4---0---|-----------------| D:-2-------2-------|-----2---2-------|-4---4---4---2---|-----------------| A:-----------------|-----0---0-------|-2---2---2---3---|-----------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---|-------------0---|
This is the chorus: it On a country D C/D G/D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-0h2-------------|-3-2-0---0h2-----|-0-0---------3---|-----------------| B:-3---------------|-3-----3---------|-1-1---------3---|-----------------| G:-2-------------2-|-----------------|-0-0---------4---|-----------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D:-0-----------0---|-------------0-0-|-----0-0---0-----|-0---------------| road D C/D G/D D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-0h2-------------|-3-2-0---0h2-----|-0-0-----3---2---|-----------------| B:-3---------------|-3-----3---------|-1-1-----3---3---|-----------------| G:-2-------------2-|-----------------|-0-0-----4---2---|-----------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0---0---| A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-2---2-----| D:-------------0---|---------0---0-0-|-------0---------|-----------------|
The bridge looks like this: I guess my feet know where they want me to go F/D G/D D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-3---3---3---2---|-----------------| B:-6-------6-------|-6-------6-------|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------| G:-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-4---4---4---2---|-----------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D:-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------| walkin on a country road C C/B Am7 + + + + + + + + e:---0---0---0-----|-----------------| B:---1---1---1-----|-----------------| G:---0---0---0-----|-----------------| D:-----------------|-----------------| A:---3---2---0-----|-----------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|
LYRICS:
Take it to the highway won't you lend me your name Your way and my way seem to be one and the same Momma don't understand it she wants to know where I've been I'd have to be some kind of natural-born fool to wanna pass that way again CHORUS But you know I could feel it On a country road
Sail on home to Jesus won't you good girls and boys I'm all in pieces you can have your own choice But I can see a Heavenly band full of angels and they're comin' to set me free I don't know much about the why or when but I can tell you that it's bound to be CHORUS Because I could feel it child yeah On a country road
BRIDGE I guess my feet know where they want me to go Walkin' on a country road Play the intro tab here
Take it to the highway won't you lend me your name Your way and my way seem to be one and the same child Momma don't understand it she wants to know where I've been I'd have to be some kind of natural-born fool to wanna pass that way again CHORUS But I could feel it Lord On a country road
ad lib till end over intro tab Walk on down...walk on down a country road La la la....country road oh yeah Walkin' on a country road Country road

CHORDS (drop D tuning):
D 000232 C/D 032010 G/D 0x5433 F/D 0xx565 C x32010 C/B x2x010 Am7 x02010 Em7 xx2030 To learn why these chords are named this way, check out
Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.

Created on 6-6-97 by Daniel E. Smith.