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.