Take Me Home, Country Roads
Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert, & John Denver

John Denver
Poems, Prayers, and Promises
1971
All this song requires are some quick picking fingers,
so warm up those hands and get started!  This is a great
to help you learn picking!  Most of those strange chords
you see are bass changes and runs, so don't worry too
much about it.  Notice that this is played both in drop D
tuning and with capo 2nd.  Good luck and keep playin'!

Lyrics
Chords


Drop D Tuning: DADGBE (low to high) Capo 2nd Here's the intro: G G/D G G/D G G/D G G/D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------3-------3-|-------3-------3-|-------3-------3-|-------3-------3-| B:-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---| G:---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D:-5-------0-------|-5-------0-------|-5-------0-------|-5-------0-------|
Here is the verse tab (repeats twice per verse): Almost heaven West Virginia G G/D G G/D Em Em/B Em Em/B + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------3-------3-|-------3-------3-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-| B:-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---| G:---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A:-----------------|-----------------|---------2-------|---------2-------| D:-5-------0-------|-5-------0-------|-2---------------|-2---------------| Blue Ridge Mountains Shenan- do- a Ri - ver D D/A D D/A C G G/D G G/D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|-------0---------|-------3-------3-|-------3-------3-| B:-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----1-----------|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---| G:---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------------|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----| D:-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A:---------0-------|---------0-------|-3-------2---0---|-----------------|-----------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-------0-------|-5-------0-------|
Here is the chorus: roads take me home to the G G/D G D D/A D D/A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------3-------3-|-------3---------|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-| B:-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---| G:---0-------0-----|---0-------------|---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----| D:-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------| A:-----------------|---------2---3---|---------0-------|---------0-------| D:-5-------0-------|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------| place I be - long West Vir- Em/B Em Em/B C + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0---------| B:-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----1-------1---|-----1-----------| G:---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A:-2---------------|-2-------2-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------2---0---| D:---------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ginia Mountain momma take me G G/D G D D/A D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------3-------3-|-------3---------|-------2-------2-|-------2---------| B:-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|-----3-------3---|-----3-----------| G:---0-------0-----|---0-------------|---2-------2-----|---2-------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------| A:-----------------|---------2---3---|---------0-------|---------0---2---| D:-5-------0-------|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------| home country roads C G G/D G G/D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------0-------0-|-------0---------|-------3-------3-|-------3-------3-| B:-----1-------1---|-----1-----------|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---| G:---0-------0-----|---0-------------|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A:-3-------3-------|-3-------2---0---|-----------------|-----------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-5-------0-------|-5-------0-------|
Here is the bridge: I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me Em Em/B D D/A G G/D G + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------0-------0-|-------2-------2-|-------3-------3-|-------3---------| B:-----0-------0---|-----3-------3---|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------| G:---0-------0-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------------| D:-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------| A:---------2-------|---------0-------|-----------------|---------0---2---| D:-2---------------|-----------------|-5-------0-------|-5---------------| radio reminds me of my home far away C G G/D D D/A D D/A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------0-------0-|-------3-------3-|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-| B:-----1-------1---|-----0-------0---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---| G:---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A:-3-------3-------|-----------------|---------0-------|---------0-------| D:-----------------|-5-------0-------|-0---------------|-0---------------| drivin' down the road I get a feelin' that I shoulda been home Em Em/B F C G G/D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------0-------0-|-------1-------1-|-------0---------|-------3-------3-| B:-----0-------0---|-----1-------1---|-----1-----------|-----0-------0---| G:---0-------0-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------------|---0-------0-----| D:-----------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------| A:---------2-------|-----------------|-3-------2---0---|-----------------| D:-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-------0-------| yesterday yesterday country D D/A D D/A D7 D7/A D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|-^2---------------| B:-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----1-------1---|-^3---------------| G:---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----|-^2---------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-^0---------------| A:---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|-^0---------------| D:-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-^0---------------|
For the end, repeat the chorus then play this: Take me home country roads G G/D D D/A D G G/D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------3-------3-|-------2-------2-|-------2---------|-------3-------3-| B:-----0-------0---|-----3-------3---|-----3-----------|-----0-------0---| G:---0-------0-----|---2-------2-----|---2-------------|---0-------0-----| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A:-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------| D:-5-------0-------|-0---------------|-0-------2---4---|-5-------0-------| take me home country roads G D D/A D G G/D G + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------3---------|-------2-------2-|-------2---------|-------3-------3-|---------^3-------| B:-----0-----------|-----3-------3---|-----3-----------|-----0-------0---|---------^0-------| G:---0-------------|---2-------2-----|---2-------------|---0-------0-----|---------^0-------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------^0-------| A:-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|---------^x-------| D:-5-------4---2---|-0---------------|-0-------2---4---|-5-------0-------|-5---0---^5-------|
LYRICS:
Almost Heaven: West Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River Life is old there older than the trees Younger than the mountains rollin' like a breeze CHORUS Country roads take me home to the place I belong West Virginia Mountain momma take me home country roads All my mem'ries gather round her Miner's lady stranger to blue water Dark and dusty painted on the sky Misty taste of moonshine teardrop in my eye CHORUS BRIDGE I hear her voice in the mornin' hour she calls me Radio reminds me of my home far away Drivin' down the road I get a feelin' that I should have been home yesterday Yesterday CHORUS 2x Take me home country roads Take me home country roads

CHORDS (drop D tuning):
G 5x0003 G/D 0x0003 D 000232 or xx0232 D/A x00232 Em 222000 Em/B x22000 C x32010 F xx3211 D7 000212 or xx0212 To learn why these chords are named this way, check out
Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.

Created on 6-4-97 by Daniel E. Smith.