Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: A Difficulty: Intermediate The tab is for this version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vrEljMfXYo Intro: e|--------12----|---------12--12/14------------| B|---12h14------|---12h14-----------14---------| G|--------------|---------------------14-------| D|--------------|------------------------------| A|--------------|------------------------------| E|--------------|------------------------------|
Verse: Almost heaven, West Virgina, e|-------------|-------------| B|------5h7----|-----7h9-----| G|----6--------|---9---------| D|-------------|-------------| A|-------------|-------------| E|-------------|-------------| Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River e|---7p5-----------------|----7p5----5-----9-------------| B|------5h7---7----------|-------5h7----5----------------| G|----------6---6p5------|----------------------5/6------| D|-------------------7---|--------------------------7----| A|-----------------------|-------------------------------| E|-----------------------|-------------------------------| (It helps to barre your finger across the 5th fret for the 3 strings) Life is old there... e|----5--------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|-------------| A|-------------| E|-------------| Younger than mountains, Growing like a breeze... e|---7p5-----------------| B|------5h7---7----------| G|----------6---6p5------| D|-------------------7---| (same as before, played softer) A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| Chorus: Country roaaads.... e|-------5------7-------9---| B|--------------------------| G|---5/6-----6/7-----7/9----| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| Take me hoooomeeee....... e|--7-----7-----7---| B|---5-----5-----5--| G|-----4-----4----4-| D|------------------| A|------------------| E|------------------| To the plaaacee...... e|------------------------| B|-----5h7---7p5----5h7---| G|---6-----------6--------| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| I beeloooooooooooooonggggg!!!! e|-------10-------12-------------| B|----------10h12----12p10-------| G|--/11---------------------11---| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| WEST VIRIGINAAAAAA! e|--------------------------------------------| B|------12h14---------14p12---------12h14-----| G|--14--14------14----14------14----14--------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| Mountain Mammaaaa e|-------12-------12----------| B|----------12h14----12-------| G|--12/13---------------------| D|----------------------14----| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| Take me home, e|--------14-----12---------10----| B|--------------------------------| G|--14---14/12--------12/11-------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| Country Roads e|--------------------------------------| B|------12h14---12h14----14-14--12------| G|------14------14------14---------14---| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| Verse: (Second Guitar - Use a slide and some FX for swells/tone) All my memories, gather round her e|----12s9-------|---9s7----| B|---------------|----------| G|---------------|----------| D|---------------|----------| A|---------------|----------| E|---------------|----------| Miner's lady, stranger to blue waters e|-------------|-----------------------| B|---10s9s7----|--/5s10----------------| G|-------------|-----------------------| D|-------------|-----------------------| A|-------------|-----------------------| E|-------------|-----------------------| Dark and Dusty Painted on the sky Misty taste of moonshine e|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------| B|-----(10)----------|-----------------10s9--|--------------------10s9s7--| G|--9~~~~~~~9s11-----|-----------------------|----------------------------| D|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------| A|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------| E|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------| Chorus: Second Guitar:First guitar's playing variations of the previous chorus: Country Roads Take Me Home To The Place I belong e|-----------------|------------------|-------------|-------------| B|------12-12-14---|---14-12-10-12----|-14-12-10----|-14-17-19----| G|---14------------|------------------|-------------|-------------| D|-----------------|------------------|-------------|-------------| A|-----------------|------------------|-------------|-------------| E|-----------------|------------------|-------------|-------------| West Virgina Mountain Mama e|-------------|--------------------| B|---/22~------|--14s12s9s12-12s14--| (very soft, don't pick the string just slide) G|-------------|--------------------| D|-------------|--------------------| A|-------------|--------------------| E|-------------|--------------------| Take Me Home Country Roads e|-------------|--------------------| B|--14s12s9----|------9s12s9--------| G|-------------|--------------------| D|-------------|--------------------| A|-------------|--------------------| E|-------------|--------------------| And that's all I've got for now. I'll edit this again when I have the time. Still can't believe I couldn't find tabs for this yet. Hopefully this gets people to post their interpretations. *********************************** | / Slide with finger | s Slide with a Slide | ~ Vibrato | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off ***********************************
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Take Me Home Country Roads by John Denver