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| G | Em | |
| 1) Almost | heaven, | West Virginia, |
| 2) All my mem'ries, gather round her, |
| D | C | G | |
| 1) | Blue Ridge Mountains, | Shenandoah | River. |
| 2) miner's lady, stranger to blue water. |
| Em | |
| 1) Life is old there, | older than the trees, |
| 2) Dark and dusty, painted on the sky, |
| D | |
| 1) | younger than the mountains |
| 2) misty taste of moonshine |
| C | G | |
| 1) | growin' like a breeze | . |
| 2) teardrop in my eye. |
| G | D | Em | C | |
| Ref.) Country | roads, take me | home, to the | place I be | long. |
| G | D | C | G | |
| West Vir | ginia, Mountain | momma, take me | home Country | roads |
| Bridge) Em D G |
| I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me, |
| C | G | D | |
| the | radio rem | inds her of my | home far away |
| Em | D | C | |
| and | driving down the | road I get a | feeling |
| G | D | D7 | G | |
| that I | should have been home | yesterday, | yester | day. |
| From: "theTone" |
| Date: Tue, 27 Jun 1995 11:16:32 MET |
| Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver |
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| A | A | A | A |
| A | F#m | |
| Almost | heaven, | West Virginia, |
| E | D | A | |
| Blue Ridge Mountains, | Shenandoah | River. |
| A | F#m | |
| Life is old there, | older than the trees, |
| E | D | A | |
| Younger than the mountains | growin' like a br | eeze |
| A | E | |
| Country | Roads, take me | home |
| F#m | D | |
| To the | place I be | long: |
| A | E | |
| West Vir | ginia, mountain | momma, |
| D | A | |
| 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. |
| Country Roads .... |
| F#m | E | A | |
| I hear her | voice, in the | mornin' hours she calls me, |
| D | A | E | |
| The | radio re | minds me of my | home far away, |
| F#m | G | |
| And | drivin' down the | road |
| D | A | E | E7 | |
| I get a | feelin' that I | should have been home | yesterday, yester | day. |
| Country Roads .... |
| E | A | |
| Take me | home, Country | Roads, |
| E | A | |
| Take me | home, Country | Roads. |
| haveFunWithIt |
This song is easier to play in the key of A on the guitar. Also lead portion is also easier to navigate!!!