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Take Me Home Country Roads

by John Denver

Written by: Denver, Danoff & Nivert

TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS Denver, Danoff & Nivert John Denver Low F to D - might need to capo 1 F | //// | //// | //// | //// | // Almost tt | Dm C ||: Heav ven nn / | // West Virgin.| n^ia aa // | // Blue^Ridge ee | ||: mem mories ss / | // gath er^round.| d^her rr // | // Miner's ss | Bb F | ^Mou nn ^tains ss / | Shen an do ah | ^R iv ^er rr rr.| rr rr // | | ^La aa ^dy yy / | stran ger to blue | ^w aa ^ter rr rr.| rr rr // | C Dm G# | // Life is^ol | dd dd there ee | old er^than nn th^e.| ee trees ss / | | // Dark and^dus | tt tt yy yy | paint ed^on nn th^e.| ee sky yy / | C Bb | Young er^than nn the^mou | nn n^tains ss / | blow ing^like ee a^breeze.| | Mis ty^taste ee of^moo | nn n^shine ee / | tear drop^in nn my^eye.| F | ee ee Coun try^Roads.| | ee ee Coun try^Roads.| F C Dm | ss ss ss ss.| ss / take me^home.| ee ee ee ee.| ee / to the^place.| ee ee ee ee.| Bb F | ee / I belong.| gg gg gg gg.| gg / West Virgin.| n^ia aa aa aa.| aa / Moun tain^ma.| C Bb F | a^ma aa aa aa.| aa / take me^home.| ee ee ee ee.| ee / coun try^roads.| ss ss ss ss.| ss ss // | F 1. | // All^my yy :|| F Dm C F 2. | //// | / I hear her^voice.| ee ee in the^morn.| nn ing^hour rr r^she | Bb F C | call s^me ee e^The | ra dio oo reminds.| ss me of my | home ee far away.| Dm Eb Bb | yy yy / ~ ^And | driv ing^down nn the^road.| dd I get^a a | feel ing that^I..I | F C C7 | should have^been n^home ee | yes terday yy yy | // yes terday.| yy yy yy yy.| | yy / Coun try^Roads | Repeat CHORUS C F 3. | ss / Take me^home.| ee ee ee ee | / down coun try^roads.| ss ss ss ss.| C F | ss / Take me^home.| ee ee ee ee | / down coun try^roads.| ss ss ss ss.| ss ss // ||

About this song:

Take Me Home Country Roads is performed by John Denver and written by Denver, Danoff & Nivert. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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