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Did You Know? In the first line of the song West Virginia is called ‘almost Heaven’ and 2014 the song became the official anthem for the state
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Blue Belt
Most Advanced Rhythm: White Belt
Most Advanced Chord Change: Blue Belt (White Belt when played with Django chords only. Orange Belt when played with Open chords only)
Image: Country Roads (Take Me Home) by Christian von Schack
White Pick Level
John Denver, Take Me Home Country Roads Chords
Chords: Capo Fret 2
Django G Chord
Django C Chord
Django Em Chord
Django D Chord
Django F Chord
Key: G, with capo A
Tempo: 174 bpm
Strumming Patterns:
'The Bouncer':
| D D U D D U |
...even better -
'The Cash Bass':
| B D U B D U |
Intro -
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
Verse -
|G - - - |G - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
(G) Almost heaven, (Em) West Virginia
(D) Blue Ridge Mountains, (C)Shenandoah (G)River
(G) Life is old there, (Em)older than the trees
(D)Younger than the mountains, (C)blowing like a (G)breeze
Chorus -
|G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Em - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
(G)Country roads, take me (D)home
To the (Em)place, I be(C)long
West Vir(G)ginia, mountain (D)momma
Take me (C)home, country (G)roads
Verse -
|G - - - |G - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
(G) All my mem'ries, (Em) gather 'round her
(D) Miner's lady, (C)stranger to blue (G)water
(G) Dark and dusty, (Em)painted on the sky
(D) Misty taste of moonshine, (C)teardrops in my (G)eyes
Chorus -
|G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Em - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
(G)Country roads, take me (D)home
To the (Em)place, I be(C)long
West Vir(G)ginia, mountain (D)momma
Take me (C)home, country (G)roads
Middle 8 -
|Em - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|C - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Em - - - |F - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
(Em) I hear her (D)voice, in the (G)mornin' hours she calls to me
The (C)radio re(G)minds me of my (D)home far a-way
And (Em)drivin' down the (F)road I get a (C)feeling that I (G)should have been home (D)yesterday, yesterday
Chorus -
| |G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Em - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x 2
(G)Country roads, take me (D)home
To the (Em)place, I be(C)long
West Vir(G)ginia, mountain (D)momma
Take me (C)home, country (G)roads
(G)Country roads, take me (D)home
To the (Em)place, I be(C)long
West Vir(G)ginia, mountain (D)momma
Take me (C)home, country (G)roads
Ending -
|D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - | x2
Take me (D)home, country (G)roads
Take me (D)home, country (G)roads
Final Chord Strum: G
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Orange Pick Level
John Denver, Take Me Home Country Roads Chords
Chords: (Capo Fret 2)
Open G Chord
Open C Chord
Open Em Chord
Open D Chord
Open Fmaj7 Chord
Open D7 chord XX0212
Optional Chords To Simplify:
Django F Chord instead of Fmaj7
Open D Chord instead of D7
Strumming Patterns:
'The Bouncer':
| D D U D D U |
...even better -
'The Cash Bass':
| B D U B D U |
Key: G, with capo A
Tempo: 174 bpm
Intro -
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
Verse -
|G - - - |G - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
(G) Almost heaven, (Em) West Virginia
(D) Blue Ridge Mountains, (C)Shenandoah (G)River
(G) Life is old there, (Em)older than the trees
(D)Younger than the mountains, (C)blowing like a (G)breeze
Chorus -
|G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Em - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
(G)Country roads, take me (D)home
To the (Em)place, I be(C)long
West Vir(G)ginia, mountain (D)momma
Take me (C)home, country (G)roads
Verse -
|G - - - |G - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
(G) All my mem'ries, (Em) gather 'round her
(D) Miner's lady, (C)stranger to blue (G)water
(G)Dark and dusty, (Em)painted on the sky
(D)Misty taste of moonshine, (C)teardrops in my (G)eyes
Chorus -
|G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Em - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
(G)Country roads, take me (D)home
To the (Em)place, I be(C)long
West Vir(G)ginia, mountain (D)momma
Take me (C)home, country (G)roads
Middle 8 -
|Em - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|C - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Em - - - |Fmaj7 - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D7 - - - |D7 - - - |
(Em) I hear her (D)voice, in the (G)mornin' hours she calls to me
The (C)radio re(G)minds me of my (D)home far a-way
And (Em)drivin' down the (Fmaj7)road I get a (C)feeling that I (G)should have been home (D)yesterday, (D7)yesterday
Chorus -
| |G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Em - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x 2
(G)Country roads, take me (D)home
To the (Em)place, I be(C)long
West Vir(G)ginia, mountain (D)momma
Take me (C)home, country (G)roads
(G)Country roads, take me (D)home
To the (Em)place, I be(C)long
West Vir(G)ginia, mountain (D)momma
Take me (C)home, country (G)roads
Ending -
|D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - | x2
Take me (D)home, country (G)roads
Take me (D)home, country (G)roads
Final Chord Strum: G
Blue Pick Level
John Denver, Take Me Home Country Roads Chords
Chords: Capo Fret 2
Open G Chord
Open C Chord
Open Em Chord
Open D Chord
F Bar Chord
Open D7 chord XX0212
Optional Chords To Simplify:
Open Fmaj7 Chord instead of F Bar Chord
Strumming Patterns:
'The Cash Bass':
| B D U B D U |
Key: G, with capo D
Tempo: 174 bpm
Intro -
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - -|
Verse -
|G - - - |G - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
(G) Almost heaven, (Em) West Virginia
(D) Blue Ridge Mountains, (C)Shenandoah (G)River
(G) Life is old there, (Em)older than the trees
(D)Younger than the mountains, (C)blowing like a (G)breeze
Chorus -
|G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Em - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
(G)Country roads, take me (D)home
To the (Em)place, I be(C)long
West Vir(G)ginia, mountain (D)momma
Take me (C)home, country (G)roads
Verse -
|G - - - |G - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
(G) All my mem'ries, (Em) gather 'round her
(D) Miner's lady, (C)stranger to blue (G)water
(G)Dark and dusty, (Em)painted on the sky
(D)Misty taste of moonshine, (C)teardrops in my (G)eyes
Chorus -
|G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Em - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
(G)Country roads, take me (D)home
To the (Em)place, I be(C)long
West Vir(G)ginia, mountain (D)momma
Take me (C)home, country (G)roads
Middle 8 -
|Em - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|C - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Em - - - |F - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D7 - - - |D7 - - - |
(Em) I hear her (D)voice, in the (G)mornin' hours she calls to me
The (C)radio re(G)minds me of my (D)home far a-way
And (Em)drivin' down the (F)road I get a (C)feeling that I (G)should have been home (D)yesterday, (D7)yesterday
Chorus -
| |G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Em - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x 2
(G)Country roads, take me (D)home
To the (Em)place, I be(C)long
West Vir(G)ginia, mountain (D)momma
Take me (C)home, country (G)roads
(G)Country roads, take me (D)home
To the (Em)place, I be(C)long
West Vir(G)ginia, mountain (D)momma
Take me (C)home, country (G)roads
Ending -
|D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - | x2
Take me (D)home, country (G)roads
Take me (D)home, country (G)roads
Final Chord Strum: G
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