Bass tabs
Tuning: Standard (E A D G)
Key: G
Difficulty: Intermediate
America - Ventura Highway
Intro:
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G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 0:02
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-5--------------------------------------| x2
E|-3--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Verse:
G|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------7---6--| 0:16
D|----------------------------------------|---------------------7-------7----------|
A|----------------------------------------|-5-----------------------5--------------|
E|-3----------------------------------5--7|----------------------------------------|
Chewing on a piece of grass
Walking down the road
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 0:23
D|----------------------------------------|---------------------9---7--------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-5---------------------------9---7---9--|
E|-3----------------------------------5--7|----------------------------------------|
Tell me, how long you gonna stay here Joe?
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 0:31
D|----------------------------------------|-------------------------7-------7------|
A|----------------------------------------|-5---------------------------5-------5--|
E|-3----------------------------------5--7|----------------------------------------|
Some people say this town don't look good in snow
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 0:38
D|----------------------------------------|---------------------9---7--------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-5---------------------------9---7---9--|
E|-3----------------------------------5--7|----------------------------------------|
You don't care I know
Chorus:
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 0:46
D|----------------------------------------|-------------------------7--9-----7-----|
A|----------------------------------------|-5-----------------7--9--------------9--|
E|-3-------3---3-----3-------3--------5--7|----------------------------------------|
Ventura Highway in the sunshine Where the
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 0:53
D|----------------------------------------|---------------------9---7--------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-5---------------------------9---7---9--|
E|-3-------3---3-----3-------3---3----5--7|----------------------------------------|
days are longer The nights are stronger than moonshine
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 1:01
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-5-----------------------5---5---5---5--|
E|-3-------3---3-----3-------3--------5--7|----------------------------------------|
You're gonna go I know - ow - ow - ow
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 1:08
D|----------------------------------------|-------------9--------------------11----|
A|-9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-|-7---7----------7----9---9------------9-|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
'Cause the free wind is blowin' through your hair
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 1:16
D|-------------9--------------------11----|-------------9--------------------11----|
A|-7---7----------7----9---9------------9-|-7---7----------7----9---9------------9-|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
And the days surround your daylight there Seasons crying no despair
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 1:23
D|-------------9--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|-7---7----------7----9---9--------------|-9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|---------------------3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|
Alligator lizards in the air in the air
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 1:30
D|----------------------------------------|-9---7----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------5---5------|---------9---7---9----------------------|
E|-3-3--3-3--3-3-------5---7--------------|---------------------3---------3--------|
Verse:
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 1:38
D|----------------------------------------|-9---7----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------5---5------|---------9---7---9---7------------------|
E|-3-------3-----------5---7--------------|--------------------------3----3--------|
Wishin' on
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 1:45
D|----------------------------------------|-7-------7------------------------------|
A|-----------------5----------------------|-----5-------5--------------------------|
E|-3---3---5---7--------------------------|---------------------3------------------|
a falling star
Waitin' for the early train
G|----------------------------------------|-9--7-----------------------------------| 1:52
D|----------------------------------------|-------9--7-----------------------------|
A|---------------------5------------------|-------------9--7-----------------------|
E|-3-------------5--7---------------------|---------------------3---------3--------|
Sorry boy, but I've been hit by purple rain Aw, come on Joe
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 2:00
D|----------------------------------------|-7-------7------------------------------|
A|---------------------5------------------|-----5-------5--------------------------|
E|-3----3------5---7----------------------|---------------------3---------3--------|
you can always change your name
G|----------------------------------------|--------------------| 2:07
D|----------------------------------------|--------------------|
A|---------------------5------------------|-5------------------|
E|-3----3--------5--7---------------------|--------------------|
Thanks a lot son, just the same
Chorus:
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 2:13
D|----------------------------------------|-------------------------7--9-----7-----|
A|----------------------------------------|-5-----------------7--9--------------9--|
E|-3-------3---3-----3-------3--------5--7|----------------------------------------|
Ventura Highway in the sunshine Where the
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 2:20
D|----------------------------------------|---------------------9---7--------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-5---------------------------9---7---9--|
E|-3-------3---3-----3-------3---3----5--7|----------------------------------------|
days are longer The nights are stronger than moonshine
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 2:28
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-5-----------------------5---5---5---5--|
E|-3-------3---3-----3-------3--------5--7|----------------------------------------|
You're gonna go I know - ow - ow - ow
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 2:35
D|----------------------------------------|-------------9--------------------11----|
A|-9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-|-7---7----------7----9---9------------9-|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
'Cause the free wind is blowin' through your hair
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 2:43
D|-------------9--------------------11----|-------------9--------------------11----|
A|-7---7----------7----9---9------------9-|-7---7----------7----9---9------------9-|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
And the days surround your daylight there Seasons crying no despair
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 2:50
D|-------------9--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|-7---7----------7----9---9--------------|-9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|---------------------3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|
Alligator lizards in the air in the air
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 2:58
D|----------------------------------------|-9---7----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------5---5------|---------9---7---9----------------------|
E|-3-3--3-3--3-3-------5---7--------------|---------------------3---------3--------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 3:05
D|----------------------------------------|-9---7----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------5---5------|---------9---7---9---7------------------|
E|-3-------3-----------5---7--------------|--------------------------3----3--------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 3:12
D|----------------------------------------|-9---7----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------5---5------|---------9---7---9---7------------------|
E|-3-------3-----------5---7--------------|--------------------------3----3--------|