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Ventura Highway by America

Bass tabs

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Key: G

Difficulty: Intermediate

America - Ventura Highway

Intro:

 | 1  2  3  4  1  2  3  4  | 1  2  3  4  1  2  3  4  |
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--------|

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