Tabs
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: A augmentedA Difficulty: Intermediate The tab is for this version: https://www.youtube.com/watch v=1vrEljMfXYo Intro: e|--------12----|---------12--12/14------------| BB|---12h14------|---12h14-----------14---------| G+G|--------------|---------------------14-------| D MajorD|--------------|------------------------------| A augmentedA|--------------|------------------------------| E MajorE|--------------|------------------------------| Verse: Almost heaven, West Virgina, e|-------------|-------------| BB|------5h7----|-----7h9-----| G+G|----6--------|---9---------| D MajorD|-------------|-------------| A augmentedA|-------------|-------------| E MajorE|-------------|-------------| Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River e|---7p5-----------------|----7p5----5-----9-------------| BB|------5h7---7----------|-------5h7----5----------------| G+G|----------6---6p5------|----------------------5/6------| D MajorD|-------------------7---|--------------------------7----| A augmentedA|-----------------------|-------------------------------| E MajorE|-----------------------|-------------------------------| (It helps to barre your finger across the 5th fret for the 3 strings) Life is old there... e|----5--------| BB|-------------| G+G|-------------| D MajorD|-------------| A augmentedA|-------------| E MajorE|-------------| Younger than mountains, Growing like a breeze... e|---7p5-----------------| BB|------5h7---7----------| G+G|----------6---6p5------| D MajorD|-------------------7---| (same as before, played softer) A augmentedA|-----------------------| E MajorE|-----------------------|
Chorus: Country roaaads.... e|-------5------7-------9---| BB|--------------------------| G+G|---5/6-----6/7-----7/9----| D MajorD|--------------------------| A augmentedA|--------------------------| E MajorE|--------------------------| Take me hoooomeeee....... e|--7-----7-----7---| BB|---5-----5-----5--| G+G|-----4-----4----4-| D MajorD|------------------| A augmentedA|------------------| E MajorE|------------------| To the plaaacee...... e|------------------------| BB|-----5h7---7p5----5h7---| G+G|---6-----------6--------| D MajorD|------------------------| A augmentedA|------------------------| E MajorE|------------------------| I beeloooooooooooooonggggg!!!! e|-------10-------12-------------| BB|----------10h12----12p10-------| G+G|--/11---------------------11---| D MajorD|-------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------| WEST VIRIGINAAAAAA! e|--------------------------------------------| BB|------12h14---------14p12---------12h14-----| G+G|--14--14------14----14------14----14--------| D MajorD|--------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------| E MajorE|--------------------------------------------| Mountain Mammaaaa e|-------12-------12----------| BB|----------12h14----12-------| G+G|--12/13---------------------| D MajorD|----------------------14----| A augmentedA|----------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------| Take me home, e|--------14-----12---------10----| BB|--------------------------------| G+G|--14---14/12--------12/11-------| D MajorD|--------------------------------| A augmentedA|--------------------------------| E MajorE|--------------------------------| Country Roads e|--------------------------------------| BB|------12h14---12h14----14-14--12------| G+G|------14------14------14---------14---| D MajorD|--------------------------------------| A augmentedA|--------------------------------------| E MajorE|--------------------------------------| Verse: (Second Guitar - Use a slide and some FX for swells/tone) All my memories, gather round her e|----12s9-------|---9s7----| BB|---------------|----------| G+G|---------------|----------| D MajorD|---------------|----------| A augmentedA|---------------|----------| E MajorE|---------------|----------| Miner's lady, stranger to blue waters e|-------------|-----------------------| BB|---10s9s7----|--/5s10----------------| G+G|-------------|-----------------------| D MajorD|-------------|-----------------------| A augmentedA|-------------|-----------------------| E MajorE|-------------|-----------------------| Dark and Dusty Painted on the sky Misty taste of moonshine e|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------| BB|-----(10)----------|-----------------10s9--|--------------------10s9s7--| G+G|--9~~~~~~~9s11-----|-----------------------|----------------------------| D MajorD|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------| Chorus: Second Guitar:First guitar's playing variations of the previous chorus: Country Roads Take Me Home To The Place I belong e|-----------------|------------------|-------------|-------------| BB|------12-12-14---|---14-12-10-12----|-14-12-10----|-14-17-19----| G+G|---14------------|------------------|-------------|-------------| D MajorD|-----------------|------------------|-------------|-------------| A augmentedA|-----------------|------------------|-------------|-------------| E MajorE|-----------------|------------------|-------------|-------------| West Virgina Mountain Mama e|-------------|--------------------| BB|---/22~------|--14s12s9s12-12s14--| (very soft, don't pick the string just slide) G+G|-------------|--------------------| D MajorD|-------------|--------------------| A augmentedA|-------------|--------------------| E MajorE|-------------|--------------------| Take Me Home Country Roads e|-------------|--------------------| BB|--14s12s9----|------9s12s9--------| G+G|-------------|--------------------| D MajorD|-------------|--------------------| A augmentedA|-------------|--------------------| E MajorE|-------------|--------------------| And that's all I've got for now. I'll edit this again when I have the time. Still can't believe I couldn't find tabs for this yet. Hopefully this gets people to post their interpretations. *********************************** | / Slide with finger | s Slide with a Slide | ~ Vibrato | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off ***********************************
Other versions of Take Me Home Country Roads
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Take me home country roads (Ver. 4) by John Denver