Country Roads (v1) (G Major)
Artist: John Denver    Genre: Country    Tempo: 4/4    Strum Pattern: D-du-udu    Roman Numerals: I, IV, V, V7, vi, m7    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: ICDb   
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
D7
(D,F♯,A,C)
- - D A C F♯
Em
(E,G,B)
E B E G B E
F
(F,A,C)
F C F A C F


Verse 1
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Almost Heaven;		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] West Virginia,		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Blue Ridge Mountains, She-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] nandoah		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] River.
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Life is old here,		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] older than the trees,		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] younger than the mountains,
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Blowin' like a		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] breeze.

Chorus
Country [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Roads, take me		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] home, to a		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] place, where I be-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] long,
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] West Vir-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ginia, mountain		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] mama, take me		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] home, country		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] roads.

Verse 2
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] All my memories		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] gather round her,		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] miner's lady, stran-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ger to blue wa-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ter.
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Dark and dusty,		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] painted on the sky,		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] misty taste of moonshine,
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Teardrop in my		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] eye.
Repeat Chorus

Bridge
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] I hear her		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] voice in the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] morning hour she calls me,
The [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] radio re-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] minds me of my		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] home far away.
And [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] driving down the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] road I get a		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] feeling
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] That I		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] should have been home yester-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] day, yester-		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] day.

Outro Chorus
Country [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Roads, take me		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] home, to a		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] place, where I be-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] long,
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] West Vir-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ginia, mountain		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] mama, take me		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] home, country		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] roads.
Country [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Roads, take me		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] home, to a		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] place, where I be-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] long,
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] West Vir-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ginia, mountain		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] mama, take me		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] home, country		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] roads.
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Take me		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] home, country		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] roads; take me		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] home, down country		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] roads

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