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John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads Chords

Chord reference A, F#m, E, D, E7
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[A]Almost heaven, [F#m]West Virginia [E]Blue ridge mountains [D]Shenandoah [A]river [A]Life is old there [F#m]older than the trees [E]Younger than the mountains, [D]blowing like a [A]breeze

Country [A]roads, take me [E7]home To the [F#m]place, I be[D]long West Vir[A]ginia, mountain [E]mama Take me [D]home, country [A]roads

[A]All my memories, [F#m]gathered round her [E]Miner’s lady, [D]stranger to blue [A]water [A]Dark and dusty, [F#m]painted on the sky [E]Misty taste of moonshine [D]teardrops in my [A]eye

Country [A]roads, take me [E7]home To the [F#m]place, I be[D]long West Vir[A]ginia, mountain [E]mama Take me [D]home, country [A]roads

[F#m]I hear her [E7]voice in the [A]mornin’ hour she calls me The [D]radio re[A]minds me of my [E]home far away And [F#m]drivin’ down the [G]road I get a feel[D]in’ that I [A]should have been home [E]yesterday, yester[E7]day

Country [A]roads, take me [E7]home To the [F#m]place, I be[D]long West Vir[A]ginia, mountain [E]mama Take me [D]home, country [A]roads Take me [E7]home, down country [A]roads Take me [E7]home, down country [A]roads [A]

Artist John Denver
Album Poems, Prayers & Promises
Genres Folk
Year 1971
Key A

How to Play Take Me Home, Country Roads on Guitar?

John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads can be played in the key of A using the A, F#m, E, D, E7 chords.

  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Take Me Home, Country Roads with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.