[Intro - Capo 2 - BPM 88] G G/D x4 - arpeggio - play G string with thumb, B and E with first and second fingers then play D string thumb with thumb - repeat pattern (sort of) for all other chords OR JUST DOWNPICK THE BASS NOTE WITH FIRST FINGER JUST USING A PLECTRUM THEN STRUM THE REST OF THE CHORD WHILST PLAYING THE SNARE - WITH EACH CHORD PLAY ROOT THEN 5TH AFTER - SO WITH C YOU ARE PLAYING C/G EVERY SECOND BASS NOTE - SOUNDS GOOD
[Verse 1 - Finger pick with bass drum on all quarter notes - Root to 5th where possible] (Finger picking pattern is pama - play just 2 treble strings in up up down pattern) [G] Almost Heaven [Em] , West Virginia [D] Blue Ridge Mountains, [C] Shenandoah [G] River. [G] Life is old there, [Em] older than the trees, [D] younger than the mountains, [C] blowin' like a [G] breeze.
[Chorus - Strum with bass drum and full snare - 2/4 - Bass note Root to 5th where possible] Country [G] Roads, take me [D7] home, to the [Em] place I be [C] long West Vir [G] ginia, mountain [D] mama, take me [C] home, country [G] roads.
[Verse 2 - Slap snare so gentler feel] [G] All my memories [Em] gather 'round her [D] , miner's lady, [C] stranger to blue [G] water. [G] Dark and dusty, [Em] painted on the sky, [D] misty taste of moonshine, [C] teardrop in my [G] eye.
[Chorus] Country [G] Roads, take me [D7] home, to the [Em] place I be [C] long West Vir [G] ginia, mountain [D] mama, take me [C] home, country [G] roads.
[Bridge] [Em] I hear her [D/F#] voice, in the [G] mornin' hour she calls me. The [C] radio re [G] minds me of my [D] home far away. And [Em] drivin' down the [F] road I get a [C] feelin' that I [G] should have been home [D] yesterday, yester [D7] day.
[Chorus] Country [G] Roads, take me [D7] home, to the [Em] place I be [C] long West Vir [G] ginia, mountain [D] mama, take me [C] home, country [G] roads.
[Chorus] Country [G] Roads, take me [D7] home, to the [Em] place I be [C] long West Vir [G] ginia, mountain [D] mama, take me [C] home, country [G] roads.
[Outro] Take me [D] home, (down) country [G] roads. Take me [D] home, (down) country [G] roads.
[Intro - no drums - odd time sig] [G][G][Am7/G][D7sus/G] 2x (G fingering 3rd and 4th fingers) [G] (riff - change G fingering to 2nd and 3rd fingers to play)
[Verse] Well, I'm [G] running down the road tryin' to loosen my load I've got [G] seven women [D] on my [C] mind, [G] Four that wanna own me, [D] Two that wanna stone me, [C] One says she's a friend of [G] mine,
[Chorus] Take it [Em] ea ...... [D] sy ...... take it [C] ea ...... [G] sy ...... Don't let the [Am] sound of your own [C] wheels Drive you [Em] crazy .... Lighten [C] up while you still [G] can .. Don't even [C] try to under [G] stand .. Just find a [Am] place to make your [C] stand and take it [G] easy
[Intro - hammer on riff in G] [G]
[Verse] Well, I'm a [G] standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona [G] Such a fine [D] sight to [C] see .. It's a [G] girl, my Lord, in a [D] flatbed Ford slowin' [C] down to take a look at [G] me
[Chorus] Come on, [Em] ba ...... [D] by ...... don't say [C] may ...... [G] be ...... I gotta [Am] know if your sweet [C] love is gonna [Em] save me .... We may [C] lose and we may [G] win though but we will [C] never be here [G] again so open [Am] up, I'm climbin' [C] in, take it [G] easy..."Alright"
[Solo - Or just play higher up barre chords to make it more interesting?] [G][G] ([G][D]) [C] - [G][D][C][G] [Em][D][C][G] - [Am][C][Em] ([Em][D]) Final [D] after 2nd beat (snare) of bar
[Verse] Well I'm [G] running down the road trying to [G]loosen my load, got a [G] world of trouble [D] on my [C] mind [G] lookin' for a lover who [D] won't blow my cover, she's [C] so hard to [G] find
[Chorus] Take it [Em] ea ...... [D] sy ...... take it [C] ea ...... [G] sy ...... Don't let the [Am] sound of your own [C] wheels Drive you [Em] crazy .... come on [C] ba ...... [G] by ...... don't say [C] may ......[G] be ...... I gotta [Am] know if your sweet [C] love is gonna [G] save me,
[Outro] [C] ooh,ooh, [G] ooh,ooh, X 2 [C] ooh,ooh Oh well you know we got it [G] ea [D] ea [C] sy We oughta take it [G] ea [D] ea [C] sy
[End] [Em]
[Notes] v1 - 2, v2 - 35 Play guitar riff - flick with 2nd finger and hammer onto 4th fret 3x02x3 3x04x3 3x02x3 3x04x3 ..... 3x0(2h4)x3 3x02x3 3x00x3 3x20x3 3x00x3
