[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.
BPM 80 [Intro - Play 022000 577xxx 577755 for intro and verse] Em A5 Asus4 Em A5 Asus4 Em A5 Asus4 Em Em7 A [Verse] [Em] I've seen you [A5] twice [Asus4][Em] [Em] In a short [A5] time -- [Asus4] ------ [Em] ---- [Em] Only a [A5] week Since we [Em] star - [Em7] ted [A] --- [Em] It seems to [A5] me --- [Asus4] ------ [Em] -- [Em] For every [A5] time - [Asus4] ------ [Em] ---- [Em] I'm getting [A5] more Open [Em] hear - [Em7] ted [A]
[Bridge] [Em] I was an im [A/C#] possible case [Bm] No one ever could [Cmaj7] reach me [Em] But I think I can [A/C#] see in your face [Bm] There's a lot you can [Cmaj7] teach me So I [Am7] wanna know [C/D]
[Chorus] What's the name of the [G] game [C] ? Does it [D] mean any [D/C] thing to y [G] ou? [C][D] [C] What's the name of the [G] game [C] ? Can you [D] feel it the [D/C] way I [G] do?
[Link] [B] Tell me [Em] please Cause I [A/C#] have to [D] know I'm a [B] bashful [Em] child Be [A/C#] ginning to grow [C/D]
[Middle 8] And you [G] make me talk And you [C/G] make me feel And you [G] make me show What I'm [C]try [F/C]ing [C]to [C9]con [C]ceal If I [G] trust in you Would you [C/G] let me down? Would you [G] laugh at me If I [Em] said I care for you? [F#m7][B7] Could you [Cmaj7] feel the same way too? I wanna know [C/D] ... The name of the game
[Verse] instrumental Em A5 Asus4 Em A5 Asus4 Em A5 Asus4 Em Em7 A
[Verse] [Em] I have no [A5] friends -- [Asus4] [Em] No one to [A5] see - [Asus4] [Em] And I am [A5] never in [Em] vi- [Em7] ted [A] [Em] Now I am [A5] here -- [Asus4] [Em] Talking to [A5] you -- [Asus4] [Em] No wonder [A5] I get ex [Em] ci- [Em7] ted [A]
[Bridge] [Em] Your smile and the [A/C#] sound of your voice [Bm] And the way you see [Cmaj7] through me [Em] Got a feeling, you [A/C#] give me no choice [Bm] But it means a lot [Cmaj7] to me So I [Am7] wanna know [C/D]
[Chorus] What's the name of the [G] game? (Your smile and the [C] sound of your voice) Does it [D] mean any [D/C] thing to [G] you? (Got a feeling you [C] give me no choice [D] but it means a lot[C]) What's the name of the [G] game? (Your smile and the [C] sound of your voice) Can you [D] feel it the [D/C] way I [G] do?
[Link] [B] Tell me [Em] please Cause I [A/C#] have to [D] know I'm a [B] bashful [Em] child Be [A/C#] ginning to grow [C/D]
[Middle 8] And you [G] make me talk And you [C/G] make me feel And you [G] make me show What I'm [C]try [F/C]ing [C]to [C9]con [C]ceal If I [G] trust in you Would you [C/G] let me down? Would you [G] laugh at me If I [Em] said I care for you? [F#m7][B7] Could you [Cmaj7] feel the same way too? I wanna know [C/D] ... Oh yes I wanna know [C/D]
[Chorus] (repeat and fade) The name of the [G] game (I was an [C] impossible case) Does it [D] mean any [D/C] thing to [G] you? (But I think I can [C]see in your face [D] and it means a lot [C]) What's the name of the [G] game? (Your smile and the [C] sound of your voice) Can you [D] feel it the [D/C] way I [G] do? (Got a feeling you [C] give me no choice [D] but it means a lot[C]) What's the name of the [G] game? (Your smile and the [C] sound of your voice) Does it [D] mean any [D/C] thing to [G] you? (But I think I can [C]see in your face [D] and it means a lot[C] ) What's the name of the [G] game? (Your smile and the [C] sound of your voice) Can you [D] feel it the [D/C] way I [G] do? (Got a feeling you [C]give me no choice [D] but it means a lot[C])
