[Verse 1] A5 D/A A5 Dadd9/G D A5 There she stood in the street, smiling from her head to her feet D/A A5 Dadd9/G D A5 I said, "A-hey, what is this?",(Now baby maybe), maybe she's in need of a kiss D/A A5 Dadd9/G D A5 I said, "A-hey, what's your name, baby?,Maybe we can see things the same D/A A5 Dadd9/G D A5 Now don't you wait or hesitate,Let's move before they raise the parking rate
[Chorus - A5 - x022x0, G5 - 3x0033] A5 A5 G5 D A5 All right now baby, it's all right now A5 A5 G5 D A5 All right now baby, it's all right now A5 D/A Let me tell you now
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[Verse 2] A5 D/A A5 Dadd9/G D A5 I took her home to my place, watching every move on her face D/A A5 Dadd9/G D A5 She said, "Look, what's your game, baby?,Are you tryin' to put me in shame? D/A A5 Dadd9/G D A5 I said, "Slow, don't go so fast,Don't you think that love can last? D/A A5 Dadd9/G D A5 She said, "Love, lord above, now you're gonna trick me in love
[Chorus] A5 A5 G5 D A5 All right now baby, it's all right now A5 A5 G5 D A5 All right now baby, it's all right now
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[Verse 3] A5 D/A A5 Dadd9/G D A5 I took her home to my place, watching every move on her face D/A A5 Dadd9/G D A5 She said, "Look, what's your game, baby?,Are you tryin' to put me in shame? D/A A5 Dadd9/G D A5 I said, "Slow, don't go so fast,Don't you think that love can last? D/A A5 Dadd9/G D A5 She said, "Love, lord above, now you're gonna trick me in love
[Chorus] A5 A5 G5 D A5 All right now baby, it's all right now A5 A5 G5 D A5 All right now baby, it's all right now
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A5 A5 G5 D A5 All right now baby, it's all right now A5 A5 G5 D A5 All right now baby, it's all right now
[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.