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Verse 1

G              Em

Almost heaven, West Virginia

D                     C          G

Blue Ridge mountains, Shenandoah River

G                  Em

Life is old there, older than the trees

D

Younger than the mountains

C              G

Blowin’ like a breeze

Chorus

G                      D

Country roads, take me home

       Em         C

To the place, I belong

        G               D

West Virginia, mountain mama

        C             G

Take me home, country roads

Verse 2

G                Em

All my memories, gather round her

D             C                G

Miner’s lady, stranger to blue water

G               Em

Dark and dusty, painted on the sky

D                         C              G

Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye

(Chorus)

Verse 3

Em         D            G

I hear her voice in the morning hour, she calls me

    C     G                D

The radio reminds me of my home far away

    Em               F            C

And drivin’ down the road I get a feeling

        G     

That I should have been home

      D          D7

Yesterday, yesterday

(Chorus)

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  • Capo: 2nd Fret
  • Chords: G, Em, D, C, F, D7
  • BPM: 82
  • Strumming pattern:: ?
“Take Me Home, Country Roads” is a song written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert, and John Denver that was actually derived from a poem written in a letter to them by their friend, John Albert Fitzgerald who was residing in West Virginia at the time. It was initially recorded by John Denver. It was included on his 1971 breakout album Poems, Prayers & Promises. The song was a success on its initial release and was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 18, 1971. The song became one of John Denver’s most popular and beloved songs, and is still very popular around the world. It has continued to sell, with over a million digital copies sold in the United States. It is considered to be Denver’s signature song. The song also has a prominent status as an iconic symbol of West Virginia, which it describes as “almost Heaven”; for example, it was played at the funeral memorial for U.S. Senator Robert Byrd in July 2010. In March 2014, it became the official state anthem of West Virginia.
  • Album: Poems, Prayers & Promises
  • Song writer: Bill Donoff, Taffy Nivert, John Denver
  • Composer: ?
  • Year recorded: ?
  • Year released: 1971
  • Genre: Folk Rock
  • Capo: 2nd Fret
  • Chords: G, Em, D, C, F, D7
  • BPM: 82
  • Strumming pattern:: ?
“Take Me Home, Country Roads” is a song written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert, and John Denver that was actually derived from a poem written in a letter to them by their friend, John Albert Fitzgerald who was residing in West Virginia at the time. It was initially recorded by John Denver. It was included on his 1971 breakout album Poems, Prayers & Promises. The song was a success on its initial release and was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 18, 1971. The song became one of John Denver’s most popular and beloved songs, and is still very popular around the world. It has continued to sell, with over a million digital copies sold in the United States. It is considered to be Denver’s signature song. The song also has a prominent status as an iconic symbol of West Virginia, which it describes as “almost Heaven”; for example, it was played at the funeral memorial for U.S. Senator Robert Byrd in July 2010. In March 2014, it became the official state anthem of West Virginia.
  • Album: Poems, Prayers & Promises
  • Song writer: Bill Donoff, Taffy Nivert, John Denver
  • Composer: ?
  • Year recorded: ?
  • Year released: 1971
  • Genre: Folk Rock