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Country Roads chords by The Country Gentlemen (Official Version)

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G
D
C
Em
F
D7

Intro 1

G

G

G

D

C

G

Verse 1
G 
Em 
Almost Heaven, West Virginia
D 
C 
G 
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River
Em 
Life is old there, older than the trees
D 
Younger than the mountains,
C 
G 
blowin' in the breeze

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Chorus 1

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

Em

Dark and dusty, painted on the sky

D

C

G

Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye

Chorus 2

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

Bridge 1
G 
D 
I hear her voice
Em 
in the mornin' hour, she calls me
C 
D 
The radio reminds me of my home far away
Em 
F 
C 
Drivin' down the road, I get a feelin'
D 
That I should've been home yesterday,
D7 
yesterday

Chorus 3
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
D 
Take me home, (take me home,
G 
take me home) country roads

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G
D
C
Em
F
D7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: G majorBPM: 94

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2

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This is the definitive original version of Country Roads by The Country Gentlemen, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It suits players who want to learn Country Roads the way The Country Gentlemen intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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