Homegrown Tomatoes chords by
John Denver (Official Version)

1988Country184 views

Key: C majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

C

C

Verse 1
C C 
 
Ain't nothin' in the world that I like better
F F 
 
Than ba con and lettuce
and homegrown tomatoes
G7 G7 
 
Up  in the mornin', out in the garden
C C 
 
G7 G7 
 
Get you a ripe one, don't get a hard 'un
C C 
 
Plant 'em in the spring,
you eat 'em in the summer
F F 
 
All winter without 'em's a culinary bummer
G7 G7 
 
I   forgot all about the sweatin' and the diggin'
C C 
 
G7 G7 
 
Every time I go out and pick me a big'un

Chorus 1
C C 
 
Homegrown tomatoes,
homegrown tomatoes
F F 
 
What'd life be without
homegrown tomatoes?
G7 G7 
 
On  ly two things that money can't buy
C C 
 
And that's true love

Interlude 1

and homegrown tomatoes

C7

F7

G7

C

Verse 2
C C 
 
Well, you can go out a'eat, that's for sure
F F 
 
But there's nothin'
that a homegrown tomato won't cure
G7 G7 
 
Put 'em in a salad, put 'em in a stew
C C 
 
You can make your own,
G7 G7 
 
very own tomato juice
C C 
 
You can eat 'em with eggs,
can eat 'em with gravy
F F 
 
You can eat 'em with beans, pinto or navy
G7 G7 
 
Put 'em on the side, put 'em in the middle
C C 
 
G7 G7 
 
Homegrown tomato on a hot cake griddle

Chorus 2
C C 
 
Homegrown tomatoes,
homegrown tomatoes
F F 
 
What'd life be without
homegrown tomatoes?
G7 G7 
 
Only two things that money can't buy
C C 
 
And that's true love

Interlude 2

and homegrown tomatoes

C7

F7

G7

C

Verse 3
C C 
 
If I's to change this life I lead
F F 
 
You could call me Johnny Tomatoseed
G7 G7 
 
'Cause I   know what this country needs
C C 
 
G7 G7 
 
Homegrown tomatoes in every yard you see
C C 
 
When I die, don't bury me
F F 
 
In a box in a cold, dark cemetery
G7 G7 
 
Out in the garden would be much better
C C 
 
'Cause I  could be pushin' up
G7 G7 
 
homegrown tomatoes

Chorus 3
C C 
 
Homegrown tomatoes,
homegrown tomatoes
F F 
 
What'd life be without
homegrown tomatoes?
G7 G7 
 
There's only two things that money can't buy
C C 
 
And that's true love
and homegrown tomatoes
Homegrown tomatoes
F F 
 
What'd life be without
homegrown tomatoes?
G7 G7 
 
There's only two things that money can't buy
C C 
 
And that's true love
G7 G7 
 
and homegrown tomatoes

Outro 1
C7 C7 
 
F7 F7 
 
G7 G7 
 
C C 
 
G7 G7 
 
C7 C7 
 
F7 F7 
 
G7 G7 
 
C C 
 
G7 G7 
 
C7 C7 
 
F7 F7 
 
G7 G7 
 
C C 
 
G7 G7 
 
C7 C7 
 
F7 F7 
 
G7 G7 
 
C C 
 
G7 G7 
 
[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsC F G7 C7 F7

Chords

C
F
G7
C7
F7

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

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

This is the definitive original version of Homegrown Tomatoes by John Denver, 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 C major. It suits players who want to learn Homegrown Tomatoes the way John Denver intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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