I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado chords by
John Denver (Official Version)

1971Country519 views

Key: G majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

Dsus4

C

G

Verse 1
D D 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
I guess he'd rather be in Colorado
D D 
 
C C 
 
He'd rather spend his time out
G G 
 
D/F# D/F# 
 
C C 
 
where the sky looks like a pearl  after a rain
G G 
 
Once again I see him walkin
D/F# D/F# 
 
Once again   I hear him talking
Em Em 
 
to the stars he makes
C C 
 
G G 
 
And asking them for bus fare

Verse 2
D D 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
I guess he'd rather be in Colorado
D D 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
He'd rather play his banjo in the morning
D/F# D/F# 
 
C C 
 
when the moon   is scarcely gone
G G 
 
In the dawn the subways comin
D/F# D/F# 
 
In the dawn   I hear him hummin'
Em Em 
 
Some old song he wrote
C C 
 
G G 
 
of love in Boulder Canyon

Solo 1

D

C

G

I guess he'd rather be in Colorado

D

C

G

D

C

G

Verse 3
D D 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
I guess he'd rather be in Colorado
D D 
 
C C 
 
I guess he'd rather work
G G 
 
D/F# D/F# 
 
out where the only thing you earn
C C 
 
is what you spend
G G 
 
In the end up in his office
D/F# D/F# 
 
In the end    a quiet cough
Em Em 
 
is all he has to show
C C 
 
G G 
 
He lives in New York City

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsDsus4 C G D D/F#...

Chords

Dsus4
C
G
D
D/F#
Em

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

Dsus4: x-x-0-2-3-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado 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 G major. It suits players who want to learn I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado the way John Denver intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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