Take Me Home, Country Roads
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E A B A E
Almost heaven Oh Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains Shenandoah Valley
E A
Life is old there older than the trees
B A E
Younger than the mountains growing like a weed
E A B A E
All my mem'ries gather round her miner's lady stranger to blue water
E A B A E
Dark and dusty painted on the sky misty taste of moonshine teardrops in my eye
E B A C#m
Country roads take me home to the place I belong
E B A E
Ol' Virginia mountain mama take me home country roads
C#m B E
I hear her voice in the morning as she calls me
A B
The radio reminds me of my home far away
C#m B A
And driving down the roads I get a feeling that I should have been
B
Home yesterday, yesterday...
E B A C#m
Country roads take me home to the place I belong
E B A E
Ol' Virginia mountain mama take me home country roads
E B A C#m
Country roads take me home to the place I belong
E B A E
Ol' Virginia mountain mama take me home country roads
B A B A
Take me home country roads take me home country roads
B A B A
Take me home country roads take me home country roads
How to play Take Me Home, Country Roads
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.