Part 1 How to play Country Roads John Denver Guitar lesson

Country Roads - John Denver

* This is the guys version. The chords suit my voice. The girls version is pasted on part 2 of this lesson. The chords might suit a girl's voice better.
I use a capo on 2nd fret.

Verse 1:
(G ) Almost heaven, (Em) West Virginia,
(D) Blue Ridge Mountains, (C) Shenandoah (G) river.
(G) Life is old there, (Em) older than the trees,
(D) younger than the mountains (C) blowin' like a (G) breeze. CHORUS
Country (G) roads, take me (D) home
to the (Em) place I (C) belong;
West (G) Virginia, mountain (D) momma,
take me (C) home, country (G) roads.

Verse 2:
(G) All my mem'ries (Em) gather 'round her,
(D) Miner's lady, (C) stranger to blue (G) water.
(G) Dark and dusty, (Em) painted on the sky,
(D) Misty taste of moonshine, (C) teardrop in my (G) eye. REPEAT CHORUS

Bridge:
(Em) I hear her (D) voice, in the (G) mornin' hours she calls me,
The (C) radio (G) reminds me of my (D) home far away,
And (Em) drivin' down (D) the road
I get a (C) feelin' that I (G) should have been home (D) yesterday, yester (D7) day.(stop)

REPEAT CHORUS

Ending: Take me (D) home, country (G) roads. (D) (G)

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[betous000]

relax bro

its really good but relax while playing

[AcryforhelpAaahhh]

@betous000

Yea, I see what you mean. I think it one of my first videos. You turn the camera on then suddenly get tongue tied. lol ! I guess it was okay in the end. Seems like lots of positve feedback. Thanks for your feedback bro !

[Preirin]

I see a lot of people teaching this song using a caper on the 2nd fret... but Denver didn't use a caper, nor did he start on a G (or C) chord. I've watched his hands repeatedly and he plays a A, F#m, E, D, A (verse) and A, E, F#m, D, A (chorus). I'm interested in playing this song with others eventually and want to learn it the "correct" way. Or at least the most common way. Am I just completely on the wrong page or....? Thanks for your advice in advance.

[AcryforhelpAaahhh]

@Preirin

John Denver must have played the song in the key of A. My 1st chord in the song is a G, making the song in the key of G , BUT with the capo on 2nd fret that makes it the key of A just like John Denver. So it's the same thing either way. Which ever way is the most comfortable for you is the best. The sound will be essentially the same. It's Folk music, not classical, so you can change the key by moving the capo around to whichever fret suits your voice the best,

[Huper88]

Those are great tutorials that you put out there. How long have you been playing the guitar if I may ask? Do you always use a thump pick? Take care!

[AcryforhelpAaahhh]

@Huper88

Let's see I think I had been playing about 4 years when I made this video. Like most people I think I played a lot at times, then not at all for other periods. You know how that goes.

[Filipmalek1]

what guitar are u using?

[b00ts000]

thanks for the vid, im just picking my guitar up again after about 5 years of downtime, i used to play all metal but now im trying to learn some campfire type stuff, any chance you could put up a video of you playing the whole song?

your tips on strumming are very helpful too thanks again!

[JamiePNW78]

One of the more helpful videos I've watched. Thanks.

[Pendrym]

you are an excellent and practical teacher: simple and clear, very good!

[armageddon2494]

watch my cover! on @armageddon2494 channel

[tdbank321]

don't want to seem like a racist but are you native american?

[BMXR111]

thanks man, that helped alot !

[MegaPanzers1]

THANK YOU SIR; i now know how to play an awesome song :)

[AcryforhelpAaahhh]

@borhanus  No, YOU are the best !