Back Home Again

Different Directions

The John Denver Collection, Vol. 1: Take Me Home Country Roads

John Denver's Greatest Hits

Perhaps Love

The Essential John Denver

Rocky Mountain High

Live At Cedar Rapids - 12/10/87

G                              C     G                             F
Well, life on the farm is kinda laid back, Ain’t much a country boy like me can’t 
 D
hack
      G                           C           G         D      G
It’s early to rise, early in the sack, thank God I’m a country boy.
   G                                   C     G                       F
A simple kind of life never did me no harm, raisin’ me a family and livin’ on the 
 D
farm,
    G                                        C            G         D      G
My days are all filled with an easy country charm, thank God I’m a country boy.

Chorus: 
         D                     G
Well, I got me a fine wife, I got my old fiddle
         D                     G
When the sun’s comin’ up I got cakes on the griddle,
                                       C             G         D       G
Life ain’t nothin’ but a funny, funny riddle, thank God I’m a country boy.

          G                                     C     G                    
When the work’s all done and the sun’s settin’ low, I pull out my fiddle and 
 F            D
rosin up the bow.
         G                                   C          G         D       G
But the kids are a-sleep so I keep it kinda low, thank God I’m a country boy.
     G                                  C           G                   
I’d play “Sally Goodin” all day if I could but the wife and my family wouldn’t 
  F           G
take it very good
      G                                   C             G         D       G
So I fiddle when I can and I work when I should, thank God I’m a country boy.

Chorus
 
           G                                     C     G 
Well I wouldn’t trade my life for diamonds or jewels, I never was one of those 
  F           G
money hungry fools,
     G                                    C            G         D       G
I’d rather have my fiddle and my farmin’ tools, thank God I’m a country boy.
       G                             C              G                      F
Yeah, city folks drivin’ in a black lim-ou-sine, a lotta sad people think that’s 
        G
mighty keen
       G                                       C           G         D       G
Well, folks, let me tell you ex-act-ly what I mean, thank God I’m a country boy

Chorus

         G                                     C         G   
Well my fiddle was my daddy’s till the day he died, and took me by the hand and 
         F            G
held me close to his side
           G                                     C                G         
He said, “Live a good life, play my fiddle with pride, and thank God you’re a 
 D       G
country boy.
    G                                             C           G   
My daddy taught me young how to hunt and how to whittle, he taught me how to work 
            F           G
and play a tune of the fiddle
    G                                             C             G          D
He taught me how to love and how to give just a little , thank God I’m a country
 G
boy.

Ending Chorus

Thank God I'm A Country Boy

G         Em		  
1) Almost heaven,   West Virginia,
2) All my mem'ries, gather round her, 

   D			 C                G
1) Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah       River.
2) miner's lady,         stranger to blue water.

                      Em  
1) Life is old there, older than the trees, 
2) Dark and dusty,    painted on the sky, 

   D
1) younger than the mountains
2) misty taste of moonshine

   C			G
1) growin' like a breeze.
2) teardrop in my eye.

              G              D            Em        C
       Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong.
	      G               D              C            G
     West Virginia, Mountain momma, take me home Country roads


           Em       D            G 
 	I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me,
            C        G              D 
        the radio reminds her of my home far away
            Em               D            C
        and driving down the road I get a feeling 
 	       G                     D          D7    G
        that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday.

Country Roads

# If finger placement is a too hard for you on the original chords, scroll down.

Intro: E B A E

E               Cm#
Almost xxxxxx, West xxxxxxxx, 
B                     A
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River.
E                  Cm#
Life is old there, older than the trees, 
B                            A  
Younger than the mountains, blowing like a breeze. 
E               B              Cm#       A
Country roads, take me home to the place I belong.
E              B
West Virginia, mountain momma, 
A             E
Take me home, country roads.

E                Cm#
All my memories, gather round her, 
B             A
Miner's lady, stranger to blue water.
E               Cm#
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky, 
B                         A
Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye.
E               B              Cm#       A
Country roads, take me home to the place I belong.
E              B
West Virginia, mountain momma, 
A             E
Take me home, country roads.

Cm#                  E
I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me, 
A                   B
the radio reminds me of my home far away.
E                            A
And driving down the road I get a feeling that I should have been home 
B        
Yesterday
B
Yesterday.

E               B              Cm#       A
Country roads, take me home to the place I belong.
E              B
West Virginia, mountain momma, 
A             E
Take me home, country roads.
E               B              Cm#       A
Country roads, take me home to the place I belong.
E              B
West Virginia, mountain momma, 
A             E
Take me home, country roads
A             E
Take me home, that country road
A             E               E (sustain)
Take me home, that country road



   E    B    A   Cm#
A|-2----2----0----4-------|
E|-0----2----0----1-------|
C|-4----3----1----1-------|
G|-1----4----2----1-------|
Chords Used: E Major, B Major, A Major, and C# minor 

If finger placemant for these chords are too hard, change the chords in this way

Change Chord E to Chord G

# Change  Chord B to  Chord G (On a different postion than the other Chord G)

Change Chord A To Chord Am

Change Chord Cm# To Chord F

With this method the intro would be: G G Am F instead of E B A E

# So This:
   E    B    A   Cm#
A|-2----2----0----4-------|
E|-0----2----0----1-------|
C|-4----3----1----1-------|
G|-1----4----2----1-------|

# Would look like this:
   G    G    Am   F
A|-2----5----0----0-------|
E|-3----3----0----1-------|
C|-2----2----0----0-------|
G|-0----0----2----2-------|


# This is my 1st Uke Tab Ever posted. Got chords from a Guitar .gp5 file at ultimate-guitar.com
# Check me out on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/MultiComputeraddict

Take Me Home Country Roads.

[C]MY BAGS ARE PACKED, I'M R[F]EADY TO GO.
I'M [C]STANDING HERE OUT-S[F]IDE YOUR DOOR
I [C]HATE TO WAKE YOU [Am]UP TO SAY GOOD-[G]BYE.
BUT THE [C]DAWN IS BREAKING, IT'S [F]EARLY MORN,
THE [C]TAXI'S WAITING, HE'S [F]BLOWING HIS HORN
AL-[C]READY I'M SO [Am]LONESOME I COULD [G]CRY.
[C]SO KISS ME AND [F]SMILE FOR ME
[C]TELL ME THAT YOU'LL [F]WAIT FOR ME
[C]HOLD ME LIKE YOU'LL [Dm]NEVER LET ME GO.[G]
I'M [C]LEAVING [F]ON A JET PLANE
[C]    DON'T KNOW WHEN [F]I'LL BE BACK AGAIN
OH [Am]BABE I HATE TO GO[G7]
[G7]THERE'S SO [C]MANY TIMES I'VE [F]LET YOU DOWN
SO [C]MANY TIMES I'VE [F]PLAYED AROUND
I [C]TELL YOU NOW [Am]THEY DON'T MEAN A [G]THING[G7]
EVERY [C]PLACE I GO I'LL [F]THINK OF YOU
EVERY [C]SONG I SING I'LL [F]SING FOR YOU
WHEN [C]I COME BACK I'LL [Am]WEAR YOUR WEDDING [G]RING.[G7]
[G7]SO [C]KISS ME AND [F]SMILE FOR ME
[C]TELL ME THAT YOU'LL [F]WAIT FOR ME
[C]HOLD ME LIKE YOU'LL [Dm]NEVER LET ME GO.[G7]
I'M [C]LEAVING [F]ON A JET PLANE
[C]    DON'T KNOW WHEN [F]I'LL BE BACK AGAIN
OH [Am]BABE I HATE TO GO[G7]
[G7]      [C]NOW THE TIME HAS [F]COME TO LEAVE YOU
[C]ONE MORE TIME LET [F]ME KISS YOU
THEN [C]CLOSE YOUR EYES [Am]I'LL BE ON MY [G]WAY[G7]
[C]DREAM ABOUT THE [F]DAYS TO COME
WHEN [C]I WON'T HAVE TO [F]LEAVE ALONE
A-[C]BOUT THE TIMES [Am]I WON'T HAVE TO [G]SAY.[G7]
[G7]SO [C]KISS ME AND [F]SMILE FOR ME
[C]TELL ME THAT YOU'LL [F]WAIT FOR ME
[C]HOLD ME LIKE YOU'LL [Dm]NEVER LET ME GO.[G7]
I'M [C]LEAVING [F]ON A JET PLANE
[C]    DON'T KNOW WHEN [F]I'LL BE BACK AGAIN
OH [Am]BABE I HATE TO GO[G7]

Leaving On A Jet Plane

A        A                                      D
1) Well     life's on a farm is kinda laid         back,
2) When the work's all done and the sun's settin'  low
3) I        wouldn't trade my life for diamonds or jewels,
4) Well, my fiddle was my daddy's till the day he  died,

          A                               G             E7
1) ain't  much an old country boy like    me can        hack.
2) I      pull out my fiddle and I        rosin' up the bow.
3) I      never was one of them money     hungry        fools.
4) and he took me by the hand and held me close to his  side.

             A 					      D
1) It's      early to rise, early in the              sack:
2) But the   kids are asleep so I keep it kinda       low:
3) I'd       rather have my fiddle and my farmin'     tools:
4) He said: "Live a good life and play my fiddle with pride,

             A            E7          A
1)     Thank God I'm a    country boy.
2)     Thank God I'm a    country boy.
3)     Thank God I'm a    country boy.
4) and thank God you're a country boy.

         A                                            D
1) A     simple kind of life never did me no          harm,
2) I'd   play "Sally Goodin'" all day if I            could,
3) Yeah, city folk drivin in a black limou            sine,
4) My    daddy taught me young how to hunt and how to whittle,

           A  			     	    G		  E7
1)         raisin' me a family and          workin' on a  farm.
2) but the lord and my wife wouldn't        take it very  good.
3) a       lotta sad people thinkin'        that's mighty keen.
4) he      taught me how to work and play a tune on the   fiddle.

         A     					      D
1) My    days are all filled with an easy country     charm:
2) So I  fiddle when I can and I work when I          should:
3) Well, folks let me tell you now exactly what I     mean:
4) He    taught me how to love and how to give just a little:

             A            E7          A
1)     Thank God I'm a    country boy.
2)     Thank God I'm a    country boy.
3)  I  thank God I'm a    country boy.
4)     Thank God you're a country boy.

                A                     E7
Chorus: Well I  got me a fine wife, I got me old fiddle.
                 A                     E7
        When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle;
                       A                          D
        and life ain't nothin' but a funny, funny riddle:
              A         E7         A
        Thank God I'm a country boy.

Intro:
Am                      G7              C
It's by far the hardest thing I've ever done
      F               Dm         G7
To be so in love with you and so alone

       C          F         C            F
Follow me where I go what I do and who I know
        C              F            G7
Make it part of you to be a part of me
       C         F            C           F
Follow me up and down all the way and all around
C                F          G7     C
Take my hand and say you'll follow me

                     G7                 F                C
It's long been on my mind you know it's been a long long time
     Am                G7             F             G7
I've tried to find the way that I can make you understand
    F           C            F               C
The way I feel about you and just how much I need you 
   F                    Dm               F                   G7
To be there where I can talk to you when there's no one else around

       C          F         C            F
Follow me where I go what I do and who I know
        C              F            G7
Make it part of you to be a part of me
       C         F            C           F
Follow me up and down all the way and all around
C                F          G7     C
Take my hand and say you'll follow me

                             G7
You see I'd like to share my life with you 
    F                    C
And show you things I've seen
Am              G7       F                 G7
Places that I'm going to places where I've been
   F              C             F        C
To have you there beside me and never be alone
    F            Dm                  F             G7
And all the time that you're with me we will be at home
 
       C          F         C            F
Follow me where I go what I do and who I know
        C              F            G7
Make it part of you to be a part of me
       C         F            C    F
Follow me up and down all the way 
C                F      G7     C
Take my hand and I will follow you

Follow Me

Intro:  |D  |Dsus4  |D  |Dsus4  |D  |Dsus4  |



D   |Dsus4    |G  |A  |Bm      |G         |D      |   |
You fill up my senses    like a night in a forest
        |            |G     |F#m |Em      |G          |A7    |   | 
Like the mountains in springtime    like a walk in the rain
      |            |G  |A  |Bm     |G          |D      |   | 
Like a storm in the desert   like a sleepy blue ocean
    |         |G  |F#m |Em    |A7      |D     |Dsus4  |
You fill up my senses    come fill me again




D |Dsus4    |G   |A  |Bm        |G          |D      |   |
Come let me love you,    let me give my life to you
       |            |G   |F#m |Em      |G          |A7    |   |
Let me drown in your laughter,   let me die in your arms
      |          |G   |A  |Bm       |G        |D        |    |    |
Let me lay down beside you,   let me always be with you
           |G   |F#m |Em      |A7      |D    |Dsus4   
Come let me love you,    come love me again

Annie's Song

(in 3/4)

Intro:  |D  |Dsus4  |D  |Dsus4  |D  |Dsus4  |



D   |Dsus4    |G  |A  |Bm      |G         |D      |   |
You fill up my senses    like a night in a forest
        |            |G     |F#m |Em      |G          |A7    |   | 
Like the mountains in springtime    like a walk in the rain
      |            |G  |A  |Bm     |G          |D      |   | 
Like a storm in the desert   like a sleepy blue ocean
    |         |G  |F#m |Em    |A7      |D     |Dsus4  |
You fill up my senses    come fill me again




D |Dsus4    |G   |A  |Bm        |G          |D      |   |
Come let me love you,    let me give my life to you
       |            |G   |F#m |Em      |G          |A7    |   |
Let me drown in your laughter,   let me die in your arms
      |          |G   |A  |Bm       |G        |D        |    |    |
Let me lay down beside you,   let me always be with you
           |G   |F#m |Em      |A7      |D    |Dsus4   
Come let me love you,    come love me again



repeat first verse


Annies Song

C                                 C6
To sail on a dream, on a crystal blue ocean,
        C7                              C                 Dm
To ride on the crest of a wild raging storm,
         C                               C6               
To work in the service of life and the living,
          C7                   C                              Dm
In search of the answers to questions unknown --
              C                                       C6
To be part of the movement and part of the growing,
Cmaj7               C                  Gm7
Part of the beginning to understand --


  F                               C      
Aye, Calypso, the places you've been to
            F                           C                   G                C
The things that you've shown us, the stories you tell!
   F                       C       
Aye, Calypso, I sing to your spirit
           F                       C                   G7               C
The men who have served you so long and so well


                  G               F       C
Hi - dee-- ay -- ee -- ooo
              G               F                C         G          F     C
Do-dle-oh-ooo do do do do do do-dle ay-ee
              G          Fsus4      F    Cadd9    C    F   C(add D)   F
Do-dle-ay-ee


                    C                                     C7
Like the dolphins to guide you, you bring us beside you
       C7                                       C               Dm
To light up the darkness and show us the way
           C                                       C6
For though we are strangers in your silent world,
    Cmaj7           C                                       Dm
To live on the land we must learn from the sea
             C                           C6
To be true as the tide and free as a wind swell
Cmaj7           C                     Gm7
Joyful and loving and letting it be

[chorus]

Calypso

[Am] Horses are creatures who [Em] worship the [Am] Earth
Galloping on [Em] feet of [C] ivory
Con [F] strained by the wonder of [Am] dying and [F] birth
The [Am] horses still [Em] run, they are [Am] free

My body is merely the [Em] shell of my [Am] soul
But the flesh must be [Em] given it?s [C] due
Like a [F] pony that carries it?s [Am] rider back [F] home
Like an [Am] old friend who?s [Em] tried and been [Am] true

chorus:
I  [C] had a vision of [G] Eagles and Horses
[F] High on a [Am] ridge in a [C6] race with the [G] wind
Going [F] higher and higher, [C] faster and [Am] faster
On [F] Eagles and [Am] Horses, I?m [C6] flying [C] again
  2nd time     Flying [F] again, I?m flying [C] again
  3rd time     Flying  [F] again, I?m flying [C] again
                  Flying [F] again, I?m flying [C] again

[Am] Eagles inhabit the [Em] heavenly [Am] heights
They know neither [Em] limits or [C] bounds
They?re the [F] guardian angels of [Am] darkness and [F] light
They [Am] see all and [Em] hear every [Am] sound

My spirit will never be [Em] broken or [Am] caught
For the souls a [Em] free flying [C] thing
Like an [F] Eagle that needs neither [Am] comfort nor [F] pause
To [Am] rise up on [Em] glorious [Am] wing

chorus:

[Am] My body is merely the [Em] shell of my [Am] soul
But the flesh must be [Em] given it?s [C] due
Like a [F] pony that carries it?s [Am] master back [F] home
Like an [Am] old friend who?s [Em] tried and been [Am] true

My spirit will never be [Em] broken or [Am] caught
For the souls a [Em] free flying [C] thing
Like an [F] Eagle that needs neither [Am] comfort nor [F] pause
To [Am] rise up on [Em] glorious [Am] wing

chorus:

Eagles And Horses

[C]                     [F]
MY BAGS ARE PACKED, I'M READY TO GO.
	
  [C]              [F]
I'M STANDING HERE OUT-SIDE YOUR DOOR
 
 [C]           [Am]          [G]
I HATE TO WAKE YOU UP TO SAY GOOD-BYE.

     [C]                       [F]
BUT THE DAWN IS BREAKING, IT'S EARLY MORN,

  [C]                  [F]
THE TAXI'S WAITING, HE'S BLOWING HIS HORN

   [C]         [Am]             [G]
AL-READY I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY.

[C]           [F]
SO KISS ME AND SMILE FOR ME

[C]                [F]
TELL ME THAT YOU'LL WAIT FOR ME

[C]                [Dm]        [G]
HOLD ME LIKE YOU'LL NEVER LET ME GO.

  [C]        [F]
I'M LEAVING ON A JET PLANE

[C]                [F]
    DON'T KNOW WHEN I'LL BE BACK AGAIN
	
 [Am]               [G7]
OH BABE I HATE TO GO

[G7]      [C]               [F]
THERE'S SO MANY TIMES I'VE LET YOU DOWN

 [C]             [F]
SO  MANY TIMES I'VE PLAYED AROUND
	
[C]         [Am]         [G]    [G7]
I TELL YOU NOW THEY DON'T MEAN A THING

   [C]          [F]
EVERY PLACE I GO I'LL THINK OF YOU

    [C]              [F]
EVERY SONG I SING I'LL SING FOR YOU

   [C]          [Am]          [G]    [G7]
WHEN I COME BACK I'LL WEAR YOUR WEDDING RING.


[G7] [C]     [F]
SO    KISS ME AND SMILE FOR ME

[C]           [F]
TELL ME THAT YOU'LL WAIT FOR ME

[C]           [Dm]           [G7]
HOLD ME LIKE YOU'LL NEVER LET ME GO.

  [C]    [F]
I'M LEAVING ON A JET PLANE

[C]       [F]
    DON'T KNOW WHEN I'LL BE BACK AGAIN

  [Am]            [G7]
OH   BABE I HATE TO GO

[G7]  [C]         [F]
        NOW THE TIME HAS COME TO LEAVE YOU

[C]           [F]
ONE MORE TIME LET ME KISS YOU

   [C]         [Am]         [G]  [G7]
THEN CLOSE YOUR EYES  I'LL BE ON MY WAY

[C]         [F]
DREAM ABOUT THE DAYS TO COME

   [C]         [F]
WHEN I WON'T HAVE TO LEAVE ALONE

 [C]          [Am]          [G]   [G7]
A-  BOUT THE TIMES I WON'T HAVE TO SAY.

[G7] [C]      [F]
SO    KISS ME AND SMILE FOR ME

[C]            [F]
TELL ME THAT YOU'LL WAIT FOR ME

[C]        [Dm]               [G7]
HOLD ME LIKE YOU'LL NEVER LET ME GO.

  [C]    [F]
I'M LEAVING ON A JET PLANE

[C]            [F]
    DON'T KNOW WHEN I'LL BE BACK AGAIN

 [Am]             [G7]
OH BABE I HATE TO GO

I'm Leaving On A Jet Plain

Perhaps (G)love is like a r(Em) esting place 
A (C)shelter from the (D)storm 
It ex(G)ists to give you (Em)comfort 
It's (C)there to keep you (D)warm 
And (Bm)in those times of (Em)trouble 
When (C)you are most (D)alone 
The (C)memory of (D)love will bring you (G)home 

Perhaps (G)love is like a (Em)window 
P(C)erhaps an open (D)door 
It in(G)vites you to come (Em)closer 
It wa(C)nts to show you mo(D)re 
And (Bm)even if you lose yo(Em)urself 
And (C)don't know what to (D)do 
The (C)memory of (D)love will see you (G)through 

Oh ! (Bm)Love to some is (Em)like a cloud 
To (C)some as (D)strong as (G)steel 
For (Bm)some a way of (Em)living 
For (C)some a (D)way to (G)feel 
And (Bm)some say love is (Em)holding on 
And (C)some say (D)letting (G)go 
And (Bm)some say love is (Em)everything 
(C)Some say they don't (D)know 

Perhaps (G)love is like the (Em)ocean 
Full of (C)conflicts, full of (D)pain 
Like a (G)fire when it's (Em)cold outside 
A (C)thunder when it (D)rains 
If (Bm)I should live for(Em)ever 
And (C)all my dreams come (D)true 
My (C)memory of (D)love will be of (G)you

E                          F#m     D       B
He was born in the summer, of his twenty seventh year;
       E                          F#m     A
Coming home to a place he'd never been before
   E
He left yesterday behind him,
              F#m     D     B     
you might say he was born again
          E                      F#m    A
You might say he found a key for every door

        E                                F#m       D    B
When he first came to the mountains, his life was far away;
       E                F#m   A
On the road and hanging by a song
        E                               F#m      D      B
But the string's already broken, and he doesn't really care;
         E                  F#m                B
It keeps changing fast, and it don't last for long

        A        B              E
But the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
     A               B           E
I've seen it raining fire in the sky
    A               B            E             B    A
The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullaby 
      B        E   F#m    A
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
      B        E   F#m    A     B7
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado

   E                                   F#m     D        B
He climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below;
       E                    F#m      A
he saw everything as far as you can see
         E
And they say that he got crazy once,
       F#m       D         B
and he tried to touch the sun;
       E                 F#m       D   B
And he lost a friend but kept the memory

       E                            F#m      D       B
Now he walks in quiet solitude, the forests and the streams;
        E        F#m            A
seeking grace in every step he takes 
    E                                  F#m      D    B
His sight has turned inside himself to try and understand;
    E             F#m         D        A
the serenity of a clear blue mountain lake

        A        B              E
And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
     A               B           E
I've seen it raining fire in the sky
A               B             E   B    A
talk to God and listen to the casual reply
      B        E   F#m    A
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
      B        E   F#m    A     B7
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado

        E
Now his life is full of wonder,
        F#m          D          B
but his heart still knows some fear;
     E               F#m     D     A
of a simple thing he cannot comprehend
E               
Why they try to tear the mountains down,
   F#m         D      B
To bring in a couple more;
     E            F#m     D       A
more people, more scars upon the land

        A        B              E
And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
     A               B           E
I've seen it raining fire in the sky
A                B                E            B     A
I know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly
      B        E   
Rocky Mountain high

        A        B              E
And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
     A               B           E
I've seen it raining fire in the sky
A                  B            E           A
Friends around the campfire and everybody's high
      B        E   F#m    A
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
      B        E   F#m    A     
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
B        E   F#m    A
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
      B        E   F#m    A     
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado . . .

Intro: E /// Fdim /// B7 /// /


E                                            Fdim       B7 
Saturday night in Toledo, Ohio is like being nowhere at all.

                            E          C#m
All through the day how the hours rush by,

    F#7                      B7        Bb7   B7
You sit in the park and you watch the grass die!

        E             
Ah, but after the sunset, the dusk and the twilight,

                Fdim           B7
When shadows of night start to fall,

                             E            C#m
They roll back the sidewalks precisely at ten,

F#7                           B7       Bb7-B7
And people who live there are not seen a-gain! 

     E          E7            A
Just two lonely truckers from Kearny, Nebraska

      B7                   E                 E7
And a salesman from places unknown, (-es unknown)

    A       Edim        E        C#7       
All huddled together in downtown Toledo

   F#7             B7        E
To spend their big night all alone!
 
    E                      
You ask how I know of Toledo, Ohio,

                Fdim           B7 
Well, I spent a week there one day.

                             E           C#m
They've got entertainment to dazzle your eyes,

   F#7                  B7        Bb7  B7
Go visit the bakery and watch the buns rise! 

        E                                               F#dim       B7
Ah, but let's not forget the folks of Toledo unselﬁshly gave us the scale.


[spoken]                               E            C#m
“No springs, honest weight” that's the promise they made,

   F#7                        B7       Bb7   B7
So smile and be thankful next time you get weighed!

    E            E7         A
And live and let live, let this be our motto,

B7                           E               E7
Let's let the sleeping dogs lie (-ping dogs lie). 

     A            Edim      E      C#m
And here's to the dogs of Toledo, Ohio,

F#7        B7            E    B7 E
Ladies, we bid you good bye!




Note:

Maybe slide B7 chord up two frets to play Bb7 chord, that's how I do it

Saturday Night In Toledo, Ohio

C               F     C                  F        C                      F      C
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy
                F     C            F              Dm        G7
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry
C               F      C     F        C                    F      C
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely
         F      C      F        C
Sunshine almost always makes me high
 
 C    Dm  Em             F            C
If I had a day that I could give you
                Dm           Em       F     G7  G
I'd give to you a day just like today
C    Dm  Em             F            C
If I had a song that I could sing for you
C    Dm  Em             F            C
I'd sing a song to make you feel this way
 
repeat #1
 
C    Dm  Em             F            C
If I had a tale that I could tell you
                Dm           Em       F     G7  G
I'd tell a tale sure to make you smile
C    Dm  Em             F            C
If I had a wish that I could wish for you
C    Dm  Em             F            C
I'd make a wish for sunshine all the while
 
repeat #1
 
         F      C
Sunshine almost always

Sunshine On My Shoulders

A       F#m
Almost heaven, West Virginia,
E                     D          A
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River.
A                  F#m
Life is old there, older than the trees,
E                          D                A
Younger than the mountains growin' like a breeze

        A              E
Country Roads, take me home
       F#m       D
To the place I belong:
        A               E
West Virginia, mountain momma,
        D             A
Take me home, Country Roads.

All my mem'ries gather 'round her,
Miner's lady, stranger to blue water.
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky,
Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye.

Country Roads ....

F#m        E             A      
I hear her voice, in the mornin' hours she calls me,
    D       A              E
The radio reminds me of my home far away,
    F#m              G
And drivin' down the road 
        D              A                     E                E7
I get a feelin' that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday.

Country Roads ....

        E             A
Take me home, Country Roads,
        E             A
Take me home, Country Roads.

Take Me Home Country Roads

VERSE

    G    D        C         G      C       D          G
1.) They say they love each other, I've no doubt they do
2.) Old stories start to surface, patterns from long ago

    C                D      Em           C               D
1.) They say they'll always be together, that may not be true
2.) And loving quickly turns to anger for reasons they don't even know

    G    D        C         G         C       D          G
1.) They come from different places, different points of view
2.) The strongest heart can be broken with one insensitive word

         C         D        Em               C             D         
1.) They find themselves in different spaces everything is all brand new
2.) The deepest feelings remain unspoken, no one is seen and nothing heard


BRIDGE/VERSE 3

   C    D       C         G        C        D      G
If opposites attract each other, whats the reason for...
 C         D      Em    C                        D       
One being like an open window, one just like a closing door


CHORUS

    G             D           C        D         G
1.) Two different directions, too many different ways
2.) Two different directions, too many different ways
3.) Two different directions, too many differnt ways

    C          D      Em                  C                D
1.) One always on the road somewhere, the other one always stays
2.) One always wants to work things out, the other one wants to play
3.) One likes to see the morning sunrise, the other sleeps in late

    G            D         C        D        G
1.) Too often unhappy and too often on your own
2.) Too ready for changes and too much that just can't wait
3.) Too many tomorrows and too many times too late

     C            D         Em                   C            D     G
1.) When you are moving in different directions, true love is all alone
2.) When you are moving in different directions, true love can turn to hate
3.) When you are moving in different directions, true love may have to wait
      C            D         Em                   C              D     G
3.) If you are committed to different directions, true love may have to wait

Two Different Directions

Intro: C D C D (x2)


C D
Si es que no puedes hablar
C D
no te atrevas a volver
C D
si te quieres ocultar
C D
tal vez te podria ver
Em D C G C
y el amor que no sabe a quien y que
G C
hablará si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazara otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz

C D


C D
Si no puedes escuchar
C D
aunque insistas hablaré
C D
si lo quieres mírame
C D
y tus ojos hablaran tal vez
Em D C G C
sentiras el amor e iras tras el
G C
hablaras si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazará otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz


Em G C G
.(CUERDAS)... abrazaméeeeeeeee..
C Em F
quiero despertarme y entender

Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y que haces aquì
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz
G C
y te hace feliz

C D
(fin)

Habla si puedes

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

Verse 1:
           B
I'm going back to the time when we owned this town
      E
Down Powder Mill Lane, in the battlegrounds
C#m        B                   G#m  B     F#
We were friends and lovers and clueless clowns


Verse 2:
                      B       
I didn't know I'd be finding out now I was torn from you
         E
When we thought about things we were gonna do
C#m      B                    G#m B  F# 
We were wide eyed dreamers and wiser too


Chorus:
               E              B 
Go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café


Verse 3:
                          B
I'm begging you for some sign, but you've still got nothing to say
        E
Don't turn your back on me, don't walk away
C#m     B                   G#m  B   F#
I'm a better man now than I was that day


Chorus:
                      E              B 
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                 E               B
Go down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                      E                     G#m   F#     
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café


Bridge:
   E        B           F#
I wheel my bike off the train,
        F#
Up the North Trade Road,
 E        B             F# 
Look for you on Marley Lane
                          G#m
In every building, every streetlight
                   E               F#  G#m  B  F#
Oh why did we ever go so far from home?


Verse 4:
                        B
You keep on leaving me mile long traces of who you are
         E
You can get a big house and a faster car
C#m      B                    G#m   B  F#
You can run away boy, but you won't go far


Chorus:
                      E              B
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                    E                B
Stroll down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                     E                      G#m   F#
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café 

      E            B    G#m
La la la la la la la la Yeah, 
     F#                      E       B   F#
I'm going where the people know my name


Outro:
E B G#m F#
E B G#m F# B

Sovereign Light Cafe

(Chorus)
G
You xxxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
(1st Verse)
G
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Em
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Am7
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
D7                              G Em G Em
X just xxx'x xxxxx without xxx
(2nd verse)
G
You xxxx along xxxx xxxx x song
Em
Xxx brightened xx xxx
Am7
Whod've xxxxxxxx xxxx xxx xxxx xxxx xx x dream
                  D7
Xxx xx xxx xxxxx light xxxxx xxxx
(Chorus)
         G 
Xxx now xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7                          Eb
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx anything
(3rd Verse)
Ab
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
   Fm
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Bbm
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
Ebm
X just xxx'x xxxxx
Ebm                                 Ab               C#
Now xxxx xxxxxx xxx happiness xxxxx so xxxx xxxx xx find
C#m                                         Eb     E
Well, X'x xxxxxxx xx xxxx xxxxxxx xxxx xxxx behind me
A
And xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx
F#m
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Bm
X xxx'x laugh xxx X xxx'x sing
E
X'x finding xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
Bb
You xxx X xxxx xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Gm
X feel xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Cm
If xxx xxxx knew xxxx X'x xxxxx through
F
X just xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx

Can't Smile Without You

strumming pattern
D-DUD-D

F,G,C,Em7

mmmmm mmmm mmmm 

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 1: Rihanna]

F              G
Dry! ...Me a desert
C                 Em7
Nuh time to have ya lerkin'
F                        G
Him ago act like him nuh like it
C                           Em7
You know I dealt with you the nicest
F                        G
Nuh body touch me in the righteous
C                     Em7
Nuh botha, text me in a crisis 
           F                    G
I believed all of your dreams, adoration
            C                    Em7
You took my heart and my keys and my patience
            F                        G
You took my heart on my sleeve for decoration
                C                          Em7
You mistaken my love I brought for you for foundation
           F             G
All that I wanted from you was to give me
C            Em7
Something that I never had
F                   G
Something that you've never seen
C                     Em7
Something that you've never been!
F     G
Mmmmm!
      C                          
But I wake up and act like nothing's wrong
D
Just get ready fi...


[Hook: Rihanna]
F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting
F             G
Ner ner ner ner ner ner!
               C           Em7
When you a guh ner ner ner ner ner ner!
                  F                 G
Before the tables turn turn turn turn turn turn!
C             Em7
Beg you something please


[Verse 2: Rihanna]

F            G
Baby don't you leave
               C                 Em7
Do''t leave me stuck here in the streets, 
   F                  G
uh huh If I get another chance to
       C                Em7
I will never, no never neglect you
      F                         G
I mean who am I to hold your past against you?
       C                    Em7
I just hope that it gets to you
  F           G
I hope that you see this through
  C                      Em7
I hope that you see this true
F          G
What can I say?
       C          
Please recognize I'm tryin', baby!!!
 Em7
I have to


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 3: Drake]

N.C.
Yeah, okay
F        G        C                   Em7
You need to get done, done, done, done at work, come over
F               G
We just need to slow the motion
C                   Em7
Don't give that away to no one
F            G
Long distance, I need you
C                          Em7
When I see potential I just gotta see it through
F                        G
If you had a twin, I would still choose you
C                           Em7
I don't wanna rush into it, if it's too soon
      F      G               C              
But I know you need to get done, done, done, done
   Em7
If you come over
F            G
Sorry if I'm way less friendly
C                    Em7
I got n____s tryna end me,
F G           C                 Em7
oh,     I spilled all my emotions tonight, I'm sorry
F               G
Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'
C                                Em7
How many more shots until you're rollin'?
F              G
We just need a face to face
C                    Em7            F
You could pick the time and the place
               G
You spent some time away
C                Em7
Now you need to forward and give me all the...


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting

mmm mmm mmm..


[Outro: Rihanna]

work work work work work work

F G C D
F G C D

Work

Intro: D-A-Bm-Em-A  x4

         D                 A                          
I'll confess tonight your all thats on my mind
        Bm            A                   D
I know these roof top nights could last forever.
              A                            Bm
we watched the seasons change, we saw the distance pull us away,
           A
from all we shared together.

D                       A
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                       A
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.

D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
    Em    A
lets run away.
D                             A                             Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
    Em    A
lets run away.

play intro  x2

D                    A
I picked apart every word that you said
  Bm                              A
I dissected each sentence but kept coming up empty
D                         A
the way you are leaves me counting the days
        Bm                            A
till the next time this distance will be a memory


D                        A        
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                     D
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.


D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away.

D-A-Bm-A

where have you been


                                                                        Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away


American Dream 

G Bm Em A
Well everybody's lookin' for something they can't find,
Walking straight ahead blind-folded production line,
Only taking time for one type of shoe-shine.
Don't look left/right now you got a street fine.
Everybody lookin' for just a little more.
Working late-nights trying to fight off the day glow.
Waiting for the come-around but it is a no show.
Driving in the fast lane lookin' for the slow-mo...

C D A
Oh whats in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know well I don't know man anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time you,
Where were you, you weren't listenin', gonna be a long time
Gonna be a long time.

G Bm Em A
So now you're face down, face lookin like a frying pan.
Hitting up the clubs trying to feel like a real man.
Beating your chest just like you're King Kong but you're just a gui-tar no-string no-song.
Feeling free like ya don't even know it, man you're towing the line hoping you just don't blow it.
Man ya stuck in the mainframe trying to win the big game so much potential it even makes it more of a shame, shame, shame...
Here we go again, same old shit just another name.
Looking at the destiny there in your palm,
But now you got your strings but you got no song.
So sing, sing, sing - shake it like a chicken wing.
It's not what you get it's about what you bring-bring-bring.
So bring it, bring it to the table, not because you have to 'cos you're willing and you're able!

C D A
Oh what's in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know, I don't know anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time.
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time.
You, where were you, you weren't listening, gonna be a long time.
Gonna be a long time.

Gonna Be A Long Time

C#
There's a portrait
     Ab
In a back room
           F#
Which I'll keep for days upon
          C#
Which I relent 
              B
And gaze for hours on
    Bbm                  F#
The muscle, skin and bone
         Ab
Of some imaginary friend

F# Ab F#

        C#
So how about it 
        Ab
Show me please 
           F#
How I will look in twenty years
           C#
And let me please 
          B
Interpret history 
       Bbm        F#
In every line and scar 
               Ab                  
That's painted there in front of me

F# Ab F# Ab F# Ab

           C#
It doesn't matter
         Ab
What I'm thinking
       F#
What I tell myself to do
         C#      F#
I end up calling

       C#
I stay in to
                   Ab
Defrost the fridge
        F#
Now the kid has gone to bed
             C#
A feeling of dread
              B         
At least when she's around
    Bbm
The trouble's there
     F#                        Ab
It's worse to wake up with her falling 'round the room

F# Ab F# Ab F# Ab

       C#
Listen Johnny
              F#
You're like a mother
       C#                     F#
To the girl you've fallen for
                 C#
And you're still falling

       C#
Listen Johnny
              Ab
You're like a mother
       F#
To the girl you've fallen for
                 C#
And you're still falling

            B
And if they come tonight
       Bbm
You'll roll up tight
     F#             Ab
And take whatever's coming to you next (oh, oh oh oh)

 F# Ab to end.

Slow Graffiti

[intro x2]
A  E  D A

A                                        E
when there's no place you feel at home
              D                               A
and you think you'd be better off alone
A                                          E
when you think there's no reason to try
               D                           A
and you hate yourself and wanna die

A                                      E
when you're filled with anxiety
             D                   A
and everyone's your enemy
A                                        E
when you wish you were someone else
                 D                        A
and you wanna go out and kill yourself

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


A                       E
when you get yourself depressed
                      D                   A
because you think you can't do your best
A                                         E
when you write yourself a stupid song
           D                        A
to remind yourself that you forgot

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


[BRIDGE]
# chords x2:
A  E  D  A

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C|------------------------------------------------------|
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[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

Overreacting

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Follow Me	No rating	beginner	Chords	Full
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Saturday Night In Toledo, Ohio	No rating	intermediate	Chords	Full
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Take Me Home Country Roads	No rating	intermediate	Chords	Full
Take Me Home Country Roads.	No rating	beginner	Chords	Full
Thank God I'm A Country Boy	No rating	intermediate	Chords	Full
Two Different Directions	No rating	intermediate	Chords	Full