John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram
Guitar E chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
[Opening]
[A]Almost heaven, [F#m]West Virginia
[E]Blue ridge mountains [D]Shenandoah [A]river
[A]Life is old there [F#m]older than the trees
[E]Younger than the mountains, [D]blowing like a [A]breeze
[chorus]
Country [A]roads, take me [E7]home
To the [F#m]place, I be[D]long
West Vir[A]ginia, mountain [E]mama
Take me [D]home, country [A]roads
[verse 2]
[A]All my memories, [F#m]gathered round her
[E]Miner’s lady, [D]stranger to blue [A]water
[A]Dark and dusty, [F#m]painted on the sky
[E]Misty taste of moonshine [D]teardrops in my [A]eye
[chorus]
Country [A]roads, take me [E7]home
To the [F#m]place, I be[D]long
West Vir[A]ginia, mountain [E]mama
Take me [D]home, country [A]roads
[Closing]
[F#m]I hear her [E7]voice in the [A]mornin’ hour she calls me
The [D]radio re[A]minds me of my [E]home far away
And [F#m]drivin’ down the [G]road I get a feel[D]in’ that I
[A]should have been home [E]yesterday, yester[E7]day
[chorus]
Country [A]roads, take me [E7]home
To the [F#m]place, I be[D]long
West Vir[A]ginia, mountain [E]mama
Take me [D]home, country [A]roads
Take me [E7]home, down country [A]roads
Take me [E7]home, down country [A]roads [A]
How to play Take Me Home, Country Roads on Guitar (Step-by-step)
John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads on guitar requires 6 chords and 11 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Take Me Home, Country Roads uses these transitions most often: D → A (12), E → D (7), and A → E (5). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with A - F#m chord transition.
1. A → F#m chord transition
To move from A to F#m;
- While playing A, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from B string fret 2 to A string fret 4.
- Place pinky on D string fret 4.
2. F#m → E chord transition
To move from F#m to E;
- While playing F#m, lift your pinky from D string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 4 to D string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
3. E → D chord transition
To move from E to D;
- Slide your index finger on G string from fret 1 to fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.
4. D → A chord transition
To move from D to A;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 3 to fret 2.
5. A → E7 chord transition
To move from A to E7;
- While playing A, lift your ring finger from B string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
6. E7 → F#m chord transition
To move from E7 to F#m;
- While playing E7, lift your middle finger from A string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 4.
- Place pinky on D string fret 4.
7. F#m → D chord transition
To move from F#m to D;
- While playing F#m, lift your pinky from D string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 4 to B string fret 3.
- Place middle finger on E string fret 2.
8. A → E chord transition
To move from A to E;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
9. F#m → G chord transition
To move from F#m to G;
- While playing F#m, lift your pinky from D string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 4 to E string fret 3.
- Place middle finger on E string fret 3.
10. G → D chord transition
To move from G to D;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
11. E → E7 chord transition
To move from E to E7;
- While playing E, lift your ring finger from D string fret 2.
- Keep index finger on G string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
Take Me Home, Country Roads chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Take Me Home, Country Roads.
- Take Me Home, Country Roads includes 54 chord transitions, 11 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Take Me Home, Country Roads contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Take Me Home, Country Roads connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
- A → D: 29%
- A → E: 12%
After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).- D → A: 17%