Take Me Home, Country Roadsby John Denver, Bill Danoff and Taffy Danoff from Poems, Prayers And Promises (1971)
G Em Almost heaven, West Virginia, D C G Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River. Em Life is old there, older than the trees, D younger than the mountains C G growin' like a breeze. G D Em C Take me home, country roads to the place I belong. G D C G West Virginia, Mountain momma, take me home Country roads G Em All my mem'ries, gather round her, D C G miner's lady, stranger to blue water. Em Dark and dusty, painted on the sky, D misty taste of moonshine C G teardrop in my eyes. G 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 me of my home far away Em F C and driving down the road I get a feeling G D D7 that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday. G Country roads........
Sunshine On My Shoulders
Words & music by John Denver, Mike Taylor and Dick Kniss from Poems, Prayers and Promises (1971)
(Capo 3rd fret) G C G C G C G C Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy. G C G C Am7 D7 Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry G C G C G C G C Sunshine on the water looks so lovely. G C G C G C G C Sunshine almost always make me high G Am7 Bm C G Am7 Bm C If I had a day that I could give you If I had a tale that I could tell you G Am7 Bm C Am7 D7 I'd give to you a day just like today. I'd tell a tale sure to make you smile. G Am7 Bm C G Am7 Bm C If I had a song that I could sing for you. If I had a wish that I could wish for you. G Am7 Bm C G Am7 Bm C I'd sing a song to make you feel this way. I'd make a wish for sunshine all the while. G C G C G Am7 Bm C Sunshine almost all the time makes me high. G C G C G Am7 Bm C G Sunshine almost always.Leaving On A Jet Plane
Words & music by John Denver from Rhymes And Reasons (1969)
G C All my bags are packed I'm ready to go. G C I'm standing here outside your door. G C D I hate to wake you up to say goodbye. G C But the dawn is breaking it early morn. G C The taxi's waitin he's blownin his horn. G C D Already I'm so lonesome I could die. G C G C So kiss me and smile for me. Tell me that you'll wait for me. G C D D7 Hold me like you'll never let me go. G C G Cause I'm leavin on a jet plane. C G Don't know when I'll be back again. C D D7 Oh, babe I hate to go. G C There's is many times I've let you down G C So many time I've played around. G C D I tell you now they don't mean a thing. G C Every place I go I'll think of you. G C Ev'ry song I sing I'll sing for you. G C D When I come back I'll bring your wedding ring. G C G C So kiss me and smile for me. Tell me that you'll wait for me. G C D D7 Hold me like you'll never let me go. G C G Cause I'm leavin on a jet plane. C G Don't know when I'll be back again. C D D7 Oh, babe I hate to go. G C Now the time come to leave you. G C One more time let me kiss you. G C D Then close your eyes I'll be on my way. G C Dream about the days to come. G C When I won't have to leave alone. G C D About the times I won't have to say G C G C So kiss me and smile for me. Tell me that you'll wait for me. G C D D7 Hold me like you'll never let me go. G C G Cause I'm leavin on a jet plane. C G Don't know when I'll be back again. C D D7 Oh, babe I hate to go. G C G I'm leavin on a jet plane. C G Don't know when I'll be back again. C D G Oh, babe, I hate to go.
Back Home Again (1974)
E E7 A There's a storm across the valley, clouds are rollin' in He's an hour away from ridin' on your prayers up in the sky B7 E the afternoon is heavy on your shoul-ders. and ten days on the road are barely gone. E E7 A There's a truck out on the four lane, a mile or more away There's a fire softly burning; supper's on the stove B7 E the whinin' of his wheels just makes it colder. but it's the light in your eyes that makes him warm. A B7 E7 Hey, it's good to be back home a-gain A B7 E7 A Sometimes this old farm feels like a long lost friend B7 E7 Yes, 'n, hey it's good to be back home again After all the news to tell him: how's you spend your time? And what's the latest thing the neighbors say and your mother called last friday; "Sunshine" made her cry and you felt the baby move just yesterday. A B7 E A And oh, the time that I can lay this tired old body down Fm B7 E E7 and feel your fingers feather soft up-on me A B7 E A the kisses that I live for, the love that lights my way Fm A B7 the happiness that livin' with you brings me. It's the sweetest thing I know of, just spending time with you it's the little things that make a house a home. Like a fire softly burning and supper on the stove. And the light in your eyes that makes me warmAnnie's Song
Words & Music by John Denver from Back Home Again (1974)
D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4 G A Bm You fill up my senses G D D/C# D/B like a night in the forest D/A G F#m Em like the mountains in springtime, G A7 like a walk in the rain G A Bm like a storm in the desert, G D D/C# D/B like a sleepy blue ocean D/A G F#m Em you fill up my senses, A7 D Dsus4 D come fill me again. Dsus4 G A Bm Come let me love you, G D D/C# D/B let me give my life to you D/A G F#m Em let me drown in your laughter, G A7 let me die in your arms G A Bm let me lay down beside you, G D D/C# D/B let me always be with you D/A G F#m Em come let me love you, A7 D Dsus4 D come love me again. (instrumental) Dsus4 G A Bm G D D/C# D/B D/A G F#m Em G A7 G A Bm G D D/C# D/B D/A G F#m Em A7 D Dsus4 D Dsus4 G A Bm You fill up my senses G D D/C# D/B like a night in the forest D/A G F#m Em like the mountains in springtime, G A7 like a walk in the rain G A Bm like a storm in the desert, D D/C# D/B like a sleepy blue ocean D/A G F#m Em you fill up my senses, A7 D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D come fill me again.
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