COUNTRY ROADS
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Time signature: 4/4
Tempo: ~170 bpm. |
Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert & John Denver
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Accordion Notation
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Beats per bar = 4
Dots (or '"equivalents') per beat = 1 |
Either row (high) = Buttons 5 to 9*
Inside row (low) = Buttons 2 to 5*, plus outside o3* |
Verse 1 (of 3)
.5 .5 | :5* :5 | :r .5* .5 | .5* .:6 | :r
.2 .2 | :o3* :2 | :r .o3* .2 | .o3* .:3 | :r
Al-most heav-en, West Vir - gin - ia, /
.7* .7* | :7 :7* | .5* .5* .5* .5 | .5* .6 :6~ | ~:: | :r
.3* .3* | :4 :3* | .o3* .o3* .o3* .2 | .o3* .3 :3~ | ~:: | :r
Blue ridge moun-tain, Shen - an - do - ah Ri - ver, /
.5 .5 | :5* :5 | .5* .6 .6 .7 | ::7 |
.2 .2 | :o3* :2 | .o3* .3 .3 .4 | ::4 |
Life is old there, old - er than the trees, /
.7* .7* .7* .7* | :7 :7* | .5* .6 .6 .7* | :6
.3* .3* .3* .3* | :4 :3* | .o3* .3 .3 .3* | :3
Young-er than the moun-tains, blow - ing like a breeze. /
Chorus:
.6 .7* | ::7~ | ~: "7 "7* .6 | ::7*~ | ~:
.3 .3* | ::4~ | ~: "4 "3* .3 | ::3*~ | ~:
Coun-try roads, take me home /
.7 .7* | ::6 | :r .7 .8 | ::9*~ | ~:
.4 .3* | ::3 | :r .4 .5 | ::5*~ | ~:
To the place I be - long, /
.9* .9* | .8 .:7~ | ~: "7 "7* .6 | .7* .:7~ | ~:
.5* .5* | .5 .:4~ | ~: "4 "3* .3 | .3* .:4~ | ~:
West Vir - gin - ia, moun - tain mam - ma, /
"7 "7* .6 | ::6~ | ~: .6 .7* | ::6 | ::r | .r
"4 "3* .3 | ::3~ | ~: .3 .3* | ::3 | ::r | .r
Take me home, coun - try roads /
Verse 3 (of 3) - different melody from verses 1 & 2.
.6 .6 .6 | :6* .6 .7* | .7 .7 .7 .7 | .7 .7 ;6
.3 .3 .3 | :2* .3 .3* | .4 .4 .4 .4 | .4 .3* ;3
I hear her voice in the morn-ing hour she calls__ me
"6 | ;8* "8* .8* .8* | .8* .7 .7* .6 | :7* ;7 "7 | .:7*
"3 | ;4* "4* .4* .4* | .4* .4 .3* .3 | :3* ;4 "4 | .:3*
The ra - di - o re - minds me of my home far a - way /
.7* | .7 .7 .7 .7 | .7* .7* .7* .7* | .6 .6
.3* | .4 .4 .4 .4 | .3* .3* .3* .3* | .3 .3
And driv-ing down the road I get a feel-ing /
.6 .6 | .6 .6 .6 .6 | .7* .7 :7*~ | ~: .7* .7 | ::8*~ | ~. .r
.3 .3 | .3 .3 .3 .3 | .3* .4 :3*~ | ~: .3* .4 | ::4*~ | ~. .r
That I should have been home yes - ter - day, yes - ter - day /
Closing Chorus (replacing last line of chorus by the following three lines,
and slowing tempo on final line):
"7 "7* .6 | ::6~ | ~: .6 .7* | ::6~ | ~:
"4 "3* .3 | ::3~ | ~: .3 .3* | ::3~ | ~:
Take me home, coun - try roads /
"7 "7* .6 | ::7*~ | ~: "7 "7* .6 | ::6~ | ~:
"4 "3* .3 | ::3*~ | ~: "4 "3* .3 | ::3~ | ~:
Take me home, coun - try roads /
"7 "7* .6 | ::7*~ | ~: "7 "7* .6 | ::6~ | ~:
"4 "3* .3 | ::3*~ | ~: "4 "3* .3 | ::3~ | ~:
Take me home, coun - try roads /
.5 .5 | :5* :5 | :r .5* .5 | .5* .:6 | :r
.2 .2 | :o3* :2 | :r .o3* .2 | .o3* .:3 | :r
Al-most heav-en, West Vir - gin - ia, /
.7* .7* | :7 :7* | .5* .5* .5* .5 | .5* .6 :6~ | ~:: | :r
.3* .3* | :4 :3* | .o3* .o3* .o3* .2 | .o3* .3 :3~ | ~:: | :r
Blue ridge moun-tain, Shen - an - do - ah Ri - ver, /
.5 .5 | :5* :5 | .5* .6 .6 .7 | ::7 |
.2 .2 | :o3* :2 | .o3* .3 .3 .4 | ::4 |
Life is old there, old - er than the trees, /
.7* .7* .7* .7* | :7 :7* | .5* .6 .6 .7* | :6
.3* .3* .3* .3* | :4 :3* | .o3* .3 .3 .3* | :3
Young-er than the moun-tains, blow - ing like a breeze. /
Chorus:
.6 .7* | ::7~ | ~: "7 "7* .6 | ::7*~ | ~:
.3 .3* | ::4~ | ~: "4 "3* .3 | ::3*~ | ~:
Coun-try roads, take me home /
.7 .7* | ::6 | :r .7 .8 | ::9*~ | ~:
.4 .3* | ::3 | :r .4 .5 | ::5*~ | ~:
To the place I be - long, /
.9* .9* | .8 .:7~ | ~: "7 "7* .6 | .7* .:7~ | ~:
.5* .5* | .5 .:4~ | ~: "4 "3* .3 | .3* .:4~ | ~:
West Vir - gin - ia, moun - tain mam - ma, /
"7 "7* .6 | ::6~ | ~: .6 .7* | ::6 | ::r | .r
"4 "3* .3 | ::3~ | ~: .3 .3* | ::3 | ::r | .r
Take me home, coun - try roads /
Verse 3 (of 3) - different melody from verses 1 & 2.
.6 .6 .6 | :6* .6 .7* | .7 .7 .7 .7 | .7 .7 ;6
.3 .3 .3 | :2* .3 .3* | .4 .4 .4 .4 | .4 .3* ;3
I hear her voice in the morn-ing hour she calls__ me
"6 | ;8* "8* .8* .8* | .8* .7 .7* .6 | :7* ;7 "7 | .:7*
"3 | ;4* "4* .4* .4* | .4* .4 .3* .3 | :3* ;4 "4 | .:3*
The ra - di - o re - minds me of my home far a - way /
.7* | .7 .7 .7 .7 | .7* .7* .7* .7* | .6 .6
.3* | .4 .4 .4 .4 | .3* .3* .3* .3* | .3 .3
And driv-ing down the road I get a feel-ing /
.6 .6 | .6 .6 .6 .6 | .7* .7 :7*~ | ~: .7* .7 | ::8*~ | ~. .r
.3 .3 | .3 .3 .3 .3 | .3* .4 :3*~ | ~: .3* .4 | ::4*~ | ~. .r
That I should have been home yes - ter - day, yes - ter - day /
Closing Chorus (replacing last line of chorus by the following three lines,
and slowing tempo on final line):
"7 "7* .6 | ::6~ | ~: .6 .7* | ::6~ | ~:
"4 "3* .3 | ::3~ | ~: .3 .3* | ::3~ | ~:
Take me home, coun - try roads /
"7 "7* .6 | ::7*~ | ~: "7 "7* .6 | ::6~ | ~:
"4 "3* .3 | ::3*~ | ~: "4 "3* .3 | ::3~ | ~:
Take me home, coun - try roads /
"7 "7* .6 | ::7*~ | ~: "7 "7* .6 | ::6~ | ~:
"4 "3* .3 | ::3*~ | ~: "4 "3* .3 | ::3~ | ~:
Take me home, coun - try roads /
Embedded youTube VIDEOS
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Key: A
Tempo: ~165 bpm Singer: John Denver Posted by: JohnDenverVEVO |
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Key: Eb
Tempo: ~165 bpm Singer: Emily Joy Guitarist: Luke Gallagher Posted by: Emily Joy |
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Key: G
Tempo: ~205 bpm Group: Hermes House Band Posted by: HermesHouseBandVEVO |
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Key: Eb
Tempo: ~190 bpm Singer: Olivia Newton-John Posted by: Olivia Newton-John |
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Key: A
Tempo: ~165 bpm Singer: John Rafferty Posted by: BBC |
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Key: F
Tempo: ~160 bpm. Singers: Foster & Allen Posted by: Oldies But Goodies |
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Key: G
Tempo: ~165 bpm Singer: Glen Campbell Posted by: Friends of Glen - Facebook |
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Key: C
Tempo: ~180 bpm. Singer: Lynn Anderson Posted by: VinylCountryMusic |
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Key: G from time 0 to 3:07
Ab from 3:07 to end Tempo: ~155 bpm Organist: ? Posted by: Tyros Andi |
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Key: G
Tempo: ~165 bpm Organist: David Dunlap Posted by: David Dunlap |
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Key: F
Tempo: ~180 bpm Singers: Brandi Carlile & Emmylou Harris Posted by: vivalafa |
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Key: G
Tempo: ~165 bpm Singer: David Hasselhoff Posted by: TheDavidHasselhoff's channel |
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Background Materials, Information & Links
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Lyrics:
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Almost heaven, West Virginia,
Blue ridge mountain, Shenandoah river, Life is old there, older than the trees, Younger than the mountains, blowing like a breeze Chorus : Country roads, take me home To the place I belong, West Virginia, mountain mamma, Take me home, country roads All my memories, gather round her Modest lady, stranger to blue water Dark and dusty, painted on the sky Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye Chorus I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me Radio reminds me of my home far away Driving down the road I get a feeling That I should have been home yesterday, yesterday Chorus Closing Chorus : Country roads, take me home To the place I belong, West Virginia, mountain mamma, Take me home, country roads Take me home, country roads; Take me home, country roads. |
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