James Taylor - Country Road (First Version) Chords and Tabs

James Taylor - Country Road First Version: chords and tabs for the song. Watch chords and tablatures for all songs of the singer (group) James Taylor. Other chords and tabs for the "Country Road" can find at the bottom of the page.

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JAMES TAYLOR - COUNTRY ROAD: From SWEET BABY JAMES album.
Released 1970.

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Take to the highway, won't you lend me your name?
Your way and my way seem to be one and the same.
Mamma don't understand it, she wants to know where I've been.
I'd have to be some kind of natural born fool
to want to pass that way again,
But you know I could feel it on a country road.

Sail on home to Jesus, won't you good girls and boys?
I'm all in pieces, you can have your own choice.
But I can hear a heavenly band full of angels
and they're coming to set me free.
I don't know nothing 'bout the why or when
but I can tell you that it's bound to be,
because I could feel it, child, yeah, on a country road.

I guess my feet know where they want me to go
walking on a country road.

Take to the highway, won't you lend me your name?
Your way and my way seem to be one and the same, child
Mamma don't understand it, she wants to know where I've been.
I'd have to be some kind of natural born fool
to want to pass that way again,
But I could feel it on a country road.

Walk on down, walk on down, walk on down,
walk on down, walk on down a country road.
Na na na na na na na na na na na, country road,
yeah, walking on a country road.





Tune low E string down to D




e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------0---|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------0H2-----|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|



D                 D Dsus2  D
Dsus2             Dsus4 D  Dsus2    Cadd9        G
e|0H2----- -------- 3-2P0--- 0H2-----|0-0----- ----3--- -------- 3---3---|
B|3-----------------3-3---3--3-------|1-1----------0-------------0---0---|
G|2--------------2--------2--2-------|0-0------0---0-------------0---0---|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------0-----|
E|0--------0---0-------------0---0-0-|----0-0----0------0---0-5--------0-|




Caad9    G   D
e|0H2----- -------- 3-2P0--- 0H2-----|0-0----- 3---2--- -------- --------|
B|3-----------------3-3---3--3-------|1-1------0---3---------------------|
G|2--------------2--------2--2-------|0-0------0---2---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------0---0---|
A|-----------------------------------|----------------------0H2----2-----|
E|0--------0---0-------------0---0-0-|----0-0----0------0-0--------------|




D                                   Cadd9                      G
e|2------- -------- -------- --------|0------- -------- -------- 3-3-----|
B|3----------------------------------|1--------------------------0-0-----|
G|2----------------------------------|0--------------------------0-0-----|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|0----------------------------------|0-----------------------0------0-0-|
Take     to  the  highway, won't you lend me your name?



D                                   Cadd9                      D
e|2------- -------- -------- --------|0------- -------- -------- 2-------|
B|3----------------------------------|1--------------------------3-------|
G|2----------------------------------|0--------------------------2-------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|0-----------------0------------0---|0---------------------0----0-------|
Your way  and my way    seem to be one     same.
and the

00:27
Em7               A7                Em7               A7
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|3--------3------------2----2-------|3--------3------------2----2-------|
G|0--------0------------0----0-------|0--------0------------0----0-------|
D|2--------2----------2------2-------|2--------2----------2------2-------|
A|------------------0--------0-------|------------------0--------0-------|
E|2--------2-------------------------|2--------2-------------------------|
Mamma don't understand it,      she wants      I've been.            I'd
to know
where
(.
Em7               A7                Bm           Cadd9
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|2---2--- ----0--- -------- --------|
B|3--------3------------2----2-------|3---3--------1---------------------|
G|0--------0------------0----0-------|4---4--------0---------------------|
D|2--------2----------2------2-------|4---4------------------------------|
A|------------------0--------0-------|2---2------------------------------|
E|2--------2-------------------------|-------------0---------------------|
have       kind of natural fool     pass that way again,  but know I could
to be some            born to want                         you        feel
to
00:39

e|0H2----- -------- 3-2P0--- 0H2-----|0-0----- ----3--- -------- --------|
B|3-----------------3-3---3--3-------|1-1----------0---------------------|
G|2--------------2--------2--2-------|0-0----------0---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------0---0---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|0--------0---0-------------0---0-0-|------0----0-----------------------|
it                                                     on a country road




e|0H2----- -------- 3-2P0--- 0H2-----|0-0----- 3---2--- -------- --------|
B|3-----------------3-3---3--3-------|1-1------0---3---------------------|
G|2--------------2--------2--2-------|0-0------0---2---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------0---0-------------0---0---|
A|-----------------------------------|----------------------0-2----2-----|
E|0--------0---0-------------0---0-0-|------0------0---------------------|





e|2------- -------- -------- --------|0------- -------- -------- 3-3-----|
B|3----------------------------------|1--------------------------0-0-----|
G|2----------------------------------|0--------------------------0-0-----|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|0------------------------------0---|0-----------------------0------0-0-|
Sail on home  Jesus,  won't you good girls   boys?
to                            and



e|2------- -------- -------- --------|0------- -------- -------- 2-------|
B|3----------------------------------|1--------------------------3-------|
G|2----------------------------------|0--------------------------2-------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|0--------------------------0-------|0---------------------0----0-------|
I'm all in pieces,     you can have your own choice.             But


01:06

e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|3--------3------------2----2-------|3--------3------------2----2-------|
G|0--------0------------0----0-------|0--------0------------0----0-------|
D|2--------2----------2------2-------|2--------2----------2------2-------|
A|------------------0--------0-------|------------------0--------0-------|
E|2--------2-------------------------|2--------2-------------------------|
I can    heavenly  full of   and they're       me  free.             I
hear a      band      angels      coming
to set
(.

e|-------- -------- -------- --------|2---2--- ----0--- -------- --------|
B|3--------3------------2----2-------|3---3--------1---------------------|
G|0--------0------------0----0-------|4---4--------0---------------------|
D|2--------2----------2------2-------|4---4------------------------------|
A|------------------0--------0-------|2---2------------------------------|
E|2--------2-------------------------|-------------0---------------------|
don't     'bout the          but I  tell you  bound         because
know nothing    why or when    can   that it's   to be,         I could

01:17

e|0H2----- -------- 3-2P0--- 0H2-----|0-0----- ----3--- -------- --------|
B|3-----------------3-3---3--3-------|1-1----------0---------------------|
G|2--------------2--------2--2-------|0-0----------0---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------0---0---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|0--------0---0-------------0---0-0-|------0----0-----------------------|
feel it, child, yeah,                                    on a country road




e|0H2----- -------- 3-2P0--- 0H2-----|0-0----- 3---2--- -------- --------|
B|3-----------------3-3---3--3-------|1-1------0---3---------------------|
G|2--------------2--------2--2-------|0-0------0---2---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------0---0---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|0--------0---0-------------0---0-0-|------0------0-------------0---0---|



01:29
Dm7                                 G            D
e|5------- 5------- 5------- 5-------|3---3--- 3---2--- -------- --------|
B|6--------6--------6--------6-------|0---0----0---3---------------------|
G|5--------5--------5--------5-------|0---0----0---2---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|0---0----0---0---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|0--------0---0----0---0----0---0---|0---0----0---0---------------------|
I guess         know where    want me  to  go
my  feet           they

(.
C      Em7   Am
e|--0----- -------- -------- --------|
B|--1------3---1---------------------|
G|--0------0---2---------------------|
D|--2------0---2---------------------|
A|3-----2------0---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
walking country road
on a



e|0H2----- -------- 3-2P0--- 0H2-----|0-0----- ----3--- -------- 3---3---|
B|3-----------------3-3---3--3-------|1-1----------0-------------0---0---|
G|2--------------2--------2--2-------|0-0----------0-------------0---0---|
D|-----------------------------------|---------0---0---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------0-----|
E|0--------0---0-------------0---0-0-|------0----0------------5--------0-|





e|0H2----- -------- 3-2P0--- 0H2-----|0-0----- 3---2--- -------- --------|
B|3-----------------3-3---3--3-------|1-1------0---3---------------------|
G|2--------------2--------2--2-------|0-0------0---2---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------0---0-------------0---0---|
A|-----------------------------------|----------------------0-2----2-----|
E|0--------0---0-------------0---0-0-|------0------0------0--------------|



01:51
D                                   Cadd9                      G
e|2------- -------- -------- --------|0------- -------- -------- 3-3-----|
B|3----------------------------------|1--------------------------0-0-----|
G|2----------------------------------|0--------------------------0-0-----|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|0----------------------------------|0-----------------------0------0-0-|
Take to  highway, won't you lend me your name?
the


D                                   Cadd9                      D
e|2------- -------- -------- --------|0------- -------- -------- 2-------|
B|3----------------------------------|1--------------------------3-------|
G|2----------------------------------|0--------------------------2-------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|0------------------------------0---|0---------------------0----0-------|
Your way  and my way    seem to be one     same, child
and the


Em7               A7                Em7               A7
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|3--------3------------2----2-------|3--------3------------2----2-------|
G|0--------0------------0----0-------|0--------0------------0----0-------|
D|2--------2------------2----2-------|2--------2------------2----2-------|
A|------------------0--------0-------|------------------0--------0-------|
E|2--------2-------------------------|2--------2-------------------------|
Mamma don't understand it,      she wants      I've been.            I'd
to know
where
(.
Em7               A7                Bm           Cadd9
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|2---2--- ----0--- -------- --------|
B|3--------3--------2--------2-------|3---3--------1---------------------|
G|0--------0--------0--------0-------|4---4--------0---------------------|
D|2--------2--------2--------2-------|4---4------------------------------|
A|------------------0--------0-------|2---2------------------------------|
E|2--------2-------------------------|-------------0---------------------|
have       kind of natural fool     pass that way again,  but know I could
to be some            born to want                         you        feel
to
02:17

e|0H2----- -------- 3-2P0--- 0H2-----|0-0----- ----3--- -------- --------|
B|3-----------------3-3---3--3-------|1-1----------0---------------------|
G|2--------------2--------2--2-------|0-0----------0---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------0---0---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|0--------0---0-------------0---0-0-|------0----0-----------------------|
it                                                     on a country road




e|0H2----- -------- 3-2P0--- 0H2-----|0-0----- 3---2--- -------- --------|
B|3-----------------3-3---3--3-------|1-1------0---3---------------------|
G|2--------------2--------2--2-------|0-0------0---2---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------0---0-------------0---0---|
A|-----------------------------------|----------------------0-2----2-----|
E|0--------0---0-------------0---0-0-|------0------0---------------------|





e|2------- -------- -------- --------|0------- -------- 0------- --------|
B|3----------------------------------|1-----------------1----------------|
G|2----------------------------------|0-----------------0----------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|0------------0--------0----0---0---|0------------0-------------0---0---|
Walk        walk           walk         walk          walk  a country road
on  down,    on   down,    on  down,     on  down,     on down

02:38

e|0H2----- -------- 3-2P0--- 0H2-----|0------- ----3--- -------- --------|
B|3-----------------3-3---3--3-------|1------------0---------------------|
G|2--------------2--------2--2-------|0------------0---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-------------0---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|0--------0---0-------------0---0-0-|-------------0--------0--------0---|
Lalalalaaaalalala laaalalaaaalaalaa




e|2------- -------- ----3--- 2-------|0------- ----0--- -------- --------|
B|3---------------------0----3-------|1------------1---------------------|
G|2---------------------0----2-------|0------------0---------------------|
D|----------------------0----0-------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|0--------0--------0--------0---0---|0------------0---------------------|
aaaaaaaaalalalalalaaaalaaalaaaaalalaaaalaaalaaalalaaaaa       country road




e|2---2--- 2---2--- 2---2--- 2---2---|0------- ----3--- -------- ----3---|
B|3---3----3---3----3---3----3---3---|1------------0-----------------0---|
G|2---2----2---2----2---2----2---2---|0------------0-----------------0---|
D|-----------------------------------|-------------0-----------------0---|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|0--------0--------0--------0-------|0------------0-----------------0---|



03:00

e|2------- 0-2P0--- 0-2P0--- 0H2-----|0-0----- ----3--- -------- 3---3---|
B|3--------3-3---3--3-3---3--3-------|1-1----------0-------------0---0---|
G|2--------------2--------2----------|0-0----------0-------------0---0---|
D|-----------------------------------|---------0---0-------------0---0---|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------0-----|
E|0------------------------------0-0-|------0----0----------0-5----------|






.............................and.so.on................................








B  Bend
R  Release
/  Slide up
  Slide down
H  Hammer-on
P  Pull-off
~  Vibrato
+  Harmonic
x  Mute note
.  Play note like a dot in standard notation
^  Ties two notes together
(.  Pause