Country Road Tabs & Lyrics by James Taylor
Country Road
guitar tabs lyrics
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JAMES TAYLOR - COUNTRY ROAD: From SWEET BABY JAMES album.
Released 1970.
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Tabbed by:PJVillanueva
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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\ 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
