Today Chords by John Denver

Tempo:
131.1 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Dm

Gm

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Denver - Today chords
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[F] [Dm]
[Gm] [C]
[Dm]
[Gm] [C]
[F] [Am]
[Gm] [C]
[Bb]
[F] [C]
[F] Today, [Dm] while the blossoms [Gm] still cling [C] to the vine,
[F] I'll taste [G] your strawberries, [Dm] [G] I'll drink your [C] [F]
chameleon.
[F] [Bb]
[Bbm] [F] There [Dm] I forget [G] all the joy that [C]
is [F] today.
[Dm]
[G] [Gm] [C]
[F] I'll be [D] a dandy, [Gm] and I'll be, [G]
[F] you'll know [Dm] who I am,
by the [Gm] songs that I [C] sing.
[F] I'll feast at your table, [Dm] [G] I'll sleep in your [C]
cloakroom.
[Bb] Who cares what [C]
tomorrow will [F] bring?
[C]
[F] Today, while the [Dm]
blossoms still [Gm] cling to [C] the vine,
[F] I'll taste your [Dm] strawberries, I'll [Gm] drink your sweet [C] wine.
A million tomorrows [Bb] shall all [Bbm] pass away.
[F] There I [Dm] forget all the [Gm] joy [C] that is mine today.
[F] [D]
[Bb] [C]
I [F] can't be [Dm] contented [Gm] with [C] yesterday's glory.
[F] I can't live [Dm] on promises [Gm] when [C] third to spring.
[F] Today [Dm] is my moment, [Gm] and now is [C] my story.
[Bb] I'll laugh, [C] I'll cry, and [F] I'll sing, sing [C] with you.
[F] Today, while [Dm] the blossoms [Gm] still cling to [C] the vine,
I'll taste your [Dm] strawberries, I'll [Gm] drink your sweet wine.
A [F] million
[F] tomorrows shall [Bb] all pass [Bbm] away.
[F] There I [Dm] forget all the [Gm] joy that [C] is mine [C] today.
[F] [Dm]
[Gm] [C]
[F] [Dm]
[Gm] [C]
[F] [Dm]
[Gm]
[Bb]
[F] Everybody [C] sing.
[F] Today, while [Dm] the blossoms [Gm] still cling [C] to the vine,
[F] I'll taste your [Dm] strawberries, [Gm] I'll drink your sweet [C] wine.
[F] A million tomorrows [Bb] shall all pass [Bbm]
away.
[F] There [Dm] I forget all the [Gm] joy that [C] is [F] mine [C] today.
[Bb]
[F]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
C
3211
Dm
2311
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To learn John Denver - (Live at Five Seasons Center, Cedar Rapids, IA - December 1987) Today chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Gm, C, F, Dm, Gm, C and Dm in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 51 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 103. With the song's key of F Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] Today, _ [Dm] while the blossoms [Gm] still cling _ [C] to the vine,
_ _ [F] I'll taste [G] your strawberries, _ [Dm] _ [G] I'll drink your _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
chameleon.
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [F] There [Dm] I forget _ _ [G] all the joy that [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
is [F] today.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ I'll be [D] a dandy, [Gm] and I'll be, [G] _ _ _
_ [F] you'll know [Dm] who I am,
by the [Gm] songs that I [C] sing.
_ [F] I'll _ feast at your table, [Dm] _ [G] I'll sleep in your [C] _
cloakroom.
[Bb] Who cares what [C]
tomorrow will _ [F] _ _ bring?
[C] _
_ _ [F] Today, _ while the [Dm]
blossoms still [Gm] cling to [C] the vine,
_ [F] I'll taste your [Dm] strawberries, _ I'll [Gm] drink your sweet [C] wine.
_ A million _ _ _ _ tomorrows [Bb] shall _ all [Bbm] pass away.
_ _ [F] There I [Dm] forget _ _ all the [Gm] joy [C] that is mine _ _ today. _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
I [F] _ _ can't be [Dm] contented _ [Gm] with _ _ [C] yesterday's glory. _
_ [F] I can't live [Dm] on promises _ [Gm] when _ [C] third to spring. _
_ [F] Today _ [Dm] is my moment, _ [Gm] and now is [C] my story.
_ _ [Bb] I'll laugh, _ [C] I'll cry, and [F] I'll sing, sing [C] with you.
_ _ _ [F] Today, while [Dm] the blossoms _ [Gm] still cling to [C] the vine,
_ I'll taste your [Dm] strawberries, _ I'll [Gm] drink your sweet wine.
_ A [F] million _ _
[F] _ _ tomorrows shall [Bb] _ all pass [Bbm] away.
_ _ [F] There I [Dm] forget _ all the [Gm] _ joy that [C] is mine [C] _ _ today.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ Everybody [C] sing. _ _
[F] Today, _ while [Dm] the blossoms [Gm] still cling _ [C] to the vine, _
[F] I'll taste your [Dm] strawberries, _ [Gm] I'll drink your sweet [C] wine.
_ [F] A million _ _ _ _ tomorrows [Bb] shall all pass [Bbm] _
away.
_ [F] There [Dm] I forget _ all the [Gm] joy that [C] is [F] mine _ [C] today. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _

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This song was written by Randy Sparks.

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