Chords for Lesson 2: "COUNTRY ROAD" - Official James Taylor Guitar Lessons

Tempo:
137.65 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

C

Em

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lesson 2: "COUNTRY ROAD" - Official James Taylor Guitar Lessons chords
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[A]
[E]
[F#m]
[B] [E] [A]
[D] Okay, well we're in drop D fingering which means we're [C] playing with our E string tuned down to a D
So we can play country road.
This is a tune that's
[D#m] That's a good example of hammering off
It's easy for me to hammer off because I play my D a little bit differently from most people
I I play the the third of the chord with my index finger and
the [D] same way with my a so
[B] [D]
You hammer off which is sort of a signature thing for me
Take
[C] [G] [A]
[D]
to the highway won't you lend me your name?
[A] [D]
[Em]
Mama don't [A] understand
[Em] Want to know where I've [A] been
[E] Have to [Em] be some [A] kind of natural born [Bm] fool to walk on the [D] road [C] again
[C] [G] [D]
[C] [D]
[Em] Mama don't [A] understand it,
[Em] want to know where I've [A] been
[Em] Have to be some [A] kind of natural born [B] fool to walk [Bm] on the road again
[A]
[D]
[C] [G] [D]
Country Road give it a try
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
C
3211
Em
121
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
C
3211
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ Okay, well we're in drop D fingering which means we're [C] playing with our E string tuned down to a D
So we can play country road.
This is a tune that's
_ [D#m] That's a good example of hammering off
_ It's easy for me to hammer off because I play my D a little bit differently from most people
I I play the the third of the chord with my index finger and
_ _ the [D] same way with my a so _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You hammer off which is sort of a signature thing for me
Take _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ to the highway _ won't you lend me your name?
[A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em]
Mama don't _ [A] understand _ _
[Em] Want to know where I've [A] been _ _ _
[E] Have to [Em] be some [A] kind of natural born [Bm] fool to walk on the [D] road [C] again _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Mama don't [A] understand it, _
[Em] want to know where I've [A] been _ _
[Em] Have to be some [A] kind of natural born [B] fool to walk [Bm] on the road again
_ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Country Road _ _ give it a try _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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