Chords for To The Wild Country John Denver
Tempo:
113.5 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
F#m
B
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [E]
There [F#] [E]
are times I fear I lose myself [A] I don't know who I [E] am
I get [F#m] caught up in the [E] struggle and the [B] strain With my [E] back against the stone wall
[A] My finger in the [E] dam [A] Losing [F#m] strength [E] and going [B] down again
And [E] I take a look around me [A] My eyes can't find [E] the sun
[A] There's nothing [F#m] wild [E] as [A] far as I can [B] see
[B]
[E] Then my heart turns to [A]
Alaska [E] And freedom on the run
I [F#m] can hear her [A] spirit calling [B] me
[A] To [F#m] the [E] mountains [A]
I [F#m] can [E] rest there
[A] To [F#m] the rivers [F#m] I will [B] be strong
[A] To the [E] forest [A]
I'll [E] find peace [A] there
To [F#m] the [E] wild [A] country [F#m] [B]
Where [E] I belong
[E]
[A] [F#m]
[E]
[A] [F#m]
[E] Oh I know sometimes [A]
I [E] worry [A] On worldly ways [E] and means
[A] And I can [F#m] see [E] the future [A] killing [B] me
[E] On a misbegotten highway Of [A] prophecies and [E] dreams
A [A] road to [F#m]
nowhere [E] and [B] eternity
[E] And I know it's just changes [A] Yes and mankind [E] marching on
[A] I [F#m] know we [E] can't [A] live in [B] yesterday
But [E] compared to what we're losing And [A] what it [E] means to me
[A] I'd give my life [E] and throw [A] the rest [B] away
[A] To [F#m] the [E] mountains [A]
I [F#m] can [E] rest there
[A] To [F#m] the [E] rivers [A] I [F#m] will be [B]
strong
[A] To [F#m] the [E] forest [A]
[F#m] I'll [E] find peace [A] there
To [F#m] the [E] wild [A] country [F#m] [B]
Where I [E] belong
[A] [F#m] [E] [A] [F#m] [B]
[E]
[A] [F#m] [E]
[A]
[E] [F#m]
[N]
There [F#] [E]
are times I fear I lose myself [A] I don't know who I [E] am
I get [F#m] caught up in the [E] struggle and the [B] strain With my [E] back against the stone wall
[A] My finger in the [E] dam [A] Losing [F#m] strength [E] and going [B] down again
And [E] I take a look around me [A] My eyes can't find [E] the sun
[A] There's nothing [F#m] wild [E] as [A] far as I can [B] see
[B]
[E] Then my heart turns to [A]
Alaska [E] And freedom on the run
I [F#m] can hear her [A] spirit calling [B] me
[A] To [F#m] the [E] mountains [A]
I [F#m] can [E] rest there
[A] To [F#m] the rivers [F#m] I will [B] be strong
[A] To the [E] forest [A]
I'll [E] find peace [A] there
To [F#m] the [E] wild [A] country [F#m] [B]
Where [E] I belong
[E]
[A] [F#m]
[E]
[A] [F#m]
[E] Oh I know sometimes [A]
I [E] worry [A] On worldly ways [E] and means
[A] And I can [F#m] see [E] the future [A] killing [B] me
[E] On a misbegotten highway Of [A] prophecies and [E] dreams
A [A] road to [F#m]
nowhere [E] and [B] eternity
[E] And I know it's just changes [A] Yes and mankind [E] marching on
[A] I [F#m] know we [E] can't [A] live in [B] yesterday
But [E] compared to what we're losing And [A] what it [E] means to me
[A] I'd give my life [E] and throw [A] the rest [B] away
[A] To [F#m] the [E] mountains [A]
I [F#m] can [E] rest there
[A] To [F#m] the [E] rivers [A] I [F#m] will be [B]
strong
[A] To [F#m] the [E] forest [A]
[F#m] I'll [E] find peace [A] there
To [F#m] the [E] wild [A] country [F#m] [B]
Where I [E] belong
[A] [F#m] [E] [A] [F#m] [B]
[E]
[A] [F#m] [E]
[A]
[E] [F#m]
[N]
Key:
E
A
F#m
B
F#
E
A
F#m
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
are times I fear I lose myself [A] I don't know who I [E] am
I get [F#m] caught up in the [E] struggle _ and the [B] strain _ _ With _ my [E] back against the stone wall
[A] My finger in the [E] dam _ _ _ [A] Losing [F#m] strength [E] and going [B] down again _ _ _ _
_ And [E] I take a look around me [A] My eyes can't find [E] the sun
_ [A] There's nothing [F#m] wild [E] as [A] far as I can [B] see
_ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] Then my heart turns to [A]
Alaska [E] _ And freedom _ on the run
_ _ I [F#m] can hear her [A] spirit calling [B] me _ _ _
[A] To [F#m] the [E] mountains _ [A]
I [F#m] can [E] rest there
[A] To [F#m] the _ rivers _ [F#m] I will [B] be strong
[A] To the _ [E] forest [A] _
_ I'll [E] find peace [A] there
To [F#m] the [E] wild _ [A] country [F#m] _ _ [B] _
_ Where [E] I belong
_ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[E] _ _ Oh I know sometimes [A]
I [E] worry _ [A] On worldly ways [E] and means
[A] And I can [F#m] see [E] the future [A] killing [B] me _ _
_ _ _ [E] On a _ misbegotten _ highway Of [A] prophecies and [E] dreams
A [A] road to [F#m]
nowhere [E] and _ [B] eternity _ _ _
_ _ [E] And I know it's just changes [A] Yes and mankind _ [E] marching on
_ [A] I [F#m] know we [E] can't [A] live in [B] yesterday _ _ _
But _ [E] _ compared to what we're losing And [A] what it _ [E] means to me
_ _ [A] I'd give my life [E] and throw [A] the rest [B] away _ _ _ _
[A] To [F#m] the [E] mountains _ [A]
I [F#m] can [E] rest there
[A] To [F#m] the _ [E] rivers [A] I [F#m] will be [B]
strong
[A] To [F#m] the [E] forest _ [A] _
_ [F#m] I'll [E] find peace [A] there
To [F#m] the [E] wild [A] country _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
Where I [E] belong
[A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
are times I fear I lose myself [A] I don't know who I [E] am
I get [F#m] caught up in the [E] struggle _ and the [B] strain _ _ With _ my [E] back against the stone wall
[A] My finger in the [E] dam _ _ _ [A] Losing [F#m] strength [E] and going [B] down again _ _ _ _
_ And [E] I take a look around me [A] My eyes can't find [E] the sun
_ [A] There's nothing [F#m] wild [E] as [A] far as I can [B] see
_ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] Then my heart turns to [A]
Alaska [E] _ And freedom _ on the run
_ _ I [F#m] can hear her [A] spirit calling [B] me _ _ _
[A] To [F#m] the [E] mountains _ [A]
I [F#m] can [E] rest there
[A] To [F#m] the _ rivers _ [F#m] I will [B] be strong
[A] To the _ [E] forest [A] _
_ I'll [E] find peace [A] there
To [F#m] the [E] wild _ [A] country [F#m] _ _ [B] _
_ Where [E] I belong
_ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[E] _ _ Oh I know sometimes [A]
I [E] worry _ [A] On worldly ways [E] and means
[A] And I can [F#m] see [E] the future [A] killing [B] me _ _
_ _ _ [E] On a _ misbegotten _ highway Of [A] prophecies and [E] dreams
A [A] road to [F#m]
nowhere [E] and _ [B] eternity _ _ _
_ _ [E] And I know it's just changes [A] Yes and mankind _ [E] marching on
_ [A] I [F#m] know we [E] can't [A] live in [B] yesterday _ _ _
But _ [E] _ compared to what we're losing And [A] what it _ [E] means to me
_ _ [A] I'd give my life [E] and throw [A] the rest [B] away _ _ _ _
[A] To [F#m] the [E] mountains _ [A]
I [F#m] can [E] rest there
[A] To [F#m] the _ [E] rivers [A] I [F#m] will be [B]
strong
[A] To [F#m] the [E] forest _ [A] _
_ [F#m] I'll [E] find peace [A] there
To [F#m] the [E] wild [A] country _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
Where I [E] belong
[A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _