Intro
C

Verse 1
Rise up this C mornin’ Smile with the G rising sun Three little F birds
Perch on my C doorstep
Singin’ C sweet songs
Of melodies G pure and true... sayin’
F This is my message to C you-oo-oo

Verse 2
Rise up this C mornin’ Smile with the G rising sun Three little F birds
Perch on my C doorstep
Singin’ C sweet songs
Of melodies G pure and true... sayin’
F This is my message to C you-oo-oo

Intro
F G x4

Verse 1
F Now here you G go again, you say F you want your freeGdom
F well, who am G I to keep you F down G
F It's only right G that you should F play the way you G feel it,
but F listen carefully G to the F sound of your G loneliness,
like a F heartbeat drives you G mad,
in the F stillness of G remembering what you F had
G and what you F lost, G and what you F had
G and what you F lost. G

Instrumental
F G
F G

Verse 2
F Now here I G go again, I F see the crystal G visions,
F I keep my G visions to my F self.G
F It's only me G who wants to F wrap around your G dreams, and
F have you any G dreams you'd like to F sell, dreams of G loneliness,
like a F heartbeat drives you G mad,
in the F stillness of G remembering what you F had
G and what you F lost, G and what you F had
G and what you F lost. G

Outro
You'll F know, G
You WILL F know, G
Whoa-o-oa, you'll F* know.

Intro
C G-F C C x2

Verse 1
C I see the G bad F moon C rising
C I see G trouble F on the C way
C I see G earth F quakes and C lightning
C I see G bad F times C today

Instrumental
C G-F C C

Verse 2
C I hear G hurriFcanes C blowing
C I know the G end is F coming C soon
C I fear G rivers F overCflowing
C I hear the G voice of F rage and C ruin

Instrumental
C G-F C C

Verse 3
C Hope you G got your F shit C together
C Hope you are G quite F prepared to C die
C Looks like G we're in for F nasty C weather
C One eye is G taken F for an C eye

Outro
C G-F C C
C G-F C*

Intro
G Am C G

Verse 1
G 25 years of my life and still
Am Trying to get up that great big hill of C hope
For a desti-Gnation
I G realized quickly when I knew I should
That the Am world was made for this brotherhood
Of C man
For whatever that G means

Post-Chorus
G Oooh, oo!.. oo oo-Am Oo-hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo
C Oooh! ...ooo-hoo-hoo-ah-Gha

Verse 2
And I G try
Oh my God do I Am try
I try all the C time
In this instiGtution
And I G pray,
Oh my God do I Am pray
I pray every single C day
For a revoGlution

Chorus

Outro - single strums
G 25 years of my life and still
Am Trying to get up that great big hill of C hope.... for a destiGnation

Intro
CCsus4  CCsus4  CCsus4  C*

Verse 1
I try to dis-Ccover
A little something to G make me sweeter, Oh baby ref-E7rain
From breaking my F heart F*

Verse 2
And if I should C falter
Would you open your G arms out to me? We can make love not E7 war
And live at peace with out F hearts  F*

Instrumental
Bb Bb G G*

Outro
CCsus4  CCsus4  CCsus4  C*

Intro Same as first 2 lines
C C Am Am
G F C C

Verse 1
C Almost heaven... Am West Virginia
G Blue ridge mountains F Shenandoah C river
C Life is old there Am older than the trees
G Younger than the moun-tains... F blowing like a C breeze

Verse 2
C All my memories... Am gathered round her
G Miner’s lady... F stranger to blue C water
C Dark and dusty... Am painted on the sky
G Misty taste of moonshine F teardrops in my C eye

Bridge
Am I hear her G voice in the C mornin’ hour she calls me
The F radio reCminds me of my G home far away
And Am drivin’ down the G road I get a feelFin’ that I
C should have been home G yesterday... yesterG7day

Acapella
Country roads... take me home
To the place... I belong
West Virginia... mountain mama
Take me home... country roads

Outro
Country C roads... take me G home
To the Am place... I beFlong
West VirCginia... mountain maGma
Take me F home... country C roads
Take me G home... down country C roads
Take me G home... down country C roads… G* C*