Chords for America - Ventura Highway (1975) | LIVE
Tempo:
128.45 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C#
Em
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [F#m]
[D]
[G] [Am]
[D]
[G] Chewing on a piece of grass, [D] walking down a road.
[G] [D] [G] Tell me how long you gonna stay here, girl.
[G] Some people say this town [D] don't look good in the snow.
[G] You don't care, [D] I know.
Pinch
[G] your highway [D] in the sunshine.
[G] Where the days are longer, the nights are stronger [A] than [D] moonshine.
[G] You're gonna go, [D] I know.
[C#]
[Em] Those free winds blowing [F#m] through [C#] your hair,
[Em] and the days surround [F#m] your daylight there.
[Em] Seasons crying [C#] no despair.
[Em] Alligator, [F#m] lizards in the [C#] air.
In [G] the air.
[D] Do do do do.
Do do do [G] do.
Do do do do.
[D] Do do do do.
Do do do [G] do.
Wishing on a fallen star, watching [A] for the early train.
[G] Sorry boy, but [A] I've been hit by purple rain.
[G] Oh, come on Joe, you can [D] always change your name.
[G]
Thanks a lot son, [D] just the same.
[G]
Venture a highway [D] in the sunshine.
Where [G] the days are longer, the nights are stronger [A] than [D] moonshine.
[G]
You're gonna go, [D] I know.
[C#]
Cause [Em] the free wind is blowing [C#] through your hair, [Em] and the days surround [C#] your daylight there.
[Em]
Seasons crying, [C#] no despair, [Em] alligator [F#m] lizards in the air, [G] in the air.
[D]
[G]
[E] [D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D] [A]
[D]
[G] [Am]
[D]
[G] Chewing on a piece of grass, [D] walking down a road.
[G] [D] [G] Tell me how long you gonna stay here, girl.
[G] Some people say this town [D] don't look good in the snow.
[G] You don't care, [D] I know.
Pinch
[G] your highway [D] in the sunshine.
[G] Where the days are longer, the nights are stronger [A] than [D] moonshine.
[G] You're gonna go, [D] I know.
[C#]
[Em] Those free winds blowing [F#m] through [C#] your hair,
[Em] and the days surround [F#m] your daylight there.
[Em] Seasons crying [C#] no despair.
[Em] Alligator, [F#m] lizards in the [C#] air.
In [G] the air.
[D] Do do do do.
Do do do [G] do.
Do do do do.
[D] Do do do do.
Do do do [G] do.
Wishing on a fallen star, watching [A] for the early train.
[G] Sorry boy, but [A] I've been hit by purple rain.
[G] Oh, come on Joe, you can [D] always change your name.
[G]
Thanks a lot son, [D] just the same.
[G]
Venture a highway [D] in the sunshine.
Where [G] the days are longer, the nights are stronger [A] than [D] moonshine.
[G]
You're gonna go, [D] I know.
[C#]
Cause [Em] the free wind is blowing [C#] through your hair, [Em] and the days surround [C#] your daylight there.
[Em]
Seasons crying, [C#] no despair, [Em] alligator [F#m] lizards in the air, [G] in the air.
[D]
[G]
[E] [D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D] [A]
Key:
G
D
C#
Em
F#m
G
D
C#
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ Chewing on a piece of grass, [D] walking down a _ road. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] Tell me how long you gonna stay here, girl.
_ _ [G] Some people say _ this town [D] don't look good in the snow.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ You don't care, [D] I know.
_ Pinch _
_ _ [G] _ your highway _ _ [D] in the _ _ sunshine.
_ [G] Where the days are longer, the nights are stronger [A] than _ [D] _ moonshine.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ You're gonna go, _ [D] I know. _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] Those free winds blowing [F#m] through [C#] your hair,
[Em] and the days surround [F#m] your daylight there.
[Em] _ Seasons crying [C#] no despair.
_ [Em] Alligator, _ [F#m] lizards in the _ [C#] air.
In [G] the _ _ air.
_ _ _ [D] Do do do do.
Do do do [G] do.
Do do do do.
_ [D] Do do do do.
Do do do [G] do. _
Wishing on a fallen star, watching [A] for the _ early train.
_ _ [G] Sorry _ _ _ boy, but [A] I've been hit by _ purple rain.
_ _ _ [G] Oh, come on Joe, _ you can [D] always change your name.
_ _ [G] _ _
_ Thanks a lot son, [D] just the same.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
Venture a highway _ _ [D] in the _ _ sunshine.
Where [G] the days are longer, the nights are stronger [A] than _ [D] _ moonshine.
_ _ [G] _ _
_ You're gonna go, _ [D] I know.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ Cause [Em] the free wind is blowing [C#] through your hair, [Em] and the days surround [C#] your daylight there.
[Em] _
Seasons crying, [C#] no despair, [Em] alligator _ [F#m] lizards in the _ air, _ [G] in the _ air. _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ Chewing on a piece of grass, [D] walking down a _ road. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] Tell me how long you gonna stay here, girl.
_ _ [G] Some people say _ this town [D] don't look good in the snow.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ You don't care, [D] I know.
_ Pinch _
_ _ [G] _ your highway _ _ [D] in the _ _ sunshine.
_ [G] Where the days are longer, the nights are stronger [A] than _ [D] _ moonshine.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ You're gonna go, _ [D] I know. _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] Those free winds blowing [F#m] through [C#] your hair,
[Em] and the days surround [F#m] your daylight there.
[Em] _ Seasons crying [C#] no despair.
_ [Em] Alligator, _ [F#m] lizards in the _ [C#] air.
In [G] the _ _ air.
_ _ _ [D] Do do do do.
Do do do [G] do.
Do do do do.
_ [D] Do do do do.
Do do do [G] do. _
Wishing on a fallen star, watching [A] for the _ early train.
_ _ [G] Sorry _ _ _ boy, but [A] I've been hit by _ purple rain.
_ _ _ [G] Oh, come on Joe, _ you can [D] always change your name.
_ _ [G] _ _
_ Thanks a lot son, [D] just the same.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
Venture a highway _ _ [D] in the _ _ sunshine.
Where [G] the days are longer, the nights are stronger [A] than _ [D] _ moonshine.
_ _ [G] _ _
_ You're gonna go, _ [D] I know.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ Cause [Em] the free wind is blowing [C#] through your hair, [Em] and the days surround [C#] your daylight there.
[Em] _
Seasons crying, [C#] no despair, [Em] alligator _ [F#m] lizards in the _ air, _ [G] in the _ air. _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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