John Denver

Accords et partitions

Take Me Home, Country Roads

D A G Bm C A7

I hear her voice in the mornin'hours she calls me The radio reminds me of my home far away And drivin'down the road I get the feeling that I should have been home Yesterday, yesterday

Annie's Song

G D D(sus4) A Bm F#m

Come let me love you, let me give my life to you. Let me drown in your laughter, let me die in your arms. Let me lay down beside you, let me always be with you. Come let me love you, come love me again. You fill up my senses, like a night in a forest. Like a mountain in spring time, like a walk in the rain.

Leaving on a Jet Plane

G C D

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So kiss me and smile for me Tell me that you'll wait for me Hold me like you'll never let me go 'cause I'm leaving on a Jet Plane Don't know when I'll be back again

Rocky Mountain High

E B A F#m D E4

He was born in the summer, of his twenty seventh year Coming home to a place he'd never been before He left yesterday behind him, you might say he was born again You might say he found a key, for every door When he first came to the mountains, his life was far away

Thank God, I'm A Country Boy

A E D F#m G E)

Well life on the farm is kinda laid back Ain't much an old country boy like me can't hack It's early to rise, early in the sack Thank God I'm a country boy Well a simple kinda life never did me no harm

Sunshine On My Shoulders

G C Am7 Bm D7

Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy, Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry, Sunshine on the water looks so lovely, Sunshine almost always makes me high,

My Sweet Lady

D G A Dmaj7 Em7 Gm

Lady, are you crying? Do the tears belong to me? Did you think our time together was all gone? Lady, you've been dreaming -- I'm as close as I can be,

Perhaps Love

F#m A E7 E Bm C#m

Perhaps love is like a resting place A shelter from the storm It exists to give you comfort It is there to keep you warm And in those times of trouble

Follow Me

D G A G/E A7 Bm

Follow me where I go what I do and who I know Make it part of you to be a part of me Follow me up and down all the way and all around Take my hand and say you'll follow me

I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado

D C G Em

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I guess he'd rather be in Colorado He'd rather spend his time out where the Sky looks like a pearl after a rain Once again I see him walking once again I hear him talking To the stars he makes and asking them for busfare

I'm Sorry

G D7 C Am D Em

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Its cold here in the city, always seems that way. And I've been thinking about you all most everyday. Thinking about the good times, thinking about the rain.

Calypso

A D E A6 Amaj7 Bm/A

To sail on a dream of a crystal clear ocean, to ride on the crest of a Wild raging storm. To work in the service of life and the living in search Of the answers to questions unknown. To be part of the movement and part Of the growing part of beginning to under stand.

Poems, Prayers And Promises

D G G(sus2) A7 Em Bm

I've been lately thinking about my life's time All the things I've done and how it's been, And I can't help believin'in my own mind I know I'm gonna hate to see it end. I've seen a lot of sunshine slept out in the rain

Today

F Gm Dm C C7 A#

Today, while the blossoms still cling to the vine I'll taste your strawberries, I'll drink your sweet wine A million tomorrows shall all pass away Ere I forget all the joy that is mine......today

Back Home Again

E A B7 E7 F#m

There's a storm across the valley, clouds are rollin in The afternoon is heavy on your shoulders There's a truck out on the four lane, a mile or more away The whinin of his wheels just makes it colder

For Baby (For Bobbie)

A D E

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I'll walk in the rain by your side, I'll cling to the warmth of your tiny hand, I'll do anything to help you understand, I love you more than anybody can.

Grandma's Feather Bed

D G A7 E7

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When I was a little bitty boy Just up off the floor We used to go down to Grandma's house Every month end or so We'd have chicken pie, country ham

Rhymes And Reasons

G C D/F# D Em Bm

So you speak to me of sadness and the coming of the winter, The fear that is within you now, and it seems to never end, And the dreams that have escaped you, and the hope that you've forgotten, And you tell me that you need me now and you want to be my friend, And you wonder where we're going, where's the rhyme and where's the reason?

Wild Montana Skies

D G A D7

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He was born in the Bitteroot Valley in the early morning rain Wild geese over the water, heading north and home again Bringin' a warm wind from the south, bringin' the first taste of the spring His mother took him to her breast and softly she did sing Oh, Montana, give this child a home

The Mountain Song

E A Bm7 D A7 Amaj7

I came here from the city a thousand miles away. I came just for a little while you know I never meant to stay. I meant to take my pleasure, have a good time and be gone. But I fell in love with a lady, now I sing a mountain song.

Homegrown Tomatoes

C F G7 em a

[Verse 1] There's nothin in the world that I like better Than bacon and lettuce and homegrown tomatoes Up in the morning out in the garden Pick you a ripe one, don't get a hard 'un

This Old Guitar

C Am F G7 G Em

This old guitar taught me to sing a love song It showed me how to laugh and how to cry It introduced me to some friends of mine And brightened up some days And it helped me make it through some lonely nights. Oooh.

Prisoners

D G

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Josie works the counter at the downtown five and dime, Anything at all to help her pass the time. Her mama keeps the baby and grandpa rambles on About the good times playing in his mind.

Matthew

G Am D C

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CHORUS: Yes, and joy was just the thing he was raised on Love was just a way to live and die Gold was just a windy Kansas wheat field Blue was just a Kansas summer sky

Looking For Space

A D D/C# G/B G Em

On the road to experience I'm trying to find my own way Sometimes I wish that I could fly away When I think that I'm moving suddenly things stand still I'm afraid 'cause I think they always will

Please Daddy Dont Get Drunk This Christmas

C G G7 F C7 D7

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John Denver - Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas) From the albums: Farewell Andromeda (1973), Rocky Mountain Christmas (1975) And The Classic Christmas Album (2012) Comment for any corrections and please rate

Let It Be

A D E D6 F#m C#m/D

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be There will be an answer, let it be Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.

It's About Time

C F G G/B F/A C7

FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO WIN IN THE EYES OF ALL THE PEOPLE THE LOOK IS MUCH THE SAME FOR THE FIRST IS JUST THE LAST ONE WHEN YOU PLAY A DEADLY GAME

Windsong

G D C Am A7 Em

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The wind gives the rain then builds us a rainbow The wind is the singer who sang the first song The wind is the twister of anger and warning The wind brings the fragrance of freshly mown hay The wind is a racer and a wild stallion running

Sweet Surrender

A E7

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Sweet sweet surrender Live live without care Like a fish in the water Like a bird in the air

Trail Of Tears

C D G a Em g

Album: Dreamland Express Song: Trail of Tears Written by: Randy Handley Performed by: John Denver Trasnscribed: Ken Reynolds

Autograph

G D Em G7 C Am7

(verse 1) Here I am closing my eyes again, Tryin' so hard not to see all the things that I see, Almost willing to lie again, I swear that it just isn't so, it just isn't me,

Fly Away

G Am D7 D7sus4 Bm C9

All of her days have gone soft cloudy All of her dreams have gone dry All of her nights have gone sad and shady She's getting ready to fly

For You

C G F Am Am7 E

Just to look in your eyes again, just to lay in your arms Just to be the first one always there for you Just to live in your laughter, just to sing in your heart Just to be every one of your dreams come true

The Music Is You

Dm7 C C/E

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The Eagle And The Hawk

A D E D/C B/E G6

I am the eagle, I live in high country In rocky cathedrals that reach to the sky. I am the hawk and there's blood on my feathers, But time is still turning, they soon will be dry And all those who see me and all who believe in me

Fire And Rain

D G A Am C Em

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[Verse 1] Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone Susanne the plans they made put an end to you I woke up this morning and wrote down this song I just can't remember who to send it to

Darcy Farrow

E A E7 B D D7

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Where the walker runs down to the Carson Valley Plain There lived a maiden, Darcy Farrow was her name The daughter of old Dundee and a fair one was she The sweetest flower that bloomed over the range

On The Road

C G F

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Headin down from Canada on a gravel road a mile from Montana Then my Daddy read a sign and took us in the wrong direction I asked my Daddy where are we goin, he said well just follow Our nose, so I looked out the window and dreamed I was a cowboy

Goodbye again

F C Am Em G G7

It's five o'clock this morning and the sun is on the rise. There's frosting on the window pane and sorrow in your eyes. The stars are fading quietly, the night is nearly gone, And so you turn away from me and tears begin to come. And it's goodbye again, I'm sorry to be leaving you.

Gospel Changes

G D C Em Bm Am

Over many a ragged mile When he finally crossed the river And his father saw him near There was a joyful sound for all the world to hear

Garden Song

D G A B a

Pulling weeds and picking stones, man is made of dreams and bones. Feel the need to grow my own 'cause the time is close at hand. Grain for grain, sun and rain, find my way in nature's chain, Tune my body and my brain to the music from the land.

Seasons Of The Heart

C F G C7

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Of course we have our differences You shouldn’t be surprised It’s as natural as changes In the seasons and the skies Sometimes we grow together

Saturday Night In Toledo Ohio

C G7 Am D7 F#7 C7

[Verse] C C#dim G7 Saturday night in Toledo Ohio is like being nowhere at all All through the day how the hours rush by You sit in the park and you watch the grass die

Starwood in Aspen

D G A Em A6/9/F# C/G

It's a long way from L.A. to Denver. It's a long time to hang in the sky. It's a long way home to Starwood in Aspen, My sweet Rocky Mountain paradise. Oh, my sweet Rocky Mountain paradise.

Season Suite - Spring

C F G Am Bb

[Verse 1] Open up your eyes and see the brand new day Clear blue sky and brightly shining sun... Open up your ears and hear the bree-eeze say Everything that's cold and gray is gone

Like a sad song.

G C D Cm Em7 G7

Usually in the morning, I'm filled with sweet belonging. And everything is beautiful to see. Even when it's raining, the sound of heaven singing. Is simple joyful music to me.

City Of New Orleans

D A Bm G A7 F#m

Ridin' on the City of New Orleans Illinois Central Monday mornin' rail There's 15 cars, and 15 restless riders 3 conductors and 25 sacks of mail

Shanghai Breezes

D A7 Em7 G Bm F#m

(verse 2) There are lovers who walk hand in hand in the park, And lovers who walk alone, There are lovers who lie unafraid in the dark, And lovers who long for home,

Christmas For Cowboys

C F G Am

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Tall in the saddle, we spend Christmas Day, Driving the cattle over snow covered-plains. All of the good gifts given today, Ours is the sky and the wide open range.

Aspenglow

C F Am Dm G D

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(verse 1) See the sunlight through the pines, Taste the warm of winter wines, Dream of softly falling snow, Winter Skol, Aspenglow,

Come And Let Me Look In Your Eyes

D G C F Bm Am

[Verse 1] Guess growing isn't hard to do Just stand against the wall Once I was just two feet high Today I'm six feet tall

On The Wings Of An Eagle

A G D E C F

Oh my home is in the mountains I am free, I am free I am one with wind and eagles I am free Given wings to sail in gracefulness

Today Is The First Day Of The Rest Of My Life

Em Am D G C A7

Today is the first day Of the rest of my life I wake as a child To see the world again

What One Man Can Do

C G F G7 Dm Dm7/5-

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Around And Around

C G D Am D7

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(bridge) And I love to see the morning, As it steals across the sky, I love to remember And I love to wonder why,

All Of My Memories

G C D Bm D7

Lay in the life of the highway All of my nights in old motels and sleeping alone All of my days on the road with no one beside me All of my dreams of a place that I can call home

The Wings That Fly Us Home

D G A7 Em Bm F#m/C#

There are many ways of being in this circle we call life A wise man seeks an answer burns his candle through the night Is a jewel just a pebble that found a way to shine Is an hero's blood more righteous than a hobo's sip of wine

Season Suite - Winter

C G F D Am C7

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Verse: It's cold and it's getting colder It's gray and white and winter all around And oh, I must be getting older And all this snow is trying to get me down

Dreamland Express

D G C Em F#

Verse 1 I caught a ride on the dreamland express last night I was sailing on an ocean of blue, When right there by my side, much to my surprise; was you

Eagles and Horses

Am F Em C G C6

Horses are creatures who worship the Earth Galloping on feet of ivory Con strained by the wonder of dying and birth The horses still run, they are free

Don't Close Your Eyes Tonight

B A E F# C#7 C#m7

There's a tenderness that I feel It's very real you see I can feel your body stir, so deep within Let it be an act of love tonight, completely And let me ask of you one thing

How Can I Leave You Again

Em7 D A G Bm Em

(verse 1) In a spaceship over the mountains, Chasing rainbows in the setting sun, Leaving heart and home for the city of angels, I feel my life is undone,

I Want To Live

G Am C Em D F

There are children raised in sorrow on a scorched And barren plain there are children raised beneath The golden sun there are children of the water Children of the sand and they cry throughout The universe their voices raised as one

Whispering Jesse

A G D Bm

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I often had wandered, in deep contemplation It seems that the mind runs wild when you?re all alone The way that it could be, the ways that it should be Things I?d do differently, if I could do them again

A Song For All Lovers

C G Am F

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I see them dancing somewhere in the moonlight Somewhere in Alaska, somewhere in the sun I hear them singing a song for all lovers A song for the two hearts beating only as one Imagine the morning no longer alone

Season Suite - Summer

C F G Bb Am E

[Verse 1] Silently the morning mist is lying on the water, Captive moonlight waiting for the dawn. Softly like a baby's breath, a breeze begins to whisper. The sun is coming quick you must be gone.

Catch Another Butterfly

G D7 Am D Em C

DO YOU REMEMBER DAYS NOT SO VERY LONG AGO WHEN THE WORLD WAS RUN BY PEOPLE TWICE YOUR SIZE? AND THE DAYS WERE FULL OF LAUGHTER AND THE NIGHTS WERE FULL OF STARS AND WHEN YOU GREW TIRED YOU COULD CLOSE YOUR EYES.

On The Wings Of A Dream

G D C D7 Bm

And I lay in my bed and I wondered After all has been said and is done for Why is it thus we are here and so soon we are gone? Oh, why is it thus we are here and so soon we are gone?

Friends With You

G Gm A7 Dm Am D

[Verse 1] What a friend we have in time Gives us children, makes us wine Tells us what to take or leave behind

Cool An Green An Shady

A D E F#m D# Bb

Saturdays holidays easy after----noons Lazy days sunny days nothing much to do Rainy days are better days for hanging out in---side Grainy days and city ways make me want to hide Some place cool an' green an' shady

Readjustment Blues

Am F G Em

[Verse 1] Just out of the infantry this morning, I had to pay my dues across the sea, But no one back in boot camp ever warned me, What the readjustment blues would do to me.

The Gift You Are

Am G D D9 C Bm7

[Verse] Imagine a month of Sundays, each one a cloudy day. Imagine the moment the sun came shining through. Imagine that ray of sunshine as you

Song Of Wyoming

D G Gm F#m D7 Bm

Well I'm weary and tired, I've done my days ridin' Nightime is rolling my way The sky's all on fire and the lights slowly fadin' Peaceful and still ends the day Out on the trail night birds are callin'

Is It Love

D Em A D/B G A7

Verse 1: I know how it feels to be head over heels, To be lost in true love and the light of the moon. When everything seems to be coming up roses; Every word seems to be rhyming with June. Suddenly all of your dreams have come true;

Mother Nature's Son

D A G/D Bm G D/C#

Born a poor young country boy, mother nature's son All day long I'm sitting singing songs for everyone Sit beside a mountain stream, watch her waters rise Listen to the pretty sound of music as she flies.

Sing Australia

D A a Bm

Album: Higher Ground Song: Sing Australia Artist: John Denver Transcribed: Ken Reynolds

Berkeley Woman

G C D7

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(verse 1) I saw a Berkeley woman sittin' in her rockin chair, A dulcimer in her lap, a feather in her hair, Her breasts swayed freely, With the rhythm of the rockin' chair,

Me And My Uncle

Em G B A

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() Me and my Uncle went a ridin () down From Colo () rado, West Texas () bound We stopped () over in Sante () Fe, Part it () being about half A way ( ) () Besides it was the () hottest part of the () day

All This Joy

A E D C# G# F#

All this joy, all this sor - row All this promise, all this pain Such is life, such is be - ing Such is spirit, such is love

Eclipse

G C Am B D F#

[Verse 1] The sun is slowly fadin' in the western sky Sometimes it takes forever the day to end Sometimes it takes a lifetime Sometimes I think I'll never see the sun again

Children Of The Universe

F C Gm Am G Bb7

A heritage of vision was given to us all To smell the rose's fragrance, to hear the songbird's call To watch the distant moonlight fill, the coming of the tides To understand that life is more than always choosing sides

Tenderly Calling

G D C Em A B

[Chorus] Home, come on home Ye who are weary come home Softly and tenderly calling Home, come on home

Baby You Look Good To Me Tonight

G C D Am A7 B

[Verse] I've been up on this highway, four or five days in a row My words all run together and my feet are moving slow I've got to stop and eat while it's still light There's a local angel sitting on my right

Two Shots

G C D7 Am G7 Em

Album: Windsong Song: Two Shots Artist: John Denver Transcribed: Ken Reynolds

You Say That The Battle Is Over

C F G Am Dm Em

There are those who would deal in the darkness of life There are those who would tear down the sun And most men are ruthless but some will still weep When the gifts we were given are gone | | |

Singing Skies And Dancing Waters

C F Dm G Em Am

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Whose Garden Was This

C Em G D Am Bm

Whose garden was this It must have been lovely Did it have flowers I've seen pictures of flowers And I'd love to have smelled one

Love Again

D G Am Bm C Em

I didn't think it could happen again I'm just too old and set in my ways I was convinced I would always be lonely All of the rest of my days

Christmas Like A Lullaby

G C Em D F

Christmas like a lullaby steals across the land A breeze upon the water, rainfall upon the sand We celebrate a baby born from spirit into man And Christmas like a lullaby steals across the land It's morning in Australia; In fact it's Christmas day

Two Different Directions

G F C Am G7 Dm

[Verse] They say they love each other I've no doubt they do They say they'll always be together That may not be true

I Watch You Sleeping

C Am Bb F G Bm

You have never heard thunder You have never seen the rain But you can still feel the wonder, you can still feel the pain And sometimes you look at me, so wise and so sure I could easily believe you have been here before

Falling Out Of Love

C G Dm F Dm/C Am

This is what its like, falling out of love This is the way you lose your very best friend This is how it feels when it's all over This is just the way a true love ends

To The Wild Country

D G Em Dsus4 A7 A7sus4

There are times I fear I lose myself, I don't know who I am, I get caught up in the struggle and the strain. With my back against a stone wall, my finger in the dam, I'm losing strength and going down again. When I take a look around me, my eyes can't find the sun,

Flight The Higher We Fly

F Gm7 Am/E Dm Bb7M C7

The higher we fly, the farther we go The closer we are to each other The darker the night, the brighter the star In peace go my sisters and brother

Forest Lawn

E B7 F# A Eb C#

Oh, lay me down in Forest Lawn in a silver casket, Put golden flowers over my head in a silver basket. Let the drum and bugle corps blow taps while cannons roar, Let sixteen liv'ried employees pass out souvenirs from the funeral store. I want to go simply, when I go,

High Wide And Handsome

B E A F#m F#

High, wide and handsome Down from the great white north More than enough and then some Swept her up on his horse,

Boy From The Country

G/D D D7sus4 G Gmaj7 G6

Because he called the forest brother Because he called the earth his mother They drove him out into the rain Some people even said the boy from the country was insane

Potters Wheel

D Bm C A Em

The world is fast becoming younger The news is all they've ever known They've seen the wars, the hurt, the hunger How will they choose when they are grown?

No One Like You

C G F Am Dm E

NO ONE LIKE YOU - JOHN DENVER I LIKE YOUR EYES I LIKE YOUR NOSE

Dancing With The Mountains

D G G6 A

Everybody's got the dancin' fever Everbody'd love to rock and roll Play it loud and baby play it better Funky music gotta stretch your soul

Late Night Radio

C F G Am G7

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There?s lonely hearts in Arkansas There?s truckers in Des Moines All there to keep me company in the early morn

Annies Other Song

C G F Dm

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[Verse 1] I'm bringin' me home to you, It's all that I have to give My life, my love, my every thing, It's you I choose to be with

Heart To Heart

D G A Em Bm Em7

I haven't seen all there is to see, but I've seen quite a bit I've seen things I'll always remember, some things I wish that I could forget I haven't quite been around the world, but I've been around the block I know that distances are meaningless like the hands that move around the clock And I know that love is everywhere, always safe, always true

Dreams

D G Bm A7 A Em

There are dreams that sail away to sea; there are dreams that stay at home. There are dreams in need of company, some that stand-alone. There are dreams that stay inside all day and never see the light.

The Foxfire Suite

D G A Am A7

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Spring is alive in Carolina Deep in the forest where the foxfire glows High on a mountain, down in a holler Thunder and lightnin' so it goes

Country Love

G Am C F# Em Em7

Nashville tears are lonely signs that point to broken hearts Broken lives and families that love has split apart Children who miss daddy, mommy's on the run The pleasure that is painful and hidden from the sun

The Flower That Shattered The Stone

G G/B C C/G D Bm

Like the flower that shattered the stone Sparrows find freedom beholding the sun In the infinite beauty, we're all joined in one I reach out before me and look to the sky Did I hear someone whisper? Did something pass by? As the river runs freely, the mountain does rise

Welcome To My Morning

F Gm

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Intro Verse Welcome to my morning

Molly

C F Am B G Cmaj7

When I was a young man, I ran away from home Dm (Dm riff) I went to join the circus Went to see the cotton candy whirl And make me lots of money on my own

Ripplin Waters

E B7 D G A A7

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Blue spruce flaming on the grate in the evenin' Takes the chill away fine. Cut the telephone line The storys the same

Yellow Cat

A Bm C Em7 Dmaj7 F#7

It's late De-cem-ber and the New Year's nev-er com-ing, Time pass-es slow-ly in a two-room walk-up flat, The sun is silent there's a cold rain's gonna come on, No one to talk to but my lady's yellow cat.

Daydreams

C F Bb G Am

Yes, I've been dreaming about you every day Each and every day And I been thinking about you all night long I even wrote a song

Four Strong Winds

D G Am C Em D7

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Four strong winds that blow lonely, seven seas that run high All those things that don't change come what may If the good times are all gone, then I'm bound for moving on I'll look for you if I'm ever back this way.

Marvelous Toy

D A G E7

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When I was just a wee little boy, full of health and joy One Christmas morning I received a marvellous little toy A wonder to behold it was, with many colors bright And the first time I laid eyes on it, it became my heart's delight

Song For The Life

G C D Em G7 G/F#

I don't drink as much as I used to, Lately it just ain't my style. And the hard times don't hurt like they ought to, They pass quickly like when I was a child.

We Dont Live Here No More

G Am D7 Bm G/C Em

So empty the ashtray, sweep up the floor Put a lock on your door, and if somebody calls in the morning Just say we don't live here no more And if somebody calls in the morning Just say we don't live here no more

It Amazes Me

D A A7 G

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He came looking for the answers to some questions on his mind Seeking truth and understanding in the hope that he would find A way to better serve his brothers and his sisters in the sun Sharing all that he was given giving all to ev'ryone

Amsterdam

Am F E G Em C

In the port of Amsterdam, there's a sailor who sings Of the dreams that he brings from the wide open seas. In the port of Amsterdam, there's a sailor who sleeps While the riverbank weeps through the old willow trees. In the port of Amsterdam, there's a sailor who dies

The Thought Of You

A D Bm G E7

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It's been almost a year since that beautiful weekend, it was more than a lifetime ago How it happens to mind after all of this time and brings tears to my eyes, I don't know It's the thought of you and the way it can hurt to be so much in love The thought of you brings it all my way

In My Life

G Em C Cm F A

There are places I'll remember All my life, though some have changed Some forever, not for better Some are gone and some remain

Circus

G C C/G D/F# Bm D

Well I think I'll try the circus Or go back to Mexico It's time to make mistakes again It's time to change the show It's time and time and time again To find another way It's time to gather forces And get out of yesterday

Mr Bojangles

G Am F C Em

[Verse 1] I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you In worn out shoes Silver hair, ragged shirt and baggy pants That old soft shoe

Isabel

G C Em Am Bb D

[Verse 1] G Gadd4 Isabel is waiting In a room of many shadows Her eyes like flashing diamonds

My Old Man

D Bm A F#m

Intro: My old man had a rounder's soul He'd hear an old freight train Then he'd have to go Said he'd been blessed with a gypsy bone

Wrangell Mountain Song

G C D7 Em f d

Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 01:38:14, -0500 From: MR KEN L REYNOLDS <[email protected]> To: [email protected], [email protected] Subject: wrangell_mountain_song_by_john_denver

A Country Girl In Paris

C F G G7 C7 Am

A country girl in Paris, moonlight on the Seine Memories of Tennessee, Nashville in the rain It's such a contradiction, a heart that's filled with pain A country girl in Paris dreamin' Nashville in the rain

Whiskey Basin Blues

G D Am Em

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[Verse 1] On a snow covered night Up in Eastern Wyoming Another lazy day Lookin' for the sun

Ravens Child

A Asus D E G Asus4

Raven's child is chasing salvation Black beak turned white from the crack and the snow On the streets of despair the answer is simple A spoonful of mercy can set free the soul

The Cowboy And The Lady

D G Em F#m A Bm

In the airport lounge she sat In a fancy feathered hat The grandest lady I had ever seen Outside the heavy rains Had grounded all the planes

Ponies

G D C G7 Am D7

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Somewhere out on the prairie Is the greatest cowboy that's ever been And when he lays his hands upon the ponies They shudder with an understanding skin

Everyday

D G A7 C F E

Every day seems a little longer, In every way my love's a little stronger. Come what may, do you ever long for True love from me?

American Child

G A D C F Gmaj7

Goin up to las ka Up to the land of the Midnight Sun Where the whale and the polar bear run oer the icy blue Sea Goin up to las ka

Cowboys Delight

E B D F#

[Intro] Sing songs of the sunrise into the night The stars as your timepiece, make it all right Make friends with the darkness, talk to the moon And when the light lifts, you can let out a tune

Flying For Me

C F G Am Dm

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John Denver was one of the selected people to go into space with NASA's space shuttle program in 1986. After one year of training together with the other ones selected, in the week before the take-off John was Called and he was told an extra crew member would go with meaning there wasn't enough room for John. Furious as he was he still watched the live broadcast of the space shuttle take off. Then in 73 seconds after the laucnch the space shuttle exploded, killing every one in the shuttle.

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free

A D E C#7 F#m B7

And I wish I knew how It would feel to be free I wish that I could break All the chains holding me And I wish I could say

Pegasus

C Bb F G Dm

Peaceful valleys, animals and children asking me Tell the story that you told of sailors drinking tea Tell the one about the man who saddled up the wind Pegasus and flying fish and woodsmen made of tin

Love Of The Common People

A E D B G F

Living on free food tickets Watering the milk from the hole in the roof Where the rain came through What can we do? Tears from your baby sister crying

Amazon Let This Be A Voice

D A G

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[Verse Pattern] There is a child that cries in the ghetto That one child is all children All children are that one

No One

G/D D A

I came into this lovely city About three weeks ago today, And I've been trying to find someone that I can talk to, A friendly face to turn my way. I walk these streets in silent sorrow,

Moreton Bay

E A C#m B Fm

One Sunday morning as I went walking By Brisbane Waters I chanced to stray I heard a convict his fate bewailing As on the sunny riverbank he lay

I'm Kissing You Goodbye

A E D E7

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Verse 1 Oh, at first it was just like heaven in your heart and in your arms And paradise discovered in the sweetness of your charms Yes, and every day a miracle to awake and be with you And every night in your embrace another dream come true

The Weight

C F B Em Am G

I pulled into Nazareth, feeling 'bout half past dead I just need place where I can lay my head "Mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed" He just grinned, shook my hand, "No" was all he said

Higher Ground

D A D(sus4) G A(sus4) Em

There are those who can live with the things they don't believe in. They are giving up their lives for something that is less than it can be. Some have longed for a home in a place of inspiration, Some will fill the emptiness inside by giving it all to the things that they believe, They believe.

Gravel On The Ground

D G A D/F# D/A G/D

If our lives could lie before us like a straight and narrow highway So that we could see forever, long before we took the ride, We would never look to heaven, make a wish or climb a mountain, 'cause we'd always know the answer what's on the other side.

Stonehaven Sunset

F C Gm Bb

Stonehaven Sunset, the waters on fire My true love is singing, we kiss and conspire Sing a song for the ocean, a song for the sky A song for tomorrow, love sleep by and by

Love Is The Master

G A D Bm a Em

Song: Love Is The Master Album: One World Artist: John Denver Transcribed: Ken Reynolds

The Game Is Over

D G Em Bm C G7

Time, there was a time You could talk to me without speaking You would look at me And I'd know all there was to know Days I think of you and remember

Its A Sin To Tell A Lie

G D7 Cdim Am7 D7/13- C

Be sure it's true when you say I love you It's a sin to tell a lie Millions of hearts have been broken Just because these words were spoken I love you, yes I do, I love you

You Dun Stomped My Heart

G C D7 A7 A D

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[Verse] I told you that I love you You said that is so good I called you my darlin' I thought I always would

Hold On Tightly

G Em C Em7 D D/F#

You´ve got to hold on tight - ly, Let go light - ly It´s only sur - render, It´s all in the game.

Wildflowers In A Mason Jar

D G A

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NOTE: I don't know how to do tablature very well, so you'll have to Listen to the song and fiddle with , and A suspendeds to get the same Sound that John Denver does on his intro...note that the same "riff" that You play as an intro comes at the end of each chorus...a '|' mark Indicates a measure break...enjoy!--Mike

River Of Love

G D C D7 G7 Am7

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[Verse 1] All of my life I've been so happy While I have had you by my side And now you say you're gonna leave me For to become someone else's bride

Sweet Misery

G C Bb Am

[Verse 1] Heard you had some trouble, thought I'd try to help you In my time I've had a little trouble too If you let it get you, down you know I'll bet you It will get you down and walk around on you

Ancient Rhymes

G C D F Am D7

Album: Flower That Sshattered The Stone Song: Ancient Rhymes Artist: John Denver & Bob Samples Transcribed: Ken Reynolds

Postcards From Paris

C F Bb Dm G D

Verse: Dear friend of my mine The Weather's fine Today I saw some ruins of the Roman world's decline And I climbed all those Spanish steps

The Ballad Of Spiro Agnew

Em D C

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Apparently this tab is too short but that is how The length of the song goes You can keep repeating it if you like it is fun And beautiful it takes some skill to sing it like John Denver does though

Falling Leaves The Refugees

C G F

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FALLING LEAVES (THE REFUGEES) Words and Music by John Denver from Higher Ground (1988) THANK YOU FOR THIS PRECIOUS DAY THESE GIFTS YOU GIVE TO ME MY HEART SO FULL OF LOVE FOR YOU

Dance Little Jean

G C D7 A7

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Played a wedding for the money And I wish I could have told the bride and groom Just what I think of marriage What's in store after the honeymoon

Polka dots and moonbeams

F C7 Gm7 Dm7 E7 A

A country-dance was being held in a garden, I felt a bump and heard an 'Oh, beg your pardon'. Suddenly I saw, polka dots and moonbeams All around a pug-nosed dream.

Hitchiker

G D Am A7 Bb F

If you're riding down the road and you come across an old man Holding out his thumb in the wind. Clothes are old and dirty, that doesn't matter, It's his eyes that tell you where he's been. If you're not afraid to take your chances on a stranger,

Thanks To You

C G D Em A Bm

Thanks to you, the child inside me lives again Thanks to you, I have found a peace within I know where I'm goin and what I want to do Thanks to you

Rusty Green

A D G

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Rusty green summer's almost dawn I see winds clouding up the sun And I can't find my way Everything's gray

Whalebones And Crosses

Bm A Em F# C# G

Em B7sus2 Whalebones and crosses stand against the Arctic sky Em B7sus2 The wind blows through the graveyard where our fallen fathers lie Eternal snow that covers them, the shadows of the sun

Silver Bells

A E7 D E Edim A7

Strings of street lights, even stop lights, twinkle bright red and green As the shoppers rush home with their treasures Hear the snow crunch, see the kids bunch, this is Santa's big scene And above all this bustle you'll hear Silver bells, silver bells, it's Christmas time in the city Ringaling, hear them ring soon it will be Christmas day

Little Drummer Boy

D G A

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Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum Our new born King to see, pa rum pum pum pum Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum To lay before the King, pa rum pum pum pum Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum

The First Noel

D G F#m A Bm

The first Noel, the angel did say Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay In fields where they lay keeping their sheep On a cold winter's night that was so deep Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel