G              E             D                     C    -    G
Almost heaven, West Virginia Blue Ridge Mountain, Shanendoah River.
G                  E
Life is old there, older than the trees,
D                           C       -      G
Younger than the mountains, growing like a breeze.


G                      D            Em      C
Country roads, take me home, To the place I belong.
        G               D             C            G
West Virginia, Mountain Mama, Take me home country roads.

G                E                  D             C        -      G
 All my memories, gather 'round her, Miners Lady, stanger to blue water.
G               E
 Dark and dusky painted on the sky,
D                         C        -     G
Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye.

G                      D            Em      C
Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong.
        G               D             C            G
West Virginia, Mountain Mama, take me home country roads.
G                      D            Em      C
Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong
        G               D             C            G
West Virginia, Mountain Mama, take me home country roads.

Em     -    D      -     G                              (single strums)
 I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me
    C  -  G        -       D
The radio reminds me of my home far away. 
    Em       -       F      -     C       -      G  -
And Driving down the road I get a feeling that I should have been home 
D< slow          D7< very slow

G                      D            Em      C            (slowly speed up)
Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong.
        G               D             C            G
West Virginia, Mountain Mama, take me home country roads.
G                      D            Em      C
Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong
        G               D             C            G
West Virginia, Mountain Mama, take me home country roads.

      A               E               F#m          D
La la la hey hey, la la la hey hey, la la la hey hey, la la la laaa
        A               E             D            A
West Virginia, Mountain Mama, take me home country roads.      (x5) (claps and drum
                                                                     roll 3rd time)
        D            A              D            A  let ring