Open me up, tell me you like me Fuck me to death, love me until I love myself There's a tunnel under Ocean Boulevard Don't forget me There's a tunnel under Ocean Boulevard Harry Nilsson has a song, his voice breaks at 2:05 Something about the way he says, "Don't forget me" Makes me feel like I just wish I had a friend like him, someone to get me by G Em Life is old there, older than the trees, D C G Younger than the mountains growin' like a breeze CHORUS: ------- G D Country Roads, take me home Em C To the place I belong: G D West Virginia, mountain momma, C G Take me home, Country Roads. Verse 2: -------- G Em All my mem'ries gather 'round her, D C G Miner's lady, stranger to blue water. Country roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia, Mountain Mama Take me home, country roads I hear her voice, in the mornin' hour she calls me Radio reminds me of my home far away Drivin' down the road, I get a feelin′ That I should have been home yesterday, yesterday Country roads, take me home To the place I belong Teardrop in my eye. Country roads, take me home. To the place I belong. West Virginia, mountain mama. Take me home, country roads. I hear her voice in the morning hour, she calls me. The radio reminds me of my home far away. Driving down the road, I get a feeling. That I should have been home yesterday. Kristina Gaddy 21 March 2018. John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" is one of West Virginia's four official state songs. But West Virginia isn't John Denver's home, and his co-writer had never even been to the state before he wrote it. Here's how this sometimes loved, sometimes mocked song became an icon of the Mountain State. Over the shoulder at me (Ahh, at me) And he's strange, so strange (So strange) He's very strange to me You've got to pick up every stitch You've got to pick up every stitch Beatniks are out to make it rich Oh no, must be the season of the witch Must be the season of the witch Must be the season of the witch Witch Witch Country [C] roads… take me [G7] home To the [Am] place…. I be- [F] long West Vir- [C] ginia… mountain [G] mama Take me [F] home… country [C] roads. [Am] I hear her [G] voice in the [C] mornin' hour she calls me The [F] radio re- [C] minds me of my [G] home far away And [Am] drivin' down the [Bb] road I get a feel- [F] in' that I Country roads, take me home. To the place I belong. West Virginia, mountain mama. Take me home, country roads. All my memories gather 'round her. Miner's lady, stranger to blue water. Dark and dusty, painted on the sky. Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye. Country roads, take me home. [Bridge: Jason Aldean, Rascal Flatts & Willie Nelson] On the road again Like a band of gypsies, we go down the highway We're the best of friends Insisting that the world keep turning our way And 1. Take Me Home, Country Roads (Acoustic) 3:13. November 4, 2020 1 Song, 3 minutes ℗ 2020 Music Travel Love LLC / Ree Hits LLC. Also available in the iTunes Store. 0U6C.