Ventura Highway

Song: Ventura Highway
Artist: America
Composer: Dewey Bunnell
Album: Homecoming
 
Tabbed by DJ  5th Oct 2016
 
Live performance video at this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujsOx33f4mk
 
IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website
displays, they are generated automatically from a
generic database and often don't show the best
options for a particular chord progression.
I would suggest using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
 
G6    = 355430 or 320030
F#m11 = x44200 or 202200
Dmaj7 = xx0222
Em7   = 075700 or 022030
 
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[* Intro -see riff at bottom of page]
  G                         D
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  G                         D
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
 
[Verse 1]
G
    Chewing on a piece of grass,
                 D
Walking down the-----  road,
G                              D
    Tell me, how long you gonna----- stay here, Joe?
G
    Some people say...
                     D
This town don't look------  good in snow,
G                        D
    You don't care, ...I know!'
 
{ CHORUS }
G                           D
    Ventura Highway, in the------ sunshine,

          G
Where the days are longer,
                            D
The nights are stronger than----- moonshine,
G                      D
    You're gonna go, I know, oo - woh, oo - woh,
                                      F#m
...Oo - woh, oo - woh, oo - woh, oo - woh!
 
[Bridge]
           Em                   F#m
'Cause the free wind is blowing through your hair,
        Em                 F#m
And the days surround your daylight there,
Em                  F#m
     Seasons crying no despair,
       Em            F#m                   G
Alli - gator lizards in the air, ...in the air
 
[Break]
D
Doo, dit - doo, doo!  Doo, dit - doo, doo!
G
Doo, dit - doo, doo!  Doo, dit - doo, doo!
D
Doo, dit - doo, doo!  Doo, dit - doo, doo!
 
[Verse 2]
G
     Wishing on a falling star,
                 D
Waiting for the------- early train,
G
    'Sorry, boy,
                     D
But I've been hit by-----  purple rain!'
G
    'Aww, come on, Joe,
                D
You can always------ change your name!'
G                                   D
    'Thanks a lot, son, ...just the same'
 
{ CHORUS }
G                           D
    Ventura Highway, in the------ sunshine,
           G
Where the days are longer,
                            D
The nights are stronger than----- moonshine,
G                      D
    You're gonna go, I know, oo - woh, oo - woh,
                                      F#m
...Oo - woh, oo - woh, oo - woh, oo - woh!
 
[Bridge]
           Em                   F#m
'Cause the free wind is blowing through your hair,
        Em                 F#m
And the days surround your daylight there,
Em                  F#m
     Seasons crying no despair,
       Em            F#m                   G
Alli - gator lizards in the air, ...in the air!
 
[Coda - repeats]
D
Doo, dit - doo, doo!  Doo, dit - doo, doo!
G
Doo, dit - doo, doo!  Doo, dit - doo, doo!
D
Doo, dit - doo, doo!  Doo, dit - doo, doo!
G
Doo, dit -doo, doo!   Doo, dit - doo, doo!
 
[Suggested ending]
D
Doo!
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[* Intro riff]  h = Hammer-on note  p = Pull-off note
                                     G6
e|--5-h7-p5-----------------------|--0--0---0--0--|
B|----------7--5-h7-p5---------7--|--3--3---3--3--|
G|---------------------6---6-7----|--0--0---0--0--|
D|--------------------------------|--0------0-----|
A|--------------------------------|--2------2-----|
E|--------------------------------|--3------3-----|
                                     Dmaj7
e|--5-h7-p5-----------------------|--5--5---5--5--|
B|----------7--5-h7-p5---------7--|--7--7---7--7--|
G|---------------------6---6-7----|--6--6---6--6--|
D|--------------------------------|--0------0-----|
A|--------------------------------|---------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------|
                                     G6
e|--5-h7-p5-----------------------|--0--0---0--0--|
B|----------7—-5-h7-p5---------7--|--3--3---3--3--|
G|---------------------6---6-7----|--0--0---0--0--|
D|--------------------------------|--0------0-----|
A|--------------------------------|--2------2-----|
E|--------------------------------|--3------3-----|
                                     Dmaj7
e|--5-h7-p5-----------------------|--5--5---5--5--|
B|----------7—-5-h7-p5---------7--|--7--7---7--7--|
G|---------------------6---6-7----|--6--6---6--6--|
D|--------------------------------|--0------0-----|
A|--------------------------------|---------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------|
                                    G6      Gmaj7
e|--5-h7-p5-----------------------|-----0----2----|
B|----------7—-5-h7-p5---------7--|--3--3----3----|
G|---------------------6---6-7----|--0--0----0----|
D|--------------------------------|--0------------|
A|--------------------------------|--2------------|
E|--------------------------------|--3------------|
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