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The Pretty Things – Country Road Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsDmaj7 Gmaj7 Em D C A7 Bm A Fmaj7 Cmaj7 G

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These are Country Road chords by The Pretty Things on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Em Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Em

[Chorus]
Dmaj7
Tired and warm,
         Gmaj7    Em
somebody near you
Dmaj7
Tired and cold,
             Gmaj7 Em
someone far away
Dmaj7
Turn your head,
            Gmaj7   Em
shadows are falling
Dmaj7
Turn your head,
            Gmaj7 Em
see the new day

[Interlude]
D  C  Gmaj7  A7

[Verse 1]
        A7
Country road, it
        Dmaj7  Bm  Gmaj7
gets so hard
     A7
Many winters since
 Dmaj7      Bm  Gmaj7
I went away
      A7
Now I find myself
  Dmaj7        Bm  Em
behind the sun
You know we both
                A
went through it
           A7
If only we hadn't
blew it

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[Chorus]
Dmaj7
Tired and warm,
         Gmaj7   Em
somebody near you
Dmaj7
Tired and cold,
             Gmaj7 Em
someone far away
Dmaj7
Turn your head,
            Gmaj7  Em
shadows are falling
Dmaj7
Turn your head,
            Gmaj7 Em
see the new day

[instrument]
Fmaj7  Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Fmaj7  Cmaj7 G   A
D  C  G

[Verse 2]
        A7
Country mile,
it grows
Dmaj7    Bm  Gmaj7
so hard
            A7
Grass seems taller
since I
Dmaj7      Bm  Gmaj7
 went away
      A7
Now I find myself
    Dmaj7       Bm  Em
without that sun
You know we both
               A
went through it
A
If only we hadn't
blew it

[Out-Chorus]
Dmaj7
Tired and warm,
         Gmaj7    Em
somebody near you
Dmaj7
Tired and cold,
someone
     Gmaj7  Em
far away
Dmaj7
Turn your head,
shadows
    Gmaj7   Em
are falling
Dmaj7
Turn your head,
see the
    Gmaj7  Em
new day
Dmaj7
Tired and warm,
somebody
Gmaj7    Em
near you
Dmaj7
Tired and cold,
             Gmaj7 Em
someone far away
Dmaj7
Turn your head,
shadows
    Gmaj7   Em
are falling
Dmaj7
Turn your head,
see the
    Gmaj7  Em
new day
Dmaj7
Tired and warm,
         Gmaj7    Em
somebody near you

Watch: Country Road

From The Pretty Things - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Country Road: key, chords and progression

Country Road by The Pretty Things is centred on E minor (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 11 chords: Dmaj7, Gmaj7, Em, D, C, A7, Bm, A, Fmaj7, Cmaj7 and G.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Em – Dmaj7 (VIImaj7 – IIImaj7 – i – VIImaj7 in E minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.