America — Ventura Highway (ver 2) Chords

America — Ventura Highway

Tabbed by Baddguitar 

Here is an easier version of Ventura Highway.  When America plays this song
live, they use 3 acoustic guitars.  One for the Riff melody, one the Riff 
harmony and the third for the chords.  This arrangement is for one guitar.
Using a capo on the 2nd fret will allow the player to play the song in the 
correct key but offers some easier open chords to play.  The main Riff is 
a bit easier since it includes open strings.  To keep it simple, the riff
harmony is not played.

Listen to the song to get the palm—muted timing on the chord strumming.

Standard Tuning.  Capo = 2

Main Riff/Intro:
                         Fmaj7(strum)                    Cmaj7(strum)
|——3h5p3————————————————0—0———————3h5p3—————————————————0—0——————
|———————5——3h5p3—0——0h1———1—————————————5——3h5p3—0——0h1———0——————
|—————————————————————————2———————————————————————————————0——————
|—————————————————————————3———————————————————————————————2——————
|—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————3——————
|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

End of Verse Fill:
                          
|—12———10———7——|—5———3—0——|
|—13———12———9——|—6———5—1——|
|——————————————|——————————|
|——————————————|——————————|
|——————————————|——————————|
|——————————————|——————————|

Fmaj7                Cmaj7
[Intro Riff + Strumming]    x2


{Verse 1]
Fmaj7                                        Cmaj7  [Riff]
Chewin' on a piece of grass walkin' down the road 
Fmaj7                                        Cmaj7  [Riff] 
   tell   me,   how   long   you   gonna     stay here Joe? 
Fmaj7                                        Cmaj7  [Riff]
Some  people  say  this  town  don't  look   good in snow 
Fmaj7                                        Cmaj7  [End of Verse Fill]
   You   don't   care,                       I know. 

[Chorus]
Fmaj7                   Cmaj7 
Ventura Highway, in the  sunshine 
          Fmaj7                                         Cmaj7 
Where the days are longer  The nights are stronger than moonshine 
Fmaj7                      Cmaj7
   You're gonna go         I know  ooo—oh  ooo—o—ooo—oh  ooo—oh ooo—o—ooo—oh 
          Dm7                  Em
Cause the free wind is blowin' through your hair
        Dm7                Em
And the day surrounds your daylight there
Dm7               Em
 Season's crying, no despair
    Dm7            Em                Fmaj7  [Intro Riff]  
Alligator, lizards in the air, in the air

 
Cmaj7                Fmaj7
[Intro Riff + Strumming]    x2
Doo Do Doo   Doo Do Doo


{Verse 2]
Fmaj7                                        Cmaj7  [Riff]
Wishin' on a fallin' star   Waitin' for the  early train 
Fmaj7                                        Cmaj7  [Riff]
Sorry   boy,   but   I've  been   hit   by   purple rain 
Fmaj7                                        Cmaj7  [Riff]
Aw,  come on  Joe,    you   can   always     change your name 
Fmaj7                                        Cmaj7  [End of Verse Fill]
Thanks    alot     son,      just    the     same 


[Repeat Chorus]

Cmaj7                Fmaj7
[Intro Riff + Strumming]    x2  then Cmaj7 (Hold)
Doo Do Doo   Doo Do Doo