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America - Ventura Highway
Standard Tuning.  Capo = 2

[Main Riff/Intro]

                          Fmaj7 (strum)             Cmaj7 (strum)

e|--3h5p3----------------0-0-------3h5p3-----------------0-0------|
B|-------5--3h5p3-0--0h1---1-------------5--3h5p3-0--0h1---0------|
G|-------------------------2-------------------------------0------|
D|-------------------------3-------------------------------2------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------3------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

End of Verse Fill:

e|-12---10---7--|-5---3-0--|
B|-13---12---9--|-6---5-1--|
G|--------------|----------|
D|--------------|----------|
A|--------------|----------|
E|--------------|----------|


 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        Em       
  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                       Em 
   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  
Thanks    alot     son,      just    the     same
 
[Chorus]

 Fmaj7                     Cmaj7 
Ventura Highway, in the  sunshine 
           Fmaj7                                           Cmaj7 
Where the days are longer  The nights are stronger than moonshine 
     Fmaj7                        Cmaj7                                  Em 
   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  then  Cmaj7  (Hold)
Doo Do Doo   Doo Do Doo