Ventura Highway

Ventura Highway - America.

To really do this song right, you need at least two guitars, and the one doing the riff

should be a twelve string. I've charted it for 2 guitars Rhythm Guitar, (Rhy) and lead

guitar (Lead). All riffs are done by the lead.



[Riff 1]

e|-----5---ho7---po5-----------------------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------7----5----ho7----po5--------------------5-------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------6---6---sl7---------7-----|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|



[Riff 2]

e|-----5---ho7---po5---------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------7----5----ho7----po5--------------------5-------------|

G|------------------------------------------------6---6---sl7---------5------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



[Intro]

(lead) Riff 1| Riff 2

G | D



[Verse 1]

                                                      (Riff 2)

G                                                  Dmaj7

Chewin' on a piece of grass, walkin' down the road.

(lead)                                                (Riff 1)

(Rhy)  G                                Dmaj7

           Tell me, how long you gonna stay here Joe?

(lead)                                                (Riff 2)

(rhy)    G                            Dmaj7

Some people say this town don't look good in snow.

(lead)    Tacet until end of chorus

(rhy)     G             Dmaj7

You don't care, I know.



[Chorus]

G                      Dmaj7

Ventura highway in the sunshine

  G                                                       Dmaj7

Where the days are longer, the nights are stronger than moonshine

G                Dmaj7        F#m

You gotta go, I know

G                               Dmaj7

'Cause the free wind is blowin' through your hair

         G                 Dmaj7

And the days surround your daylight there

G                Dmaj7

Seasons crying no despair

G                  Dmaj7

Alligator lizards in the air

G

In the air

(Do the intro, except switch riffs one and two with one another.)



[Verse 2]

(Lead)                                                  (Riff 2)

        (Rhy)    G                                          Dmaj7

                Wishin' on a fallin' star, waitin' for the early train

(Lead)                                              (Riff 1)

        (Rhy)    G                           Dmaj7

                Sorry son, But I been hit by Purple rain

(Lead)                                              (Riff 2)

        (Rhy)     G                            Dmaj7

                Aw, c'mon Joe, You can always change your name

(Lead)                  Tacet

        (Rhy)    G                                Dmaj7

                Thanks a lot son, just the same.



[Chorus]

G                      Dmaj7

Ventura highway in the sunshine

  G                                                       Dmaj7

Where the days are longer, the nights are stronger than moonshine

G                Dmaj7        F#m

You gotta go, I know

G                               Dmaj7

'Cause the free wind is blowin' through your hair

         G                 Dmaj7

And the days surround your daylight there

G                Dmaj7

Seasons crying no despair

G                  Dmaj7

Alligator lizards in the air

G

In the air



To get the timing right with the words, you'll have to listen to the song.

Also, if you have 3 guitar players, if the 3rd plays the same riffs that the lead plays,

except 3 frets higher, it gives a really nice sound. You don't need a 12-string, but it

helps.



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| ho - hammer on

| po - pull off

| sl - slide



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