Country Roads or Take Me Home was a tender country song by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert, and John Denver about West Virginia. It debuted as a single by Denver on 12 April, 1971, which peaks at No.2 on Billboard’s US Hot 100 chart for a week ending 28 August, 1971.
The single gained various achievements on the first release, and it was granted Gold certification by the RIAA on 18 August, 1971 and Platinum certification on 10 April, 2017. The single was among the most popular songs of John Denver. So far, it has sold more than 1.5 million digital copies in the US. Well, it is considered as a signature song of Denver.
The single was honored to become one of the official state anthems of West Virginia in March 2014.
Moving on John Denver (31 December, 1943 – 12 October, 1997) was a singer and songwriter from the US. Additionally, he was also actor, record producer, humanitarian, and activist, whose biggest commercial accomplishment is as a soloist.
He started to step in his own music career path with folk bands throughout the end of the 1960s. And from 1970s, Denver became one of the best-selling artists and the most famous acoustic singer of the decade. It is known that he was among the best-selling artists in the US.
Denver launched nearly 300 songs, roughly 200 of which Denver wrote, with a sales of more than 33M records in total around the world. Interestingly, he primarily performed with acoustic guitars. He sang about the bliss in nature, the disdain for a city life, music enthusiasm, and relationship trials.
His music surfaced on various charts, comprising of country music, adult contemporary, and the Hot 100 on Billboard. In total, he earned 4 platinum and 12 gold albums with signature songs Country Roads, Calypso, Annie’s Song, and Sunshine on My Shoulders.
AAlmost heaven, F#MWest Virginia,
EBlue Ridge Mountains, DShenandoah A River.
Life is old there, F#Molder than the trees,
EYounger than the mountains, Dgrowin’ like a Abreeze.
ACountry roads, take me Ehome,
To the F#Mplace I beDlong:
AWest Virginia, mountain Emomma,
Take me Dhome, country Aroads.
AAll my mem’ries, F#Mgather ’round her,
EMiner’s lady, Dstranger to blue Awater.
Dark and dusty, F#Mpainted on the sky,
EMisty taste of moonshine, Dteardrop in my Aeye.
ACountry roads, take me Ehome,
To the F#Mplace I beDlong:
West AVirginia, mountain Emomma,
Take me Dhome, country Aroads.
F#MI hear her Evoice, in the Amornin’ hours she calls me,
The Dradio remAinds me of my Ehome far away.
And F#Mdrivin’ down the Groad,
I get a Dfeelin’ that I Ashould have been home Eyesterday,
yesterE7day.
Country Aroads, take me Ehome,
To the F#Mplace I beDlong:
West AVirginia, mountain Emomma,
take me Dhome, country Aroads.
Country Aroads, take me Ehome,
To the F#Mplace I beDlong:
West AVirginia, mountain Emomma,
take me Dhome, country Aroads.
Take me Ehome, country Aroads.
Take me Ehome, down country Aroads.
