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]

              
e|--3h5p3-----
B|-------5--3h
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

           
-----------0-0
5p3-0--0h1---1
-------------2
-------------3
--------------
--------------

 (    
-------3h5p3--
-------------5
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

              
--------------
--3h5p3-0--0h1
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

  (
-0-0------|
---0------|
---0------|
---2------|
---3------|
----------|


[End of Verse Fill]

e|-12---10---7
B|-13---12---9
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

--|-5---3-0--|
--|-6---5-1--|
--|----------|
--|----------|
--|----------|
--|----------|


[Intro Riff + Strumming]
        x2


[Verse 1]
         
Chewin' on a p

              
iece of grass 

              
walkin' down t

     [
he road
         
   Tell   me, 

              
  how   long  

              
 you   gonna  

     [
   stay here, 


Joe?
         
Some  people  

              
say  this  tow

              
n  don't  look

     [
   good in sno


w
         
   You   don't

              
   care,      

              
              

               [   
   I know


[Chorus]
         
Ventura Highwa

          
y, in the  sun


shine
          
Where the days

             
 are longer, t

              
he nights are 

              
stronger than 


moonshine
         
   You're gonn

             
a go         I

          
 know  ooo-oh 

           
 ooo-o-ooo-oh 

 ooo-oh ooo-o-

ooo-oh
           
'Cause the fre

              
e wind is blow

    
in' through yo

ur hair
           
And the day su

             
rrounds your d


aylight there
           
 Season's cryi

    
ng, no despair
           
Alligator, liz

            
ards in the ai

           [ 
r, in the air


[Intro Riff + Strumming]
         
Doo Do Doo   D

          
oo Do Doo


[Verse 2]
         
Wishin' on a f

              
allin' star,  

              
waitin' for th

     [
e  early train
         
Sorry   boy,  

              
 but   I've  b

              
een   hit   by

     [
   purple rain
         
Aw,  come on  

              
Joe,    you   

              
can   always  

     [
   change your


 name
         
Thanks   a lot

              
     son,     

              
 just    the  

    [   
   same


[Chorus]
         
Ventura Highwa

          
y, in the  sun


shine
          
Where the days

             
 are longer, t

              
he nights are 

              
stronger than 


moonshine
         
   You're gonn

             
a go         I

          
 know  ooo-oh 

              
 ooo-o-ooo-oh 

        
 ooo-oh ooo-o-

ooo-oh
           
'Cause the fre

              
e wind is blow

    
in' through yo

ur hair
           
And the day su

             
rrounds your d


aylight there
           
Season's cryin

    
g, no despair
           
Alligator, liz

            
ards in the ai

           [ 
r, in the air


[Intro Riff + Strumming]
         
Doo Do Doo   D

           
oo Do Doo

 (Hold)