To The Wild Country Chords
by John Denver
To The Wild Country by John Denver is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Dsus4, G, Em, A7sus4 and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
D Dsus4 G Em A7sus4 A7
e|-2-------3-------3-------0-------0-------0---|
B|-3-------3-------0-------0-------3-------2---|
G|-2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|-0-------0-------0-------2-------2-------2---|
A|-x-------x-------2-------2-------0-------0---|
E|-x-------x-------3-------0-------x-------x---|
D Dsus4 D G D D Dsus4 D G Em D
D Dsus4 D G D
There are times I fear I lose myself, I don't know who I am,
G Em D G A7sus4 A7
I get caught up in the struggle and the strain.
D Dsus4 D G D
With my back against a stone wall, my finger in the dam,
G Em D G A7sus4 A7
I'm losing strength and going down again.
D Dsus4 D G D
When I take a look around me, my eyes can't find the sun,
G Em D G A7sus4 A7
there's nothing wild as far as I can see.
D Dsus4 D G D
Then my heart turns to Alaska and freedom on the run,
G Em D G A7sus4 A7
I can hear her spirit calling me
G Em D G Em D
to the mountains, I can rest there.
G Em D G Em A7
To the ri...vers, I will be strong.
G Em D G Em D
To the fo...rests, I'll find peace there.
G Em D G Em A7 D Dsus4 D G D
To the wild country, where I belong.
D Dsus4 D G Em D
D Dsus4 D G D
Oh, I know sometimes I worry on worldly ways and means,
G Em D G A7sus4 A7
and I can see the future killing me.
D Dsus4 D G D
On a misbegotten highway of prophesies and dreams,
G Em D G A7sus4 A7
a road to nowhere and eternity.
D Dsus4 D G D
And I know it's just changes and mankind marching on,
G Em D G A7sus4 A7
I know we can't live in yesterday.
D Dsus4 D G D
But compared to what we're losing and what it means to me,
G Em D G A7sus4 A7
I'd give my life and throw the rest away
G Em D G Em D
to the mountains, I can rest there.
G Em D G Em A7
To the ri...vers, I will be strong.
G Em D G Em D
To the fo...rests, I'll find peace there.
G Em D G Em A7 D
To the wild country, where I belong.
G Em D G Em A7 D Dsus4 D G D
To the wild country, where I belong.
D Dsus4 D G Em D