Down Home Chords
by Ricky Nelson
Down Home by Ricky Nelson is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords G, Em, C, D, Bm, D7, B and Cm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G Em (2x)
G Em G Em
Down home, oh, down home
C D G
There used to be rivers and trees
Em Bm
Fresh bread every single morning
Em Bm C D7
And sweet magnolia in the breeze.
G Em G Em
Oh, fishing lines and young dreams
C D G B
Oh, I hear them calling to me
Em G C Cm
But there's no way to get down home
G Em C D G
'Cause down home's just a memory.
G Em G Em
C D G
Em Bm
Em Bm C D7
G Em G Em
Wish I could leave this big town
C D G B
City living ain't living to me
Em G C Cm
But there's no way to get down home
G Em C D G Em C D
No, you can't retrieve it 'cause once you leave it
G Em C D G Em G Em
Oh, down homes just a memory.
G Em G Em
Down home, oh, down home...