America - Ventura Highway: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Ventura Highway" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Gmaj7
Chewing on a piece of grass
                  Dmaj7
Walking down the road
Gmaj7                       Dmaj7
Tell me, how long you gonna stay here, Joe?
Gmaj7                                 Dmaj7
Some people say this town don't look good in snow
Gmaj7             Dmaj7
You don't care, I know

Chorus:
Gmaj7                   Dmaj7
Ventura Highway, in the sunshine
          Gmaj7
Where the days are longer
                             Dmaj7
The nights are stronger than moonshine
Gmaj7
You're gonna go
   Dmaj7 F#m
I know
           Em7                   F#m
Cause the free wind is blowin' through your hair
         Em7                F#m
And the day surrounds your daylight there
Em7            F#m
Season's crying, no despair
    Em7           F#m                Gmaj7
Alligator, lizards in the air, in the air

Wishing on a falling star
Waiting for the early train
Sorry boy, but I've been hit by purple rain
Aw, come on, Joe, you can always
Change your name
Thanks a lot, son, just the same

Chorus:
Ventura Highway in the sunshine
Where the days are longer
The nights are stronger than moonshine
You're gonna go
I know-uh-oh-uh-oh-uh-oh-uh-oh-uh-oh-uh-oh
'Cause the free wind is blowing through your hair
And the days surround your daylight there
Seasons crying no despair
Alligator lizards in the air, in the air



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Dmaj7

Guitar chord Dmaj7

Em7

Guitar chord Em7

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

Gmaj7

Guitar chord Gmaj7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Ventura Highway" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Ventura Highway" by America.

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