Guitar Tablature for Follow Me
Words & Music by John Denver
from Take Me To Tomorrow (1970)
Tablature by Daniel E. Smith
INTRO (two guitars are played; I only tabbed one):
...far the hardest thing I've ever done to be
Bm A(addA) D
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-------------2---|-5---------------|-------0h2-3---2-|-----------------|
B:-----------3-----|-----------2-----|-----3-----------|---3-------------|
G:-4-----4---------|-------2-------2-|-----------------|-------2---------|
D:-----4-----------|-----2-------2---|-0-----------0---|-----0-------0---|
A:-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|---------0-------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
so in love with you and so alone follow...
G G/F# Em7 Bm Asus2 A
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----3-------3---|-----3-------2---|-----------------|---0-------------|
B:-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-------0-------0~|h2-------2-------|
G:---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---4---4-|-----------------|-----------2---2-|
D:-----------------|-----------------|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A:-----------------|---------2-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
E:-3-------2-------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
The chorus looks like this (one guitar strums, the other picks this):
me where I go what I do and who I know make it
D G D G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---------2-------|-----------------|---------2-------|-------3---------|
B:-----3-----3---3-|-------3---------|-----3-----3---3-|-----------3---3-|
G:---2---2-----2---|-----0-----0---0-|---2---2-----2---|-----0-------0---|
D:-0---------------|---0---------0---|-0---------------|---0-------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
part of you to be a part of me follow
D Bm Asus2 A
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---------2-------|---------2-------|-----------------|---0-------------|
B:-----3-----3---3-|-----3-----3---3-|-------0h2-----0~|h2-------2-------|
G:---2---2-----2---|---4---------4---|-----------------|-----------2---2-|
D:-0---------------|-----------------|-----2-----------|-------------2---|
A:-----------------|-2-----2---------|-0-----------0---|-----0-----------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
me up and down all the way and all around
D G D G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---------2-------|-----------------|---------2-------|-------3---------|
B:-----3-----3---3-|-------3---------|-----3-----3---3-|-----------3---3-|
G:---2---2-----2---|-----0-----0---0-|---2---2-----2---|-----0-------0---|
D:-0---------------|---0---------0---|-0---------------|---0-------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
take my hand and say you'll follow me
D Bm A D
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---------2-------|-----------------|-------0h2-3---2-|-----------------|
B:-----3-----3---3-|-----3-------2---|-----3-----------|-----3-------3---|
G:---2---2-----2---|---4-------2-----|-----------------|-----------------|
D:-0---------------|-----------------|-0-----------0---|---0-----0-------|
A:-----------------|-2-----2-0-----0-|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Now the verse:
It's long been on my mind you know it's been a long long time
D A G D
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-------2---2-----|-----------0-----|-------3---------|-------2---------|
B:-----3-------3---|-------2-----2---|-----3-----3-----|-----3-------3---|
G:---------------2-|-----2---------2-|-------------0---|---------------2-|
D:-0-------0-------|-----------------|---------------0-|-0---------0-----|
A:-----------------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|
I've tried to find a way that I can make you understand
Bm A G A
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------2-----|-----------------|-------3---------|-----------0-----|
B:-------3-----3---|-------2---2-----|-----3-----3-----|-------0h2---2---|
G:-----4---------4-|-----2-------2---|-------------0---|---------------2-|
D:-----------------|---------------2-|---------------0-|-----2-----------|
A:-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-0---------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|
the way I feel about you and just how much I need you to be
G D G D
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-------3---------|-------2---------|-------3---------|-------2---------|
B:-----3-----3---3-|-----3-----3---3-|-----3-----3---3-|-----3-----3---3-|
G:---0---------0---|---2---------2---|---0---------0---|---2---------2---|
D:-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
there where I can talk to you when there's no one else around
G G/F# Em7 G/F# G Bm Asus2 A
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------2---|-----------------|---0-------------|
B:-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-------0-------0~|h2-------2-------|
G:---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---4---4-|-----------------|-----------2---2-|
D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----2-------2---|-------------2---|
A:-----------------|-----------------|---------2-------|-0-------0-------|-----0-----------|
E:-3-------2-------|-0-------2-------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
The ending looks like this:
take my hand and I will follow you
D Bm A D
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---------2-------|-----------------|-------0h2-3---2-|-----0---0h2-----|
B:-----3-----3---3-|-----3-------2---|-----3-----------|---------3-------|
G:---2---2-----2---|---4-------2-----|-----------------|---------2-------|
D:-0---------------|-----------------|-0-----------0---|---0-----0-------|
A:-----------------|-2-----2-0-----0-|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
LYRICS:
It's by far the hardest thing I've ever done
To be so in love with you and so alone
CHORUS
Follow me where I go what I do and who I know
Make it part of you to be a part of me
Follow me up and down all the way and all around
Take my hand and say you'll follow me
It's long been on my mind you know it's been a long long time
I've tried to find the way that I can make you understand
The way I feel about you and just how much I need you
To be there where I can talk to you when there's no one else around
CHORUS
Follow me where I go what I do and who I know
Make it part of you to be a part of me
Follow me up and down all the way and all around
Take my hand and say you'll follow me
You see I'd like to share my life with you and show you things I've seen
Places that I'm going to places where I've been
To have you there beside me and never be alone
And all the time that you're with me we will be at home
CHORUS
Follow me where I go what I do and who I know
Make it part of you to be a part of me
Follow me up and down all the way
Take my hand and I will follow you
play ending
CHORDS:
A(addA) x02225
G/F# 2x0033
Em7 022033
For other chords, go to my key to chords.
To learn why these chords are named this way, check Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.