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.