[Riff 1]
E|-----5---ho7---po5-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------7----5----ho7----po5--------------------5-------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------6---6---s| l7---------7-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 2]
E|-----5---ho7---po5---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------7----5----ho7----po5--------------------5-------------|
G|------------------------------------------------6---6---s| l7---------5------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Intro]
(lead) Riff 1| Riff 2
G | D

[Verse 1]
                                                      (Riff 2)
G                                                  Dmaj7
Chewin' on a piece of grass, walkin' down the road.
(lead)                                                (Riff 1)
(Rhy)  G                                Dmaj7
           Tell me, how long you gonna stay here Joe?
(lead)                                                (Riff 2)
(rhy)    G                            Dmaj7
Some people say this town don't look good in snow.
(lead)    Tacet until end of chorus
(rhy)     G             Dmaj7
You don't care, I know.

[Chorus]
G                      Dmaj7
Ventura highway in the sunshine
  G                                                       Dmaj7
Where the days are longer, the nights are stronger than moonshine
G                Dmaj7        F#m
You gotta go, I know
G                               Dmaj7
'Cause the free wind is blowin' through your hair
         G                 Dmaj7
And the days surround your daylight there
G                Dmaj7
Seasons crying no despair
G                  Dmaj7
Alligator lizards in the air
G
In the air
(Do the intro, except switch riffs one and two with one another.)

[Verse 2]
(Lead)                                                  (Riff 2)
        (Rhy)    G                                          Dmaj7
                Wishin' on a fallin' star, waitin' for the early train
(Lead)                                              (Riff 1)
        (Rhy)    G                           Dmaj7
                Sorry son, But I been hit by Purple rain
(Lead)                                              (Riff 2)
        (Rhy)     G                            Dmaj7
                Aw, c'mon Joe, You can always change your name
(Lead)                  Tacet
        (Rhy)    G                                Dmaj7
                Thanks a lot son, just the same.

[Chorus]
G                      Dmaj7
Ventura highway in the sunshine
  G                                                       Dmaj7
Where the days are longer, the nights are stronger than moonshine
G                Dmaj7        F#m
You gotta go, I know
G                               Dmaj7
'Cause the free wind is blowin' through your hair
         G                 Dmaj7
And the days surround your daylight there
G                Dmaj7
Seasons crying no despair
G                  Dmaj7
Alligator lizards in the air
G
In the air