John Denver - Rocky Mountain High

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rocky mountain high chords
john denver

capo ii

D Em G A 2
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A7 D Em C A
he was born in the summer , of his twenty seventh year;
D Em C A
coming home to a place he’d never been before
D
he left yesterday behind him ,
Em C A
you might say he was born again
D Em C A
you might say he found a key for every door

D Em C A
when he first came to the mountains , his life was far away;
D Em C A
on the road and hanging by a song
D Em C A
but the string’s already broken , and he doesn’t really care;
D Em C A
it keeps changing fast , and it don’t last for long

G A D
but the colorado rocky mountain high
G A D
i’ve seen it raining fire in the sky
G A D A G
the shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullaby
A D Em G
rocky mountain high , colorado
A D Em G A7
rocky mountain high , colorado

D Em C A
he climbed cathedral mountains , he saw silver clouds below;
D Em C A
he saw everything as far as you can see
D
and they say that he got crazy once ,
Em C A
and he tried to touch the sun;
D Em C A
and he lost a friend but kept the memory

D Em C A
now he walks in quiet solitude , the forests and the streams;
D Em C A
seeking grace in every step he takes
D Em C A
his sight has turned inside himself to try and understand;
D Em C A
the serenity of a clear blue mountain lake

G A D
and the colorado rocky mountain high
G A D
i’ve seen it raining fire in the sky
G A D A G
talk to god and listen to the casual reply
A D Em G
rocky mountain high , colorado
A D Em G A7
rocky mountain high , colorado

D
now his life is full of wonder ,
Em C A
but his heart still knows some fear;
D Em C A
of a simple thing he cannot comprehend
D
why they try to tear the mountains down ,
Em C A
to bring in a couple more;
D Em C A
more people , more scars upon the land

G A D
and the colorado rocky mountain high
G A D
i’ve seen it raining fire in the sky
G A D A G
i know he’d be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly
A D Em G
rocky mountain high , colorado
A D Em G A7
rocky mountain high , colorado

G A D
and the colorado rocky mountain high
G A D
i’ve seen it raining fire in the sky
G A D A G
friends around the campfire and everybody’s high
A D Em G
rocky mountain high , colorado
A D Em G A7
rocky mountain high , colorado

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