• Song:

    Rocky Mountain High

  • Artist:

    John Denver

  • Album:

    The Unplugged Collectio...

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Rocky Mountain High (John Denver)
#A much simpler version, a sort of a camp-fire version of it, and easy to sing 
along with as well, which works best for me. A friend of mine used to play like 
this, i just tabbed it#

G (320003@1)                       C (x32010@1)  DHe (xx0232@1)was born in the summer of his 27th year,
       G (320003@1)                        CComin' (x32010@1)home to a place he'd never been before.
        G (320003@1)         Em (022000@1)                C (x32010@1)              DHe (xx0232@1)left yesterday behind him, you might say he was born again,
          G (320003@1)                          CYou (x32010@1)might say he found a key for every door.
        G (320003@1)                            C (x32010@1)           DWhen (xx0232@1)he first came to the mountain his life was far away,
       G (320003@1)                   COn (x32010@1)the road and hangin' by a song,
        G (320003@1)              Em (022000@1)          C (x32010@1)            DBut (xx0232@1)the string's already broken and he doesn't really care,
         G (320003@1)                                 CIt (x32010@1)keeps changin' fast and it don't last for long.
        C (x32010@1)      D (xx0232@1)            G (320003@1)        C (x32010@1)             D (xx0232@1)         GBut (320003@1)the Colorado Rocky Mountain high, I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky.
    C (x32010@1)             D (xx0232@1)          G (320003@1)                CThe (x32010@1)shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullaby.
               G (320003@1)       C (x32010@1)                  G (320003@1)       CRocky (x32010@1)Mountain high, Colorado, Rocky Mountain high, Colorado.
   G (320003@1)                                 C (x32010@1)             DHe (xx0232@1)climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below,
       G (320003@1)                          CHe (x32010@1)saw everything as far as you can see.
         G (320003@1)             Em (022000@1)              C (x32010@1)                DAnd (xx0232@1)they say that he got crazy once and he tried to touch the sun,
       G (320003@1)                             CAnd (x32010@1)he lost a friend, but kept his memory.
G (320003@1)                                C (x32010@1)             DNow (xx0232@1)he walks in quiet solitude the forests and the streams,
        G (320003@1)                    CSeeking (x32010@1)grace in every step he takes.
    G (320003@1)                Em (022000@1)            C (x32010@1)          DHis (xx0232@1)sight has turned inside himself to try and understand
    G (320003@1)                               CThe (x32010@1)serenity of a clear blue mountain lake.
        C (x32010@1)      D (xx0232@1)            G (320003@1)        C (x32010@1)             D (xx0232@1)         GAnd (320003@1)the Colorado Rocky Mountain high, I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky.
        C (x32010@1)             D (xx0232@1)           G (320003@1)      CYou (x32010@1)can talk to God and listen to the casual reply.
               G (320003@1)       C (x32010@1)                  G (320003@1)       CRocky (x32010@1)Mountain high, Colorado, Rocky Mountain high, Colorado.
        G (320003@1)                             C (x32010@1)                   DNow (xx0232@1)his life is full of wonder, but his heart still know some fear
     G (320003@1)                          COf (x32010@1)a simple thing he cannot comprehend.
         G (320003@1)             Em (022000@1)             C (x32010@1)               DWhy (xx0232@1)they try to tear the mountain down to bring in a couple more,
     G (320003@1)                         CMore (x32010@1)people, more scars upon the land.
        C (x32010@1)      D (xx0232@1)            G (320003@1)        C (x32010@1)             D (xx0232@1)         GAnd (320003@1)the Colorado Rocky Mountain high, I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky.
  C (x32010@1)            D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)                CI (x32010@1)know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly.
               G (320003@1)          C (x32010@1)      D (xx0232@1)            GRocky (320003@1)Mountain high, it's a Colorado Rocky Mountain high,
     C (x32010@1)             D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1)  C (x32010@1)               
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky, friends around the
D (xx0232@1)          G (320003@1) Ccampfire (x32010@1)and everybody's high,
               G (320003@1)       C (x32010@1)                  G (320003@1)       C (x32010@1)Rocky Mountain high, Colorado, Rocky Mountain high, Colorado.

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