• Song:

    Rocky Mountain High

  • Artist:

    John Denver

  • Album:

    The Unplugged Collectio...

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Rocky Mountain High chords
John Denver

Capo II

D (xx0232@1)name="chord_022000@1">Em G (320003@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A  2x
                                
A7 (x02020@1)   D (xx0232@1)                        Em (022000@1)   C (x32010@1)     AHe (x02220@1)was born in the summer, of his twenty seventh year;
       D (xx0232@1)                  Em (022000@1)  C (x32010@1)    AComing (x02220@1)home to a place he'd never been before
   DHe (xx0232@1)left yesterday behind him,
              Em (022000@1)   C (x32010@1)   A (x02220@1)   
you might say he was born again
          D (xx0232@1)            Em (022000@1)    C (x32010@1)   AYou (x02220@1)might say he found a key for every door

D (xx0232@1)                              Em (022000@1)     C (x32010@1)  AWhen (x02220@1)he first came to the mountains, his life was far away;
       D (xx0232@1)      Em (022000@1)    C (x32010@1)  AOn (x02220@1)the road and hanging by a song
        D (xx0232@1)                             Em (022000@1)    C (x32010@1)    ABut (x02220@1)the string's already broken, and he doesn't really care;
         D (xx0232@1)                Em (022000@1)     C (x32010@1)      AIt (x02220@1)keeps changing fast, and it don't last for long

G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)            DBut (xx0232@1)the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
     G (320003@1)             A (x02220@1)         DI've (xx0232@1)seen it raining fire in the sky
    G (320003@1)             A (x02220@1)          D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)  GThe (320003@1)shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullaby 
      A (x02220@1)      D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1)  GRocky (320003@1)Mountain high, Colorado
      A (x02220@1)      D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1)  G (320003@1)   A7Rocky (x02020@1)Mountain high, Colorado

D (xx0232@1)                                 Em (022000@1)   C (x32010@1)      AHe (x02220@1)climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below;
       D (xx0232@1)           Em (022000@1)   C (x32010@1)     Ahe (x02220@1)saw everything as far as you can see
         DAnd (xx0232@1)they say that he got crazy once,
       Em (022000@1)     C (x32010@1)       Aand (x02220@1)he tried to touch the sun;
       D (xx0232@1)               Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1)     AAnd (x02220@1)he lost a friend but kept the memory

D (xx0232@1)                          Em (022000@1)    C (x32010@1)     ANow (x02220@1)he walks in quiet solitude, the forests and the streams;
        D (xx0232@1)      Em (022000@1)  C (x32010@1)     Aseeking (x02220@1)grace in every step he takes 
    D (xx0232@1)                                Em (022000@1)    C (x32010@1)  AHis (x02220@1)sight has turned inside himself to try and understand;
    D (xx0232@1)           Em (022000@1)       C (x32010@1)      Athe (x02220@1)serenity of a clear blue mountain lake

G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)            DAnd (xx0232@1)the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
     G (320003@1)             A (x02220@1)         DI've (xx0232@1)seen it raining fire in the sky
G (320003@1)             A (x02220@1)           D (xx0232@1)    A (x02220@1)name="chord_320003@1">G
talk to God and listen to the casual reply
      A (x02220@1)      D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1)  GRocky (320003@1)Mountain high, Colorado
      A (x02220@1)      D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1)  G (320003@1)   A7Rocky (x02020@1)Mountain high, Colorado

DNow (xx0232@1)his life is full of wonder,
        Em (022000@1)        C (x32010@1)        Abut (x02220@1)his heart still knows some fear;
     D (xx0232@1)          Em (022000@1)      C (x32010@1)   Aof (x02220@1)a simple thing he cannot comprehend
D (xx0232@1)             
Why they try to tear the mountains down,
   Em (022000@1)       C (x32010@1)    ATo (x02220@1)bring in a couple more;
     D (xx0232@1)          Em (022000@1)   C (x32010@1)     Amore (x02220@1)people, more scars upon the land

G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)            DAnd (xx0232@1)the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
     G (320003@1)             A (x02220@1)         DI've (xx0232@1)seen it raining fire in the sky
G (320003@1)              A (x02220@1)              D (xx0232@1)          A (x02220@1)   GI (320003@1)know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly
      A (x02220@1)      D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1)  GRocky (320003@1)Mountain high, Colorado
      A (x02220@1)      D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1)  G (320003@1)   A7Rocky (x02020@1)Mountain high, Colorado

G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)            DAnd (xx0232@1)the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
     G (320003@1)             A (x02220@1)         DI've (xx0232@1)seen it raining fire in the sky
G (320003@1)                A (x02220@1)          D (xx0232@1)  A (x02220@1)    GFriends (320003@1)around the campfire and everybody's high
      A (x02220@1)      D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1)  GRocky (320003@1)Mountain high, Colorado
      A (x02220@1)      D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1)  G (320003@1)   A7Rocky (x02020@1)Mountain high, Colorado

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