John Denver – Rocky Mountain High
Rocky Mountain High Chords
Guitar chords and lyrics of Rocky Mountain High by John Denver
Published 1972
Original key B
The lyrics and chords of the songs contained on the site are the property of their respective authors. Law no. 159 of 22 May 1993 allows its use only for didactic, study and research activities. Authors can request their removal at any time.
The interpretation of the agreements is the result of my individual work.
Capo second fret
A D Em7 C A D Em7 G
A D Em7 C A
He was born in the summer, of his twenty seventh year;
D Em7 G A
Comin' home to a place he'd never been before
D
He left yesterday behind him,
Em7 C A
you might say he was born again
D Em7 G A
You might say he found a key for every door
D Em7 C A
When he first came to the mountains, his life was far away
D Em7 G A
On the road and hangin' by a song
D Em7 C A
But the string's already broken, and he doesn't really care;
D Em7 G A
It keeps changing fast, and it don't last for long
G A D D/A
But the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
G A D D/A
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
G A D Em7 Dmaj7 G
The shadow from the star-light is softer than a lull - a - by
D Em7 G
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
A D Em7 G A
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
D Em7 C A
He climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below;
D Em7 G A
he saw everything as far as you can see
D
And they say that he got crazy once,
Em7 C A
and he tried to touch the sun;
D Em7 C A
And he lost a friend but kept the memory
D Em7 C A
Now he walks in quiet solitude, the forests and the streams;
D Em7 G A
seeking grace in every step he takes
D Em7 C A
His sight has turned inside himself to try and understand;
D Em7 G A
the serenity of a clear blue mountain lake
G A D D/A
And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
G A D D/A
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
G A D Em7 Dmaj7 G
talk to God and listen to the cas - ual re - ply
D Em7 G
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
A D Em7 G A
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
D
Now his life is full of wonder,
Em7 C A
but his heart still knows some fear;
D Em7 G A
of a simple thing he cannot comprehend
D
Why they try to tear the mountains down,
Em7 C A
To bring in a couple more;
D Em7 G A
more people, more scars upon the land
G A D D/A
And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
G A D D/A
I've seen it raining fire in the sky
G A D EM7 Dmaj7 G
I know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an ea - gle fly
D Em7 G A
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
D Em7 G A
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
G A D D/A
And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
G A D D/A
I've seen it raining fire in the sky
G A D Em7 D G
Friends around the camp - fire and everybody - y's high
D Em7 G
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
A D Em7 G
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
A D Em7 G
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
A D Em7 G
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado . . .