{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1051715,"song":"Rocky Mountain High","artist":"John Denver","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1051715-rocky-mountain-high-chords-by-john-denver/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1051715?type=chord","rating":4.66574,"votes":2719,"content":"Rocky Mountain High chords\r\nJohn Denver  1972\r\n\r\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_High\r\n\r\nCapo II *\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  2x\r\n\r\n[ch]A7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe was born in the summer, of his twenty seventh year;[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nComing home to a place he'd never been before[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe left yesterday behind him,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nyou might say he was born again[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou might say he found a key for every door[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen he first came to the mountains, his life was far away;[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOn the road and hanging by a song[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut the string's already broken, and he doesn't really care;[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIt keeps changing fast, and it don't last for long[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut the Colorado Rocky Mountain high[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI've seen it raining fire in the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe shadow from the starlight is softer than a lul la by[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRocky Mountain high,    Colorado[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nRocky Mountain high,    Colorado[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below;[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nhe saw everything as far as you can see[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd they say that he got crazy once,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand he tried to touch the sun;[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he lost a friend but kept the memory[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNow he walks in quiet solitude, the forests and the streams;[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nseeking grace in every step he takes[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                  [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHis sight has turned inside himself to try and understand;[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthe serenity of a clear blue mountain lake[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the Colorado Rocky Mountain high[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI've seen it raining fire in the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\ntalk to God and listen to the casual re ply[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRocky Mountain high,    Colorado[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nRocky Mountain high,   Colorado[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow his life is full of wonder,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nbut his heart still knows some fear;[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nof a simple thing he cannot comprehend[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]               \r\nWhy they try to tear the mountains down,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nTo bring in a couple more;[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nmore people, more scars upon the land[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the Colorado Rocky Mountain high[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI've seen it raining fire in the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eag le fly[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRocky Mountain high[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the Colorado Rocky Mountain high[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI've seen it raining fire in the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFriends around the campfire and every body's high[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRocky Mountain high,    Colorado[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRocky Mountain high,    Colorado[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRocky Mountain high,    Colorado[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRocky Mountain high,    Colorado . . .[/tab]\r\n\r\n* Alternates:\r\n\r\nOpen\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  = [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] = [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  = [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]A7[/ch] = [ch]B7[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  = [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  = [ch]B[/ch]\r\n\r\nCapo IV\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  = [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] = [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  = [ch]F[/ch]\r\n[ch]A7[/ch] = [ch]G7[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  = [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  = [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\nCapo V\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  = [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] = [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  = [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]A7[/ch] = [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  = [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  = [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\nOpen (this is in a different key from the original)\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  = [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] = [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  = [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]A7[/ch] = [ch]D7[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  = [ch]F[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  = [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\nSet8","plain_text":"Rocky Mountain High chords\nJohn Denver  1972\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_High\n\nCapo II *\n\nD  Em  G  2x\n\nA7\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n* Alternates:\n\nOpen\n\nD  = E\nEm = F#m\nG  = A\nA7 = B7\nC  = D\nA  = B\n\nCapo IV\n\nD  = C\nEm = Dm\nG  = F\nA7 = G7\nC  = Bb\nA  = G\n\nCapo V\n\nD  = A\nEm = Bm\nG  = D\nA7 = E7\nC  = G\nA  = E\n\nOpen (this is in a different key from the original)\n\nD  = G\nEm = Am\nG  = C\nA7 = D7\nC  = F\nA  = D\n\nSet8","chords":["D","Em","G","A7","C","A","E","F#m","B7","B","Dm","F","G7","Bb","Bm","E7","Am","D7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}