Rocky Mountain High

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Rocky Mountain High chords
John Denver 1972
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_High
Capo II *
D EmG
2x
A7
D Em C A
He was born in the summer, of his twenty seventh year;
D Em G
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 G
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 G
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 G 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 G A G
The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lul la by
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 G
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 G
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 G
seeking grace in every step he takes
D Em C A
His sight has turned inside himself to try and understand;
D Em C G
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 G A G
talk to God and listen to the casual re ply
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 G
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 G
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 G A G
I know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eag le fly
A D
Rocky Mountain high
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 every body's high
A D Em G
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
A D Em G
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
A D Em G
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
A D Em G
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado . . .
* Alternates:
Open
D E
=
Em F#m
=
G A
=
A7 B7
=
C D
=
A B
=
Capo IV
D C
=
Em Dm
=
G F
=
A7 G7
=
C Bb
=
A G
=
Capo V
D A
=
Em Bm
=
G D
=
A7 E7
=
C G
=
A E
=
Open (this is in a different key from the original)
D G
=
Em Am
=
G C
=
A7 D7
=
C F
=
A D
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Rocky Mountain High chords
John Denver  1972
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_High
Capo II *
D  Em  G  2x
A7
* Alternates:
Open
D  = E
Em = F#m
G  = A
A7 = B7
C  = D
A  = B
Capo IV
D  = C
Em = Dm
G  = F
A7 = G7
C  = Bb
A  = G
Capo V
D  = A
Em = Bm
G  = D
A7 = E7
C  = G
A  = E
Open (this is in a different key from the original)
D  = G
Em = Am
G  = C
A7 = D7
C  = F
A  = D
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Rocky Mountain High Chords by John Denver

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