John Denver – Rocky Mountain High (Guitar)
Capo 2
Key
-
Versions
(7)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_High
Capo II *
D Em G 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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