John Denver – Rocky Mountain High (Ukulele)

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He was born in the summer of his 27th year

       C                          F 
Comin' home to a place he'd never been before

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He left yesterday behind him, you might say he was born again

          C                            F
You might say he found a key for every door

        C                               F             G
When he first came to the mountains his life was far away

       C                     F 
On the road and hangin' by a song

        C                Am            F              G
But the string's already broken and he doesn't really care

         C                                   F
It keeps changin' fast and it don't last for long

F                G                C
But the Colorado rocky mountain high

     F               G           C
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky

F                    G             C                  F
The shadows from the starlight are softer than a lullaby

               C
Rocky mountain high

     F
(Colorado)

               C
Rocky mountain high

             F       
(High in Colorado)

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He climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below

       C                            F 
He saw everything as far as you can see

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And they say that he got crazy once and he tried to touch the sun

       C                             F
And he lost a friend but kept the memory

       C                           F              G
Now he walks in quiet solitude the forest and the streams

        C                      F 
Seeking grace in every step he takes

    C                Am                F            G
His sight has turned inside himself to try and understand

    C                                 F
The serenity of a clear blue mountain lake

F                G                C
And the Colorado rocky mountain high

     F               G           C
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky

F               G             C         F
Talk to God and listen to the casual reply

               C
Rocky mountain high

             F
(high in Colorado)

               C
Rocky mountain high

             F
(high in Colorado)

        C                              F                      G
Now his life is full of wonder but his heart still knows some fear

     C                            F
Of a simple thing he cannot comprehend

         C               Am                F                 G
Why they try to tear the mountains down to bring in a couple more

     C                           F
More people, more scars upon the land

F                G                C
And the Colorado rocky mountain high

     F               G           C
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky

  F              G                C                  F
I know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly

               C
Rocky mountain high

       F        G                C
It's a Colorado rocky mountain high

     F            G           C
I've seen it rain fire in the sky

F                  G            C           F
Friends around the campfire and everybody's high

               C
Rocky mountain high

             F
(high in Colorado)

               C
Rocky mountain high

             F
(high in Colorado)

               C
Rocky mountain high

             F
(high in Colorado)