John Denver – Rocky Mountain High chords ver. 3
Chords:
This is the way I play the song. Denver plays different variations of the chords and plays with drop D tuning but this version is for standard tuning and uses simple chords. CAPO II (chords relative to capo)D Em C A G F#m G*e|-2----0----0----0----3----2----3--|B|-3----0----1----2----0----2----0--|G|-2----0----0----2----0----2----0--|D|-0----2----2----2----0----4----0--|A|-x----2----3----0----2----4----x--|E|-x----0----x----x----3----2----x--|D Em C AHe was born in the summer of his 27th yearD Em G AComin' home to a place he'd never been beforeD Em C AHe left yesterday behind him, you might say he was born againD Em G AYou might say he found a key for every doorD Em C AWhen he first came to the mountains his life was far awayD Em G AOn the road and hangin' by a songD Em C ABut the string's already broken and he doesn't really careD Em G AIt keeps changin' fast and it don't last for longG A DBut the Colorado rocky mountain highG A D I've seen it rainin' fire in the skyG A D Em F#m G*The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lul...la...byD Em G ARocky mountain high (Colorado)D Em G ARocky mountain high (Colorado)He climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below He saw everything as far as you can see And they say that he got crazy once and he tried to touch the sun And he lost a friend but kept the memory Now he walks in quiet solitude the forest and the streams Seeking grace in every step he takes His sight has turned inside himself to try and understand The serenity of a clear blue mountain lakeG A DAnd the Colorado rocky mountain highG A D I've seen it rainin' fire in the skyG A D Em F#m G* Talk to God and listen to the casual re...plyD Em G A Rocky mountain high (Colorado)D Em G ARocky mountain high (Colorado)Now his life is full of wonder but his heart still knows some fear Of a simple thing he cannot comprehend Why they try to tear the mountains down to bring in a couple more More people, more scars upon the landG A DBut the Colorado rocky mountain highG A D I've seen it rainin' fire in the skyG A D Em F#m G*I know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an ea...gle flyD EmRocky mountain highG A DIt's a Colorado rocky mountain highG A D I've seen it rain fire in the skyG A D A G* Friends around the camp-fire and everybody's highD Em G A Rocky mountain high (Colorado)D Em G ARocky mountain high (Colorado)Repeat and fade out. Or repeat for four lines and end on D