Rocky Mountain High Chords by John Denver
- Key: E
- BPM: 94
- Capo: no capo
TEMPO FORTE
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH ACORDES
[Start] [Verse] E Gbm A E A ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ E Gbm7 D He was born in the summer of his twentyseventh year E A Coming home to a place he'd never been before E Gbm7 D He left yesterday behind him you might say he was born again B E A You might say he found a key for every door E Gbm7 D When he first came to the mountains his life was far away B E A On the road and hangin' by a song E Gbm7 D But the string's already broken and he doesn't really care B E It keeps changin' fast and it don't last for long [Chorus] Gbm7 A B A B E But the ■ ■ Colorado Rocky Mountain high A B E I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky A B E A E A The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullaby ■ ■ ■ E Rocky Mountain high Gbm E Gbm7 ■ Rocky Mountain high ■ [Verse] E Gbm7 He climbed cathedral mountains he saw silver clouds below B E Gbm7 He saw everything as far as you can see E Gbm7 And they say that he got crazy once and he tried to touch the sun B E Gbm7 And he lost a friend but kept his memory [Chorus] E Gbm7 Now he walks in quiet solitude the forests and the streams B E Gbm7 Seeking grace in every step he takes E Gbm7 Gbm His sight has turned inside himself to try and understand B7 E Gbm The serenity of a clear blue mountain lake B A E And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high A E A I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky ■ E A E A Talk to God and listen to the casual reply ■ ■ E Gbm Rocky Mountain high ■ A E Gbm7 Rocky Mountain high ■ [Verse] A E Gbm7 ■ Now his life is full of wonder but his heart still knows some fear E Gbm Of a simple thing he cannot comprehend A E Gbm7 D ■ While they try to tear the mountains down to bring in a couple more E Gbm7 A More people more scars upon the land ■ B E And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high A B E I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky [Chorus] A B E A E A I know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly ■ ■ E Rocky Mountain high A B E Colorado Rocky Mountain high A B B7 E I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky A B E Friends around the campfire and everybody's high A Esus4 Rocky Mountain high A E Gbm Rocky Mountain high ■ A E Gbm Rocky Mountain high ■ [Outro] Gbm7 A E Gbm7 ■ Rocky Mountain high ■ A E Gbm7 A Rocky Mountain high ■ ■ B E Rocky Mountain high [End]