Rocky Mountain High Chords by John Denver

[Verse]
E A E F#m7 A
■ ■ ■ ■    ■
       E                         F#m7          D   
He was born in the summer of his twentyseventh year
E                                 F#m7       
Coming home to a place he'd never been before
A       E                              F#m             D    
He left yesterday behind him you might say he was born again
          E                            F#m  A
You might say he found a key for every door ■
        E                               F#m7         D   
When he first came to the mountains his life was far away
       E                     F#m7
On the road and hangin' by a song
        E                              F#m     F#m7   D   
But the string's already broken and he doesn't really care
         E                                   F#m7
It keeps changin' fast and it don't last for long


[Chorus]
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      
The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullaby
               E    F#m7
Rocky Mountain high ■   
A              E    F#m7
Rocky Mountain high ■   


[Verse]
A    E                                  F#m7          B    
■ He climbed cathedral mountains he saw silver clouds below
   E                                F#m A
He saw everything as far as you can see ■
         E                                 F#m7               D  
And they say that he got crazy once and he tried to touch the sun
B      E                          F#m    A
And he lost a friend but kept his memory ■
       E                           F#m7            D      
Now he walks in quiet solitude the forests and the streams
B       E                      F#m7  A
Seeking grace in every step he takes ■
E                                      F#m     D         
His sight has turned inside himself to try and understand
B   E                                 F#m7
The serenity of a clear blue mountain lake


[Chorus]
        A        B              E   
And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
     A               B       E      
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
A               B             E      A    
Talk to God and listen to the casual reply
               E    F#m7
Rocky Mountain high ■   
               E    F#m7
Rocky Mountain high ■   


[Verse]
A     E                                  F#m7                   D   
■ Now his life is full of wonder but his heart still knows some fear
     E                      F#m7       A
Of a simple thing he cannot comprehend ■
           E                                 F#m7              D   
While they try to tear the mountains down to bring in a couple more
E                               F#m7 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  
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           E  
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
A                  B        E               A   
Friends around the campfire and everybody's high
               E    F#m
Rocky Mountain high ■  
A              E    F#m7
Rocky Mountain high ■   
A              E   
Rocky Mountain high
F#m7                E    F#m7 A Bsus4
■    Rocky Mountain high ■    ■ ■    


[Outro]
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Rocky Mountain high
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Rocky Mountain high