Chords with lyrics (Ver. 3)
- Submitter:
Flyinglibra51 - Tuning: Standard tuning
- Difficulty: Intermediate
Rocky Mountian High
John Denver
You can play open chords,Barre Chords, what ever sounds good to you.
I prefer Barre Chords at a minimum in the chorus` and if you listen
to the original recording you can place the octaves where they go.
Original was capoed at 2nd fret and played in 
D MajorD but I suspect it
was because John favored the hammering of B,G#,F,E notes played
out of the opening D MajorD Chord.
Intro
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
BB E MajorE A augmentedA BB E MajorE
E--0---------------------0--2--0---------------------0--2-----0--|
B--0--0-h2-0---0---------2--3--0--0-h2-0---0---------2--3-----0--|
G--1---------1---1-------2--3--1---------1---1-------2--3-----1--|
D--2---------------4-2---2--3--2---------------4-2---2--3-----2--|
A--2-------------------4-0--2--2-------------------4-0--2-----2--|
E--0---------------------x--2--0---------------------x--2-----0--|
He Was Born
F# minorF#m A augmentedA BB
in the summer of his 27th year
E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA BB
Comin` home to a place he`d never been before
E MajorE 
F#F# A augmentedA
He left yesterday behind him you might say he was born again
BB E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA BB
You might say he found a key for every door
E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA
When he first came to the mountains his life was far away
BB E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA BB
On the road and hangin` by a song
E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA BB
But the string`s already broken and he doesn`t really care
E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA BB
It keeps changin`fast and it don`t last for long
A augmentedA BB E MajorE
But the Colorado rocky mountain high
A augmentedA BB E MajorE
I`ve seen it rainin` fire in the sky
A augmentedA BB E MajorE F# minorF#m 
G# minorG#m A augmentedA
The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lul..la..bye
E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA BB
Rocky mountain high (In Colorado)
E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA BB
Rocky Mountain High (High in Colorado)
E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA BB
He climbed cathedral mountains he saw silver clouds below
E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA BB
He saw everything as far as you can see
E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA BB
And they say that he got crazy once and he tried to touch the sun
E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA BB
And he lost a friend but kept his memory
E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA BB
Now he walks in quiet solitude the forest and the streams
E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA BB
Seeking grace in every step he takes
E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA BB
His sight has turned inside himself to try and understand
E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA BB
The serenity of a clear blue mountain lake
A augmentedA BB E MajorE
And the Colorado rocky mountain high
A augmentedA BB E MajorE
I`ve seen it rainin` fire in the sky
A augmentedA BB E MajorE F# minorF#m G# minorG#m A augmentedA
You can talk to God and listen to the cas.ual re..ply
E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA
Rocky mountain high (High in Colorado)
BB E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA BB
Rocky Mountain High (High in Colorado)
E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA BB
Now his life is full of wonder but his heart still knows some fear
E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA BB
Of a simple thing he cannot comprehend
E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA BB
Why they try to tear the mountains down to bring in a couple more
E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA BB
More people more scars upon the land
A augmentedA BB E MajorE
And the Colorado rocky mountain high
A augmentedA BB E MajorE
I`ve seen it rainin` fire in the sky
A augmentedA BB E MajorE F# minorF#m G# minorG#m A augmentedA
I know he`d be a poorer man if he`d never saw an eag..le fly
E MajorE
Rocky mountain high
A augmentedA BB E MajorE
Colorado rocky mountain high
A augmentedA BB E MajorE
I`ve seen it rainin` fire in the sky
A augmentedA BB E MajorE F# minorF#m G# minorG#m A augmentedA
Friends around the campfire and everybody`s high
E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA
Rocky mountain high (High in Colorado)
BB E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA
Rocky mountain high (High in Colorado)
BB E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA
Rocky mountain high... (in Colorado)
BB E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA
Rocky mountain high... (in Colorado)
BB E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA
Rocky mountain high........
BB E MajorE F# minorF#m
Rocky mountain high.... (in Colorado) Fade quickly
Rocky Mountain High chords
"Rocky Mountain High" is a folk rock song by John Denver and Mike Taylor about Colorado, and is one of the two official state songs of Colorado. Recorded by Denver in 1972, it went to #9 on the US Hot 100 the following year. The song took an unusually long nine months to write. Hopefully you can learn it faster with these Rocky mountain high guitar chords.
Other versions of Rocky Mountain High
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Rocky Mountain High by John Denver
