Rocky Mountain High chords by John Denver

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 4)

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Chords:

E MajorE      022100
F#m7F#m7    242222
A augmentedA      54222x
BB      76444x
D MajorD      X54232
BB      X24442

Intro:
E MajorE    F#m7F#m7  A augmentedA  BB
E MajorE    F#m7F#m7  A augmentedA  BB

Verse 1:

    E MajorE             F#m7F#m7 D MajorD     BB
He was born in the summer of his 27th year
    E MajorE             F#m7F#m7    A augmentedA    BB
Comin' home to a place he'd never been before
    E MajorE             F#m7F#m7          D MajorD   BB
He left yesterday behind him, you might say he was born again
      E MajorE              F#m7F#m7    A augmentedA    BB
You might say he found a key for every door

Verse 2:
    E MajorE                F#m7F#m7     D MajorD    BB
When he first came to the mountains his life was far away
    E MajorE          F#m7F#m7   A augmentedA     BB
On the road and hangin' by a song
    E MajorE               F#m7F#m7      D MajorD  BB
But the string's already broken and he doesn't really care
     E MajorE                 F#m7F#m7   A augmentedA   BB
It keeps changin' fast and it don't last for long

Chorus:
    A augmentedA    BB        E MajorE  Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
But the Colorado rocky mountain high
   A augmentedA        BB      E MajorE  Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
I've seen it raining' fire in the sky
   A augmentedA        BB       E MajorE            A augmentedA
The shadows from the starlight are softer than a lull---a---bye
        E MajorE       F#m7F#m7  A augmentedA   BB
Rocky mountain high  (Colorado)
        E MajorE          F#m7F#m7  A augmentedA BB
 Rocky mountain high  (high in Colorado)

Verse 3:
  E MajorE                  F#m7F#m7      D MajorD  BB
He climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below
  E MajorE                F#m7F#m7 A augmentedA BB
He saw everything as far as you can see
   E MajorE                   F#m7F#m7        D MajorD  BB
And they say that he got crazy once and he tried to touch the sun
    E MajorE               F#m7F#m7 A augmentedA  BB
And he lost a friend but kept the memory

Verse 4:
    E MajorE              F#m7F#m7      D MajorD    BB
Now he walks in quiet solitude the forest and the streams
    E MajorE           F#m7F#m7     A augmentedA  BB
Seeking grace in every step he takes
  E MajorE                 F#m7F#m7     D MajorD   BB
His sight has turned inside himself to try and understand
   E MajorE                F#m7F#m7   A augmentedA BB
The serenity of a clear blue mountain lake

Chorus:
    A augmentedA     BB        E MajorE  Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
In the Colorado  Rocky Mountain High
   A augmentedA        BB      E MajorE  Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
I've seen it raining' fire in the sky
A augmentedA          BB      E MajorE    A augmentedA
  Talk to God and listen to the causal reply

        E MajorE     F#m7F#m7    A augmentedA  BB    E MajorE         F#m7F#m7   A augmentedA  BB
Rocky mountain high  (Colorado) Rocky Mountain High HIgh in Colorado

Verse 5:
    E MajorE               F#m7F#m7          D MajorD  BB
Now his life is full of wonder but his heart still knows some fear
   E MajorE              F#m7F#m7 A augmentedA    BB
Of a simple thing he cannot comprehend
     E MajorE                 F#m7F#m7       D MajorD BB
Why they try to tear the mountains down to bring in a couple more
   E MajorE              F#m7F#m7 A augmentedA BB
More people, more scars upon the land

Chorus:
    A augmentedA    BB       E MajorE Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
But the Colorado rocky mountain high
   A augmentedA        BB      E MajorE Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
 A augmentedA         BB        E MajorE            A augmentedA
  I know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an ea-----gle fly
        E MajorE
Rocky mountain high
    A augmentedA    BB       E MajorE  Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
It's a Colorado rocky mountain high
   A augmentedA        BB      E MajorE  Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
A augmentedA           BB      E MajorE        A augmentedA
  Friends around the campfire and everybo----dy's high
      E MajorE            F#m7F#m7
 Rocky mountain high  (high in Colorado)
 A augmentedA    BB    E MajorE         F#m7F#m7
  Rocky mountain high  (high in Colorado)
 A augmentedA    BB    E MajorE          F#m7F#m7
  Rocky mountain high  (high in Colorado)
 A augmentedA    BB    E MajorE          F#m7F#m7
  Rocky mountain high  (high in Colorado)
 A augmentedA    BB    E MajorE          F#m7F#m7
  Rocky mountain high  (high in Colorado)
 A augmentedA    BB     E MajorE          F#m7F#m7  A augmentedA BB E MajorE
  Rocky mountain high  (high in Colorado)

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