Rocky Mountain High chords by John Denver (Ver. 4)

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Chords:

E           022100
F#m7        242222
A           54222x
B           76444x
D           X54232
B           X24442

Intro:
E       F#m7    A    B
E       F#m7    A    B

Verse 1:

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

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

Chorus:
        A        B               E   Esus4 E
But the Colorado rocky mountain high
      A               B           E   Esus4 E
I've seen it raining' fire in the sky
     A                B             E                       A
The shadows from the starlight are softer than a lull---a---bye
               E             F#m7    A      B
Rocky mountain high    (Colorado)
               E                   F#m7    A  B
 Rocky mountain high   (high in Colorado)

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

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

Chorus:
       A          B               E    Esus4  E
In the Colorado   Rocky Mountain High
      A               B           E    Esus4  E
I've seen it raining' fire in the sky
A                   B            E        A
   Talk to God and listen to the causal reply

               E          F#m7       A   B        E                 F#m7     A    B
Rocky mountain high    (Colorado)  Rocky Mountain High  HIgh in Colorado


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

Chorus:
        A        B              E Esus4 E
But the Colorado rocky mountain high
     A               B           E  Esus4  E
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
  A                  B                E                        A
    I know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an ea-----gle fly
               E
Rocky mountain high
        A        B             E    Esus4  E
It's a Colorado rocky mountain high
     A               B           E    Esus4  E
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
A                     B            E               A
   Friends around the campfire and everybo----dy's high
            E                        F#m7
 Rocky mountain high   (high in Colorado)
 A        B        E                  F#m7
   Rocky mountain high   (high in Colorado)
 A       B        E                   F#m7
   Rocky mountain high   (high in Colorado)
 A       B        E                   F#m7
   Rocky mountain high   (high in Colorado)
 A       B        E                   F#m7
   Rocky mountain high   (high in Colorado)
 A       B         E                    F#m7   A B E
    Rocky mountain high   (high in Colorado)