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John Denver - Rocky Mountain High Chords

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Rocky Mountain High Chords

(ver. 1)
John Denver
[Intro]
Played around a D chord once you get used to the notes to play 
start strumming through it to get the feel of the song
  D                   Em7  G      A
e-2------------|------x----x-x-x--x-x-x---|
B-3------------|------x----x-x-x--x-x-x---|
G-2--h4-2-----2----|--x----x-x-x--x-x-x---|
D-0-------2h4---4-2p0-x----5-5-5--7-7-7---|
A-0------------|------h2---5-5-5--7-7-7---|
D-0------------|------h2---5-5-5--7-7-7---|

[Chords]
D          - 0-0-0-2-3-2
Em7        - 2-2-x-x-x-x
G          - 5-5-5-x-x-x
A*         - 7-7-7-x-x-x
C          - x-3-2-0-1-0
A          - x-0-2-2-2-0
Dsus4      - 0-0-0-2-3-3
Em(omit 5) - x-x-0-0-5-3 [Abbreviated in the text to Em(o5)]
Dadd11     - x-x-0-0-7-5 [Abbreviated in the text to D11]
G5/D       - x-x-0-0-8-10



[Verse 1]
D                                Em7  C    
He was born in the summer of his 27th year
A       D                          Em7         G  
Comin' home to a place he'd never been before
   A*     D                               Em7              C    
He left yesterday behind him, you might say he was born again
   A       D                             Em7  G  
You might say he found a key for every door

[Verse 2]
 A*       D                               Em7           C   
When he first came to the mountains his life was far away
 A      D                      Em7   G  
On the road and hangin' by a song
 A*       D                               Em7            C   
But the string's already broken and he doesn't really care
A         D                                   Em7   G  
It keeps changin' fast and it don't last for long

[Chorus]
A*        G        A*                D    Dsus4  D 
But the Colorado rocky mountain high
          G          A*           D    Dsus4  D 
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
    G                  A*          D             Em(o5) D11 G5/D
The shadows from the starlight are softer than a lull---a---bye
               D            Em7   
Rocky mountain high    (Colorado)
G      A*        D                  Em7    G  A*
 Rocky mountain high   (high in Colorado)

[Verse 3]
   D                                   Em7             C   
He climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below 
A      D                             Em7   G
He saw everything as far as you can see
A*       D                                 Em7                C
And they say that he got crazy once and he tried to touch the sun
A      D                              Em7   G
And he lost a friend but kept the memory

[Verse 4]
A*     D                           Em7              C
Now he walks in quiet solitude the forest and the streams
A       D                      Em7    G
Seeking grace in every step he takes
A*            D                        Em7          C
His sight has turned inside himself to try and understand
A     D                                Em7   G
The serenity of a clear blue mountain lake

[Chorus]
A*        G        A*                D    Dsus4  D 
But the Colorado rocky mountain high
          G          A*           D    Dsus4  D 
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
        G       A*            D  Em(o5) D11 G5/D
Talk to God and listen to the casual    re--ply
               D            Em7   
Rocky mountain high    (Colorado)
G      A*        D                  Em7    G  
 Rocky mountain high   (high in Colorado)

[Verse 5]
A*      D                              Em7                    C
Now his life is full of wonder but his heart still knows some fear
A    D                            Em7   G
Of a simple thing he cannot comprehend
A*       D                                 Em7               C
Why they try to tear the mountains down to bring in a couple more
A        D                       Em7   G 
More people, more scars upon the land

[Chorus]
A*        G        A*                D    Dsus4  D 
But the Colorado rocky mountain high
          G          A*           D    Dsus4  D 
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
  G              A*               D            Em(o5) D11 G5/D
I know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an ea-----gle fly
               D
Rocky mountain high
       G        A*                  D    Dsus4  D
It's a Colorado rocky mountain high
          G          A*           D    Dsus4  D 
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
G                  A*           D    Em(o5)D11  G5/D
Friends around the campfire and everybo----dy's high
                 D                  Em7    G  
 Rocky mountain high   (high in Colorado)
       A*        D                  Em7    G  
 Rocky mountain high   (high in Colorado)
      A*        D                  Em7    G  
 Rocky mountain high   (high in Colorado)
      A*        D                  Em7    G  
 Rocky mountain high   (high in Colorado)
      A*        D                  Em7    G  
 Rocky mountain high   (high in Colorado)
      A*        D                  Em7    G     A*[Hold] D[Hold]  
 Rocky mountain high   (high in Colorado)            
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