WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | John Denver - Rocky Mountain High Chords | Version #1
[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)