Chords for Evening at Pops with guest John Denver

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[Am] Our guest this evening is truly a man of many talents.
Singer, songwriter, guitarist, and accomplished actor.
He even flies his own airplane.
It's a very special pleasure to welcome [N] back to Pops tonight a man whose music celebrates the beauty and spirit of America,
_ _ John Denver. _ _ _
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_ _ [F#m] _ [E] He was born in the summer of [F#] his [D] 27th year
[B] [E] Coming home to a place [A] he'd never been before
_ [E] Left yesterday behind him, you [F#m] might say he [D] was born again
[B] [E] Might say he found the key for every [F#m] door
_ When [E] he first came to the mountains, [F#m] his life was far [D] away
[B] On [E] the road, hanging by [F#m] a stall
_ [E] But the string's already broken [F#] and he doesn't [D] really [B] care
[E] Things change fast, it don't [F#m] last [A] long
To _ [B] Colorado Rocky [E] Mountain High
I've [A] seen it [B] rain and [E] fire and sky
The [A] shadow [B] from the [E] starlight is softer than [A] a lullaby
Rocky _ _ _ Mountain [E] High, _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [A] [B] Rocky [E] Mountain High _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [E] He climbed Cathedral Mountain, [F#m] saw silver [D] clouds below
[B] [E] Saw everything as far as [F#m] you can see
And [E] they say that he got crazy [F#m] once and tried to [D] touch the sun
[B] And [E] he lost a friend who kept his [F#m] memory
_ Now [E] he walks in quiet solitude, [F#m] the forest and the [D] streams
[B] [E] Seeking grace in every [F#m] step he takes
His [E] sight is turned inside and [F#m] sounds to cry and [D] [B] understand
[E] The serenity of a clear [F#m] blue mountain [A] lake
_ To Colorado [B] Rocky Mountain [E] High
I've [A] seen it rain [B] and fire [E] and sky
_ You [A] can talk to [B] God, listen [E] to the casual [A] _ lies _
_ _ _ [E] Rocky Mountain High, _ _
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_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ [B] [E] Now his life is full of wonder, [F#m] but his heart still [D] knows some [B] fear
[E] Of a simple thing he cannot [F#m] comprehend
[A] _ [B] While [E] they try to tear the mountains down, [F#m] they're bringing a couple [D] more
[B] [E] More people, more scars upon [F#m] the land
[A] To [B] _ [A] _ [B]
Colorado Rocky [E] Mountain High
I've [A] seen it [B] rain and fire [E] and sky
You _ [A] know he'd [B] be a poor [E] man if he never saw an eagle [A] fly
Rocky _ _ Mountain [E] High, _ _ [A] it's a Colorado [B] Rocky Mountain [E] High
I've [A] seen it [B] rain and fire [E] and sky _
[A] Friends [B] around the [E] campfire, [A] everybody is high _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Rocky _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B]
[E] Mountain High, _ _ [A] _ _ [B] Rocky [E] Mountain High
_ [F#m] Rocky _ [B]
[E] Mountain High
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May I say how very, very pleased I am, in fact thrilled to be with you here tonight
and to have the opportunity to sing and share my music with you
and to play with the Boston Pop Orchestra and this wonderful chorus we have with us
and Mr.
John Williams, I'm honored and privileged to be with you
[C] This is [N] the Eagle and the Hawk
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_ [C] am the eagle, I live in high country
In rocky cathedrals that are in [A#] the sky
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_ _ _ _ The time is still turning, they [A#] soon will be dry
[C] And all of the sea men and all who believe in me
Share in the freedom I feel when [D#] I fly
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_ _ _ _ [C] Come dance with the west wind [A#] and touch on [G] the mountain tops
[C] Sail o'er [Am] the canyons [F] and up to [G] the stars
[C] And reach for the heavens [F] and hope for [C] the future
And all that we [F] can [Dm] be, not just what [G] we are _ _
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