Chords for Rocky Mountain High
Tempo:
122.7 bpm
Chords used:
E
F#m
A
B
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F#]
[A] [E]
[A] [F#] He was [E] born in the summer of [F#m] his 27th [B] year, [E] coming home to a place he'd never [F#m] been before.
He left [E] yesterday behind him, you [F#m] might say he was born [D] again, [B] you might [E] say he found a key for [F#m] every door.
When he [E] first came through the mountains, [F#m] his life was [D] far away, [B] on the [E] road, hanging by [F#m] a stong.
[A]
But [E] the string's already broken, [F#m] and he doesn't really [D]
[B] care, it [E] keeps changing fast, and it don't last [F#m] for long.
The [A] Colorado [B]
Rocky Mountain [E] High, [A] I've seen it rain [B] and fire in [E] the sky.
[A] The shadow from [B] the starlight [E] is softer than a [A]
lullaby.
Rocky Mountain [E] High, [F#]
[F#m] Rocky Mountain [E] High, Rocky [F#m] Colorado.
He [E] climbed the fever mountains, [F#m] he saw silver [D] clouds below, [E] he saw everything as far as he [F#m] can see.
[F#] [E] And they say that he got crazy [F#m] once, and he tried to touch [D] the sun, [E] and he lost a friend but kept the [F#m] memory.
[E] Now he walks in quiet solitude, [F#m] the forests and [D] the streams, [E] seeking grace in every [F#m] step he takes.
[A] His [E] sight is turned inside himself [F#m] to try and [D] understand [E] the serenity of a clear blue [F#m] mountain lake.
[A] The Colorado [B] Rocky Mountain [E]
High, [A] I've seen it rain [B] and fire in [E] the sky.
[A]
He walked it [B] down and ascended to [E] the casual [A] reply.
[E] Rocky Mountain High,
[F#m]
Rocky [E] Mountain High,
[F#m]
Rocky Colorado.
Now [E] his life is full of wonder, [F#] but his heart still [D] knows some fear [E] of a simple thing he cannot [F#m] comprehend.
While [E] they try to tear the mountains [F#m] down, they bring in a couple [D]
more, [E] more people, more scars upon [F#m] the land.
[A] The Colorado [B]
Rocky Mountain [E] High, [A] I've seen it [B] rain and fire [E] in the sky.
[A] Though he'd [B] be poor and [E] mad if he never saw an [A] eagle fly.
Rocky [E] Mountain High, [A]
Colorado [B] Rocky Mountain [E] High, [A] I've seen it [B] rain and fire [E] in the sky.
[A]
Friends around [B] the campfire [E] and [A] everybody's high.
Rocky [E] Mountain High,
[F#m]
[E]
[F#m]
Rocky [E] Mountain High,
[F#m]
Rocky Mountain [E] High.
[F#m]
[E]
[A]
[E]
[F#]
[N]
[A] [E]
[A] [F#] He was [E] born in the summer of [F#m] his 27th [B] year, [E] coming home to a place he'd never [F#m] been before.
He left [E] yesterday behind him, you [F#m] might say he was born [D] again, [B] you might [E] say he found a key for [F#m] every door.
When he [E] first came through the mountains, [F#m] his life was [D] far away, [B] on the [E] road, hanging by [F#m] a stong.
[A]
But [E] the string's already broken, [F#m] and he doesn't really [D]
[B] care, it [E] keeps changing fast, and it don't last [F#m] for long.
The [A] Colorado [B]
Rocky Mountain [E] High, [A] I've seen it rain [B] and fire in [E] the sky.
[A] The shadow from [B] the starlight [E] is softer than a [A]
lullaby.
Rocky Mountain [E] High, [F#]
[F#m] Rocky Mountain [E] High, Rocky [F#m] Colorado.
He [E] climbed the fever mountains, [F#m] he saw silver [D] clouds below, [E] he saw everything as far as he [F#m] can see.
[F#] [E] And they say that he got crazy [F#m] once, and he tried to touch [D] the sun, [E] and he lost a friend but kept the [F#m] memory.
[E] Now he walks in quiet solitude, [F#m] the forests and [D] the streams, [E] seeking grace in every [F#m] step he takes.
[A] His [E] sight is turned inside himself [F#m] to try and [D] understand [E] the serenity of a clear blue [F#m] mountain lake.
[A] The Colorado [B] Rocky Mountain [E]
High, [A] I've seen it rain [B] and fire in [E] the sky.
[A]
He walked it [B] down and ascended to [E] the casual [A] reply.
[E] Rocky Mountain High,
[F#m]
Rocky [E] Mountain High,
[F#m]
Rocky Colorado.
Now [E] his life is full of wonder, [F#] but his heart still [D] knows some fear [E] of a simple thing he cannot [F#m] comprehend.
While [E] they try to tear the mountains [F#m] down, they bring in a couple [D]
more, [E] more people, more scars upon [F#m] the land.
[A] The Colorado [B]
Rocky Mountain [E] High, [A] I've seen it [B] rain and fire [E] in the sky.
[A] Though he'd [B] be poor and [E] mad if he never saw an [A] eagle fly.
Rocky [E] Mountain High, [A]
Colorado [B] Rocky Mountain [E] High, [A] I've seen it [B] rain and fire [E] in the sky.
[A]
Friends around [B] the campfire [E] and [A] everybody's high.
Rocky [E] Mountain High,
[F#m]
[E]
[F#m]
Rocky [E] Mountain High,
[F#m]
Rocky Mountain [E] High.
[F#m]
[E]
[A]
[E]
[F#]
[N]
Key:
E
F#m
A
B
D
E
F#m
A
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [F#] He was [E] born in the summer of [F#m] his 27th [B] year, [E] coming home to a place he'd never [F#m] been before.
He left [E] yesterday _ behind him, you [F#m] might say he was born [D] again, [B] you might [E] say he found a key for [F#m] every door. _ _
When he [E] first came through the mountains, [F#m] his life was [D] far away, [B] on the [E] _ road, hanging by [F#m] a stong.
_ [A] _
But [E] the string's already broken, [F#m] and he doesn't really [D]
[B] care, it [E] keeps changing fast, and it don't last [F#m] for long.
The _ _ [A] _ Colorado [B]
Rocky Mountain [E] High, _ _ _ _ [A] I've seen it rain [B] and fire in [E] the sky. _ _
_ [A] The shadow from [B] the starlight [E] is softer than a [A]
lullaby. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Rocky Mountain [E] High, _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [F#m] _ _ Rocky Mountain [E] High, _ Rocky [F#m] Colorado.
_ _ _ _ He [E] climbed the fever mountains, [F#m] he saw silver [D] clouds below, [E] he saw everything as far as he [F#m] can see.
_ [F#] _ [E] And they say that he got crazy [F#m] once, and he tried to touch [D] the sun, [E] and he lost a friend but kept the [F#m] memory.
_ _ _ _ [E] Now he walks in quiet solitude, [F#m] the forests and [D] the streams, [E] seeking grace in every [F#m] step he takes.
_ _ _ [A] His [E] sight is turned inside himself [F#m] to try and [D] understand [E] the serenity of a clear blue [F#m] mountain lake.
_ _ _ [A] The Colorado [B] Rocky Mountain [E]
High, _ _ _ [A] I've seen it rain [B] and fire in [E] the sky.
_ _ _ [A]
He walked it [B] down and ascended to [E] the casual _ [A] reply. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Rocky Mountain High, _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _
Rocky [E] Mountain High, _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
Rocky Colorado.
Now [E] his life is full of wonder, [F#] but his heart still [D] knows some fear [E] of a simple thing he cannot [F#m] comprehend. _ _ _
While [E] they try to tear the mountains [F#m] down, they bring in a couple [D]
more, [E] more people, more scars upon [F#m] the land. _
_ [A] The Colorado [B]
Rocky Mountain [E] High, _ _ _ [A] I've seen it [B] rain and fire [E] in the sky. _ _
_ _ [A] Though he'd [B] be poor and [E] mad if he never saw an [A] eagle fly. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Rocky [E] Mountain High, _ _ _ [A]
Colorado _ [B] Rocky Mountain [E] High, _ _ _ [A] I've seen it [B] rain and fire [E] in the sky.
_ _ _ _ [A]
Friends around [B] the campfire [E] and _ [A] everybody's high. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Rocky [E] Mountain High, _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _
Rocky [E] Mountain High, _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _
Rocky Mountain [E] High. _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [F#] He was [E] born in the summer of [F#m] his 27th [B] year, [E] coming home to a place he'd never [F#m] been before.
He left [E] yesterday _ behind him, you [F#m] might say he was born [D] again, [B] you might [E] say he found a key for [F#m] every door. _ _
When he [E] first came through the mountains, [F#m] his life was [D] far away, [B] on the [E] _ road, hanging by [F#m] a stong.
_ [A] _
But [E] the string's already broken, [F#m] and he doesn't really [D]
[B] care, it [E] keeps changing fast, and it don't last [F#m] for long.
The _ _ [A] _ Colorado [B]
Rocky Mountain [E] High, _ _ _ _ [A] I've seen it rain [B] and fire in [E] the sky. _ _
_ [A] The shadow from [B] the starlight [E] is softer than a [A]
lullaby. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Rocky Mountain [E] High, _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [F#m] _ _ Rocky Mountain [E] High, _ Rocky [F#m] Colorado.
_ _ _ _ He [E] climbed the fever mountains, [F#m] he saw silver [D] clouds below, [E] he saw everything as far as he [F#m] can see.
_ [F#] _ [E] And they say that he got crazy [F#m] once, and he tried to touch [D] the sun, [E] and he lost a friend but kept the [F#m] memory.
_ _ _ _ [E] Now he walks in quiet solitude, [F#m] the forests and [D] the streams, [E] seeking grace in every [F#m] step he takes.
_ _ _ [A] His [E] sight is turned inside himself [F#m] to try and [D] understand [E] the serenity of a clear blue [F#m] mountain lake.
_ _ _ [A] The Colorado [B] Rocky Mountain [E]
High, _ _ _ [A] I've seen it rain [B] and fire in [E] the sky.
_ _ _ [A]
He walked it [B] down and ascended to [E] the casual _ [A] reply. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Rocky Mountain High, _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _
Rocky [E] Mountain High, _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
Rocky Colorado.
Now [E] his life is full of wonder, [F#] but his heart still [D] knows some fear [E] of a simple thing he cannot [F#m] comprehend. _ _ _
While [E] they try to tear the mountains [F#m] down, they bring in a couple [D]
more, [E] more people, more scars upon [F#m] the land. _
_ [A] The Colorado [B]
Rocky Mountain [E] High, _ _ _ [A] I've seen it [B] rain and fire [E] in the sky. _ _
_ _ [A] Though he'd [B] be poor and [E] mad if he never saw an [A] eagle fly. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Rocky [E] Mountain High, _ _ _ [A]
Colorado _ [B] Rocky Mountain [E] High, _ _ _ [A] I've seen it [B] rain and fire [E] in the sky.
_ _ _ _ [A]
Friends around [B] the campfire [E] and _ [A] everybody's high. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Rocky [E] Mountain High, _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _
Rocky [E] Mountain High, _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _
Rocky Mountain [E] High. _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _