Chords for John Denver - Rocky Mountain High (Official Audio)
Tempo:
163.4 bpm
Chords used:
E
F#m
B
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Key:
E
F#m
B
A
D
E
F#m
B
[E] .
[A] .
[E] .
[F#m] .
He was [E] born in the summer of [F#m] his [D] 27th [B] year, [E] coming home to a place he'd never [F#m] been before.
.
He left [E] yesterday behind him, [F#m] you might say he was [D] born [B] again, you might [E] say he found a key for every [F#m] door.
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When [E] he first came to the mountains, [F#m] his life was far [D] away, [B] on [E] the road, hanging [F#m] by a thong.
[E] But the string's already broken, [F#m] and he doesn't really [D] [B] care.
It [E] keeps changing fast, and it don't [F#m] last for long.
.
[A] In Colorado, [B] Rocky Mountain [E] High, .
[A] I've seen every [B] rain and fire [E] in the sky.
.
[A] The shadow [B] from the starlight [E] is softer than a [A] lullaby.
.
Rocky Mountain [E] High, .
[B] [F#m] Rocky Mountain [E] High.
.
[F#m] .
He [E] climbed the feeding mountains, he [F#m] saw silver clouds [D] below, [B].
he [E] saw everything as far as you [F#m] can see.
.
[E] And they say that he got crazy once, [F#m] and his wife touched the [D] [B] sun, [E] and he lost a friend but kept her memory.
[F#m] .
[E] Now he walks in quiet solitude, [F#m] the forests [D] and the [B] streams, [E] grace in every step he [F#m] takes.
.
His [E] sight is turned inside and the [F#m] sound of quiet [D] [B] understands, [E] the serenity of a clear blue mountain [F#m] lake.
In .
[A] Colorado, [C#] [B] Rocky .
[E] .
[A] Mountain High, I've seen every [B] rain and fire [E] in the sky.
.
[A] Talk to [B] God and listen [E] to the casual [A] reply.
.
.
Rocky [E] Mountain High, .
[F#m] .
Rocky [E] Mountain High.
.
[F#m] .
Now [E] 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.
.
While [E] they try to tear the mountains [F#m] down, they bring in a couple [D] [B] more, [E] more people, more scars upon [F#m] the land.
.
[A] In Colorado, [B] Rocky Mountain [E] High, [A] I've seen every [B] rain and fire [E] in the sky.
.
[A] No heat .
[B] before a land [E] if you never saw an [A] eagle fly.
.
Rocky [E].
Mountain High, .
[A] [B] Rocky Mountain [E] High.
.
[A] I've seen every [E] rain and fire in the sky.
.
[A] Friends around [B] the [E] campfire and [A] everybody's high.
.
.
Rocky [E] Mountain High, Rocky [F#m] Mountain High.
.
Rocky Mountain [E] High, .
[F#m] .
Rocky Mountain [E] High.
.
[F#m] .
Rocky [E] Mountain High, .
[F#m] .
[E] .
[A] .
Rocky Mountain [E] High.
.
[F#m] .
[E] .
.
[A] .
[E] .
[F#m] .
He was [E] born in the summer of [F#m] his [D] 27th [B] year, [E] coming home to a place he'd never [F#m] been before.
.
He left [E] yesterday behind him, [F#m] you might say he was [D] born [B] again, you might [E] say he found a 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 [F#m] by a thong.
[E] But the string's already broken, [F#m] and he doesn't really [D] [B] care.
It [E] keeps changing fast, and it don't [F#m] last for long.
.
[A] In Colorado, [B] Rocky Mountain [E] High, .
[A] I've seen every [B] rain and fire [E] in the sky.
.
[A] The shadow [B] from the starlight [E] is softer than a [A] lullaby.
.
Rocky Mountain [E] High, .
[B] [F#m] Rocky Mountain [E] High.
.
[F#m] .
He [E] climbed the feeding mountains, he [F#m] saw silver clouds [D] below, [B].
he [E] saw everything as far as you [F#m] can see.
.
[E] And they say that he got crazy once, [F#m] and his wife touched the [D] [B] sun, [E] and he lost a friend but kept her memory.
[F#m] .
[E] Now he walks in quiet solitude, [F#m] the forests [D] and the [B] streams, [E] grace in every step he [F#m] takes.
.
His [E] sight is turned inside and the [F#m] sound of quiet [D] [B] understands, [E] the serenity of a clear blue mountain [F#m] lake.
In .
[A] Colorado, [C#] [B] Rocky .
[E] .
[A] Mountain High, I've seen every [B] rain and fire [E] in the sky.
.
[A] Talk to [B] God and listen [E] to the casual [A] reply.
.
.
Rocky [E] Mountain High, .
[F#m] .
Rocky [E] Mountain High.
.
[F#m] .
Now [E] 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.
.
While [E] they try to tear the mountains [F#m] down, they bring in a couple [D] [B] more, [E] more people, more scars upon [F#m] the land.
.
[A] In Colorado, [B] Rocky Mountain [E] High, [A] I've seen every [B] rain and fire [E] in the sky.
.
[A] No heat .
[B] before a land [E] if you never saw an [A] eagle fly.
.
Rocky [E].
Mountain High, .
[A] [B] Rocky Mountain [E] High.
.
[A] I've seen every [E] rain and fire in the sky.
.
[A] Friends around [B] the [E] campfire and [A] everybody's high.
.
.
Rocky [E] Mountain High, Rocky [F#m] Mountain High.
.
Rocky Mountain [E] High, .
[F#m] .
Rocky Mountain [E] High.
.
[F#m] .
Rocky [E] Mountain High, .
[F#m] .
[E] .
[A] .
Rocky Mountain [E] High.
.
[F#m] .
[E] .
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