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Rocky Mountain High

by John Denver
Chords
4.8 (54)
intermediate Tuning: D A D G B E Capo: 2th fret
Version:
v5v1v2v3v4v6
Transpose
0
Capo
None
Size
100%
Drop D Tuning expanding on the simple open chord tabs with some alternate chords used by Denver.
Still simple but up to the intermediate level.
Has simple tabbed Intro for guidance.
Can also be played in standard tuning using the standard Em7, G and A chords throughout.
Capo 2nd Fret
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
   [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Em7[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]
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
He was born in the summer of his
27th
year
Comin' h
ome to a place he'd never b
een before
He left ye
sterday behind him, you might sa
y he was born aga
in
You might s
ay he found a key for every do
or
Verse 2
When he fi
rst came to the mountains his li
fe was far awa
y
On the r
oad and hangin' by a so
ng
But the st
ring's already broken and he doe
sn't really car
e
It keeps c
hangin' fast and it don't last for l
ong
Chorus
But the Co
lorado ro
cky mountain high
I've seen
it rainin'
fire in the s
ky
The
shadows from the st
arlight are
softer than a lull---
a---
bye
Rocky mountain
high (Colo
rado)
Rocky
mountain h
igh (high - Colo
rado)
Verse 3
He
climbed cathedral mountains, he saw
silver clouds be
low
He saw
everything as far as you can s
ee
And they
say that he got crazy once and he
tried to touch the
sun
And he
lost a friend but kept the memo
ry
Verse 4
Now he
walks in quiet solitude the
forest and the st
reams
Seeking
grace in every step he
takes
His sight has
turned inside himself to
try and under
stand
The se
renity of a clear blue mountain l
ake
Chorus
But the Co
lorado ro
cky mountain high
I've seen
it rainin'
fire in the s
ky
Talk to
God and
listen to the
casual
re--
ply
Rocky mountain
high (Colo
rado)
Rocky
mountain h
igh (high - Colo
rado)
Verse 5
Now his
life is full of wonder but his
heart still knows some
fear
Of a
simple thing he cannot compre
hend
Why they
try to tear the mountains down to
bring in a couple
more
More peop
le, more scars upon the
land
Chorus
But the Co
lorado ro
cky mountain high
I've seen
it rainin'
fire in the s
ky
I
know he'd be a
poorer man if he
never saw an ea-----
gle
fly
Rocky mountain
high
It's a
Colorado
rocky mountain high
I've seen
it rainin'
fire in the s
ky
Friends around the
campfire and
everybo----dy's
high
Rocky mountain h
igh (high - Colo
rado)
Rocky
mountain h
igh (high - Colo
rado)
Rocky
mountain
high (high - Col
orado)
Rocky
mountain
high (high - Col
orado)
Rocky
mountain
high (high - Col
orado)
Rocky
mountain
high (high - Col
orado)
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