Rocky Mountain High
John Denver
E F#m D H7 E F#m A H7
He was Eborn in the summer of his F#m7twenty seventh DyearH7,
comin Ehome to a place he'd never F#m7been beforeAH7
he left Eyesterday behind him you might F#m7say he was born DagainH7
you might Esay he found a key for every F#mdoorAH7
When he first came to the mountains,his life was far away
on the road, and hanging by a song,
but the strings already broken, and he doesn't really care,
it keeps changin' fast, and it don't last for long
But the AColorado H7Rocky Mountain EHigh,
i've Aseen it raining H7fire in the Esky
the Ashadows from the H7starlight are Esofter than a F#m7lull-Emaj7- aAby
rocky H7Mountain EHigh, F#m7RockAy H7Mountain EHighF#mAH7
He climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below,
he saw everything as far as you can see
and they say that he got crazy once and that he tried to touch the sun,
and he lost a friend, but kept the memory
Now he walks in quiet solitude, the forest and the stream,
seeking grace in every step he takes,
his sight is turned inside himself, to try and understand
the serenity of a clear blue mountain lake
And the Colorado Rocky Mountain High,
i've seen it raining fire in the sky
you can talk to God and listen to the casual reply
rocky Mountain High, Rocky Mountain High
Now his life is full of wonder, but his heart still knows some fear,
of the simple things he can not comphend
why they try to tear the mountains down to bring in a couple more
more people, more scars upon the land
And the Colorado Rocky Mountain High,
i've seen it raining fire in the sky
i know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly
rocky mountain high
it's the Colorado Rocky Mountain High,
i've seen it raining fire in the sky
friend around the camp fire and everybody's high
rocky Mountain High, Rocky Mountain High,
rocky Mountain High, Rocky Mountain High