Rocky Mountain High

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 DEGA 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 Abbreviated in the text to Em(o5) Em(omit 5) - x-x-0-0-5-3 Abbreviated in the text to D11 Dadd11 - x-x-0-0-7-5 G5/D - x-x-0-0-8-10 Verse 1 D Em7 C He was born in the summer of his 27th year A D Em7 G Comin' home to a place he'd never been before A* D Em7 C He left yesterday behind him, you might say he was born again A D EmG You might say he found a key for every door Verse 2 A* D Em7 C When he first came to the mountains his life was far away A D EmG On the road and hangin' by a song A* D Em7 C But the string's already broken and he doesn't really care A D Em7G It keeps changin' fast and it don't last for long Chorus A* G A* D Dsus4 D But the Colorado rocky mountain high G A* D Dsus4 D I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky G A* D Em(o5) D11 G5/D The shadows from the starlight are softer than a lull---a---bye D Em7 Rocky mountain high (Colorado) G A* D Em7 G A* Rocky mountain high (high in Colorado) Verse 3 D Em7 C He climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below A D EmG He saw everything as far as you can see A* D Em7 C And they say that he got crazy once and he tried to touch the sun A D EmG And he lost a friend but kept the memory Verse 4 A* D Em7 C Now he walks in quiet solitude the forest and the streams A D Em7 G Seeking grace in every step he takes A* D Em7 C His sight has turned inside himself to try and understand A D Em7G The serenity of a clear blue mountain lake Chorus A* G A* D Dsus4 D But the Colorado rocky mountain high G A* D Dsus4 D I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky G A* D Em(o5) D11 G5/D Talk to God and listen to the casual re--ply D Em7 Rocky mountain high (Colorado) G A* D Em7 G Rocky mountain high (high in Colorado) Verse 5 A* D Em7 C Now his life is full of wonder but his heart still knows some fear A D Em7 G Of a simple thing he cannot comprehend A* D Em7 C Why they try to tear the mountains down to bring in a couple more A D Em7 G More people, more scars upon the land Chorus A* G A* D Dsus4 D But the Colorado rocky mountain high G A* D Dsus4 D I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky G A* D Em(o5) D11 G5/D I know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an ea-----gle fly D Rocky mountain high G A* D Dsus4 D It's a Colorado rocky mountain high G A* D Dsus4 D I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky G A* D Em(o5)D11 G5/D Friends around the campfire and everybo----dy's high D Em7 G Rocky mountain high (high in Colorado) A* D Em7 G Rocky mountain high (high in Colorado) A* D Em7 G Rocky mountain high (high in Colorado) A* D Em7 G Rocky mountain high (high in Colorado) A* D Em7 G Rocky mountain high (high in Colorado) HoHold A* D Em7 G A* D Rocky mountain high (high in Colorado)