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Rocky Mountain High

Denver & Taylor, 1972

capo 2 E
verse
D
D
Em
7
C/A
1
1
2
7
b
/5
D
D
Em
7
G/A
1
1
2
4/5
D
D
Em
7
C/A
1
1
2
7
b
/5
D
D
Em
7
G/A
1
1
2
4/5
chorus
G
A
D
D
4
5
1
1
G
A
D
D
4
5
1
1
G
A
D
G
4
5
1
4
G
G
G
4
4
4
D
D
Em
7
C/A
1
1
2
7
b
/5
D
D
Em
7
G/A
1
1
2
4/5
He was born in the summer of his 27th year,
Comin' home to a place he'd never been before.
He left yesterday behind him. You might say he was born again.
You might say he found a key for every door.
When he first came to the mountains his life was far away,
On the road and hangin' by a song.
But the string's already broken and he doesn't really care.
It keeps changin' fast, and it don't last for long.
chorus
But the Colorade Rocky Mountain high.
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky.
The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullabye.
Rocky Mountain high.
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 he tried to touch the sun,
And he lost a friend but kept his memory.
Now he walks in quiet solitude the forests and the streams,
Seeking grace in every step he takes.
His sight has turned inside himself to try and understand,
The serenity of a clear blue mountain lake.
Now his life is full of wonder, But his heart still knows some fear,
Of a simple thing he cannot comprehend.
Why they try to tear the mountains down, To bring in a couple more.
More people, more scars upon the land.
INTRO
This is what John is playing on the video, which may vary a little
from the original release. Both John and his backing guitar are
flatpicking 6-string guitars capoed 2 in dropped D tuning. In the
original release the backing guitar adds some nice lead licks
during the choruses.
Figure one
(Hammer with the little finger)
(the (3) is often inadvertently muted by John's little finger)
D Em7 G A*
e-|-----2------2-------2----------------------------------|
B-|-----3-----(3)------3----------------------------------|
G-|-----2--2h4---2-----2-----------0-0--0-0--0-0----------|
D-|-----0----------0h4---4-2p0-----0-0--0-0--0-0----------|
A-|----------------------------0---2-2--5-5--7-7----------|
D-|--0-----------------------------2-2--5-5--7-7----------|
Figure two
(Hammer with the little finger)
D Em7 C A
e-|-----2------2-------2------------------0----0----------|
B-|-----3-----(3)------3------------------0----2----------|
G-|-----2--2h4---2-----2-----------0-0----1----2----------|
D-|-----0----------0h4---4-2p0-----0-0----0----2----------|
A-|----------------------------0---2-2--3-3--0-0----------|
D-|--0-----------------------------2-2--------------------|
Intro:
Figure one... (twice)
Verse:
(Figure two...)
He was born in the summer of his 27th year
(Figure one...)
Comin' home to a place he'd never been before
(Figure two...)
He left yesterday behind him, you might say he was born again
(Figure one...)
You might say he found a key for every door
(Figure two...)
When he first came to the mountains his life was far away
(Figure one...)
On the road and hangin' by a song
(Figure two...)
But the string's already broken and he doesn't really care
(Figure one...)
It keeps changin' fast, and it don't last for long
Chorus:
(Strumming)
G G* A D Dvii Gvii Dv D
But the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
G G* A Dvii
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
G G* A D Gx Ax Gvii Gvii*
The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullabye
(Figure one...)
Rocky Mountain high
(Figure one...)
Rocky Mountain high
edits: 6/17/16, 10/9/16
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