This is the way I play the song. Denver plays different variations of the chords and plays with drop D tuning but this version is for standard tuning and uses simple chords. CAPO II (chords relative to capo) D Em C A G F#m G* e|-2----0----0----0----3----2----3--| B|-3----0----1----2----0----2----0--| G|-2----0----0----2----0----2----0--| D|-0----2----2----2----0----4----0--| A|-x----2----3----0----2----4----x--| E|-x----0----x----x----3----2----x--|

He was ^Dborn in the summer of his ^Em27th ^Cyear^A Comin' ^Dhome to a place he'd never ^Embeen before^G ^A He left ^Dyesterday behind him, you might ^Emsay he was born ^Cagain^A You might ^Dsay he found a key for every ^Emdoor ^G ^A

When he ^Dfirst came to the mountains his ^Emlife was far ^Caway ^A On the ^Droad and hangin' by a ^Emsong ^G ^A But the ^Dstring's already broken and he ^Emdoesn't really ^Ccare ^A It keeps ^Dchangin' fast and it don't last for ^Emlong ^G ^A

But the ^GColorado ^Arocky mountain h^Digh I've ^Gseen it rainin' ^Afire in the ^Dsky G A D Em F#m G* The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lul...la...by Rocky mountain ^Dhigh^Em (Color^Gado) ^A Rocky mountain ^Dhigh^Em (Color^Gado) ^A

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 the memory Now he walks in quiet solitude the forest 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

And the ^GColorado ^Arocky mountain h^Digh I've ^Gseen it rainin' ^Afire in the ^Dsky G A D Em F#m G* Talk to God and listen to the casual re...ply Rocky mountain ^Dhigh^Em (Color^Gado) ^A Rocky mountain ^Dhigh^Em (Color^Gado) ^A

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

But the ^GColorado ^Arocky mountain ^Dhigh I've ^Gseen it rainin' ^Afire in the ^Dsky G A D Em F#m G* I know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an ea...gle fly Rocky mountain ^Dhigh ^Em

It's a ^GColorado ^Arocky mountain ^Dhigh I've ^Gseen it rain ^Afire in the ^Dsky G A D A G* Friends around the camp-fire and everybody's high

Rocky mountain ^Dhigh^Em (Colo^Grado) ^A Rocky mountain ^Dhigh^Em (Colo^Grado) ^A

Repeat and fade out. Or repeat for four lines and end on D

John Denver - Rocky mountain high