Key: E major
Intro 1
F
Gm
Bb
C
F
Gm
Bb
C
He was born
Verse 1
F
in the summer
Gm
Eb
C
of his 27th year
F
Coming home to a place
Gm
Bb
C
he'd never been before
F
He left yesterday behind him,
Gm
Eb
C
you might say he was born again
F
You might say he found a key
Gm
Bb
C
for every door
F
When he first came to the mountains
Gm
Eb
his life was far away
C
F
On the road
Gm
Bb
C
and hanging by a song
F
But the string's already broken
Gm
Eb
C
and he doesn't really care
F
It keeps changing fast
Gm
Bb
C
and it don't last for long
Chorus 1
Bb
C
F
But the Colorado rocky mountain high
Bb
C
F
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
Bb
C
The shadow from the starlight
F
Bb
Bb
is softer than a lullabye
F
Gm
Bb
Rocky mountain high (Colorado)
C
F
Gm
Rocky mountain high (Colorado)
Bb
C
Verse 2
F
He climbed cathedral mountains,
Gm
Eb
C
he saw silver clouds below
F
He saw everything
Gm
Bb
C
as far as you can see
F
And they say that he got crazy once
Gm
Eb
C
and he tried to touch the sun
F
And he lost a friend
Gm
Bb
C
but kept the memory
F
Now he walks in quiet solitude
Gm
Eb
the forest and the streams
C
F
Seeking grace
Gm
Bb
C
in every step he takes
F
His sight has turned inside himself
Gm
Eb
C
to try and understand
F
The serenity
Gm
Bb
C
of a clear blue mountain lake
Chorus 2
Bb
C
F
And the Colorado rocky mountain high
Bb
C
F
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
Bb
C
Talk to God and listen to
F
Bb
Bb
the casual reply
F
Gm
Bb
Rocky mountain high (Colorado)
C
F
Gm
Rocky mountain high (Colorado)
Bb
C
Verse 3
F
Now his life is full of wonder
Gm
Eb
C
but his heart still knows some fear
F
Of a simple thing
Gm
Bb
C
he cannot comprehend
F
Why they try to tear the mountains down
Gm
Eb
C
to bring in a couple more
F
More people,
Gm
Bb
C
more scars upon the land
Chorus 3
Bb
C
F
And the Colorado rocky mountain high
Bb
C
F
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
Bb
C
I know he'd be a poorer man
F
Bb
Bb
if he never saw an eagle fly
F
Rocky mountain high
Chorus 4
Bb
C
F
Colorado rocky mountain high
Bb
C
F
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
Bb
C
Friends around the campfire
F
Bb
Bb
and everybody's high
F
Gm
Bb
Rocky mountain high (Colorado)
C
F
Gm
Bb
Rocky mountain high (Colorado)
C
F
Gm
Bb
Rocky mountain high (Colorado)
C
F
Gm
Bb
Rocky mountain high (Colorado)
C
F
Rocky mountain high...
[Repeat and fade]
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ChordsF Gm Bb C Eb
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