Rocky Mountain High (v2) (A Major)
Artist: John Denver    Genre: Folk-Rock    Roman Numerals: I, II, II7, IV, V, vi    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Recording @ YouTube
Entered by: ICDb   
A
(A,C♯,E)
- A E A C♯ E
B
(B,D♯,F♯)
- B F♯ B D♯ F♯
B7
(B,D♯,F♯,A)
- B D♯ A B F♯
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
E
(E,G♯,B)
E B E G♯ B E
F♯m
(F♯,A,C♯)
x,x,4,2,2,2
- - F♯ A C♯ F♯


Intro
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] 		[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second]

Verse 1
{B} He was [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] born in the summer, of his		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] twenty		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] seventh		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] year;
Coming [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] home to a place he'd		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] never		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] been be-		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] fore
He left [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] yesterday behind him, you might say		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] he was		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] born a-		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] gain
You might [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] say he found a		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] key for		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] every		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] door

Verse 2
When he [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] first came to the mountains, his		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] life was		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] far a-		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] way;
On the [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] road and		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] hanging		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] by a		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] song
But the [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] string's already broken, and he		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] doesn't		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] really		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] care;
It keeps [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] changing fast, and		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] it don't		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] last for		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] long

Chorus
But the [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Colorado		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] Rocky Mountain		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] high
I've [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] seen it raining		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] fire in the		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] sky
The [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] shadow from the		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] starlight is		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] softer than a		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] lulla-		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] by
Rocky [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] Mountain		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] high,		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Colo-		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] rado
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Rocky		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] Mountain		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] high,		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Colo-		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] rado		 [B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second]

Verse 3
He [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] climbed cathedral mountains, he saw		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] silver		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] clouds be-		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] low;
He saw [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] everything as		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] far as		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] you can		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] see
And they [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] say that he got crazy once, and he		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] tried to		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] touch the		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] sun;
And he [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] lost a friend but		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] kept the		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] memo-		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] ry

Verse 4
Now he [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] walks in quiet solitude, the		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] forests		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] and the		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] streams;
Seeking [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] grace in		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] every		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] step he		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] takes
His [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] sight has turned inside himself to		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] try and		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] under-		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] stand;
The [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] serenity of a		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] clear blue		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] mountain		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] lake
Repeat Chorus

Verse 5
Now his [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] life is full of wonder, but his		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] heart still		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] knows some		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] fear;
Of a [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] simple thing		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] he cannot		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] compre-		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] hend
Why they [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] try to tear the mountains down, to		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] bring in a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] couple		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] more;
More [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] people, more		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] scars		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] upon the		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] land
Repeat Chorus

Outro Chorus
But the [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Colorado		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] Rocky Mountain		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] high
I've [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] seen it raining		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] fire in the		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] sky
The [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] shadow from the		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] starlight is		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] softer than a		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] lulla-		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] by
Rocky [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] Mountain		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] high,		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Colo-		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] rado
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Rocky		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] Mountain		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] high,		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Colo-		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] rado		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

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