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He was born in the summer, of his twenty seventh year;
E F#m A
Coming home to a place he'd never been before
E
He left yesterday behind him,
F#m D B
you might say he was born again
E F#m A
You might say he found a key for every door
E F#m D B
When he first came to the mountains, his life was far away;
E F#m A
On the road and hanging by a song
E F#m D B
But the string's already broken, and he doesn't really care;
E F#m B
It keeps changing fast, and it don't last for long
A B E
But the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
A B E
I've seen it raining fire in the sky
A B E B A
The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullaby
B E F#m A
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
B E F#m A B7
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
E F#m D B
He climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below;
E F#m A
he saw everything as far as you can see
E
And they say that he got crazy once,
F#m D B
and he tried to touch the sun;
E F#m D B
And he lost a friend but kept the memory
E F#m D B
Now he walks in quiet solitude, the forests and the streams;
E F#m A
seeking grace in every step he takes
E F#m D B
His sight has turned inside himself to try and understand;
E F#m D A
the serenity of a clear blue mountain lake
A B E
And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
A B E
I've seen it raining fire in the sky
A B E B A
talk to God and listen to the casual reply
B E F#m A
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
B E F#m A B7
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
E
Now his life is full of wonder,
F#m D B
but his heart still knows some fear;
E F#m D A
of a simple thing he cannot comprehend
E
Why they try to tear the mountains down,
F#m D B
To bring in a couple more;
E F#m D A
more people, more scars upon the land
A B E
And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
A B E
I've seen it raining fire in the sky
A B E B A
I know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly
B E
Rocky Mountain high
A B E
And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
A B E
I've seen it raining fire in the sky
A B E A
Friends around the campfire and everybody's high
B E F#m A
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
B E F#m A
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
B E F#m A
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
B E F#m A
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado . . .
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Published: 31 Aug, 2013
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