Rocky Mountain High (John Denver)
#A much simpler version, a sort of a camp-fire version of it, and easy to sing
along with as well, which works best for me. A friend of mine used to play like
this, i just tabbed it#
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He was born in the summer of his 27th year,
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Comin' home to a place he'd never been before.
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He left yesterday behind him, you might say he was born again,
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You might say he found a key for every door.
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When he first came to the mountain his life was far away,
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On the road and hangin' by a song,
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But the string's already broken and he doesn't really care,
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It keeps changin' fast and it don't last for long.
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But the Colorado Rocky Mountain high, I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky.
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The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullaby.
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Rocky Mountain high, Colorado, Rocky Mountain high, Colorado.
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He climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below,
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He saw everything as far as you can see.
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And they say that he got crazy once and he tried to touch the sun,
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And he lost a friend, but kept his memory.
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Now he walks in quiet solitude the forests and the streams,
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Seeking grace in every step he takes.
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His sight has turned inside himself to try and understand
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The serenity of a clear blue mountain lake.
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And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high, I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky.
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You can talk to God and listen to the casual reply.
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Rocky Mountain high, Colorado, Rocky Mountain high, Colorado.
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Now his life is full of wonder, but his heart still know some fear
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Of a simple thing he cannot comprehend.
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Why they try to tear the mountain down to bring in a couple more,
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More people, more scars upon the land.
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And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high, I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky.
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I know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly.
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Rocky Mountain high, it's a Colorado Rocky Mountain high,
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I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky, friends around the
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campfire and everybody's high,
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Rocky Mountain high, Colorado, Rocky Mountain high, Colorado.
