D Em C A He was born in the summer, of his twenty seventh year; D Em G Coming home to a place he'd never been before D He left yesterday behind him, Em C A you might say he was born again D Em G You might say he found a key for every door
D Em C A When he first came to the mountains, his life was far away; D Em G On the road and hanging by a song D Em C A But the string's already broken, and he doesn't really care; D Em A It keeps changing fast, and it don't last for long
G A D But the Colorado Rocky Mountain high G A D I've seen it raining fire in the sky G A D A G The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullaby A D Em G Rocky Mountain high, Colorado A D Em G A7 Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
D Em C A He climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below; D Em G he saw everything as far as you can see D And they say that he got crazy once, Em C A and he tried to touch the sun; D Em C A And he lost a friend but kept the memory
D Em C A Now he walks in quiet solitude, the forests and the streams; D Em G seeking grace in every step he takes D Em C A His sight has turned inside himself to try and understand; D Em C G the serenity of a clear blue mountain lake
G A D And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high G A D I've seen it raining fire in the sky G A D A G talk to God and listen to the casual reply A D Em G Rocky Mountain high, Colorado A D Em G A7 Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
D Now his life is full of wonder, Em C A but his heart still knows some fear; D Em C G of a simple thing he cannot comprehend D Why they try to tear the mountains down, Em C A To bring in a couple more; D Em C G more people, more scars upon the land
G A D And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high G A D I've seen it raining fire in the sky G A D A G I know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly A D Rocky Mountain high
G A D And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high G A D I've seen it raining fire in the sky G A D G Friends around the campfire and everybody's high A D Em G Rocky Mountain high, Colorado A D Em G Rocky Mountain high, Colorado A D Em G Rocky Mountain high, Colorado A D Em G Rocky Mountain high, Colorado . . .