D Em C A He was born in the summer of his 27th year D Em G A Cominʼ home to a place heʼd never been before D Em C A He left yesterday behind him, you might say he was born again D Em G A 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 A On the road and hanginʼ by a song D Em C A But the stringʼs already broken and he doesnʼt really care D Em G A It keeps changinʼ fast and it donʼt last for long G A D But the Colorado rocky mountain high G A D Iʼve seen it raininʼ fire in the sky G A D Em F#m G The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lul...la...by D Em G A Rocky mountain high (Colorado) D Em G A Rocky mountain high (Colorado) D Em C A He climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below D Em G A He saw everything as far as you can see D Em C A And they say that he got crazy once and he tried to touch the sun D Em G A And he lost a friend but kept the memory D Em C A Now he walks in quiet solitude the forest and the streams D Em G A Seeking grace in every step he takes D Em C A His sight has turned inside himself to try and understand D Em G A The serenity of a clear blue mountain lake G A D And the Colorado rocky mountain high G A D Iʼve seen it raininʼ fire in the sky G A D Em F#m G Talk to God and listen to the casual re...ply D Em G A Rocky mountain high (Colorado) D Em G A Rocky mountain high (Colorado) D Em C A Now his life is full of wonder but his heart still knows some fear D Em G A Of a simple thing he cannot comprehend D Em C A Why they try to tear the mountains down to bring in a couple more D Em G A More people, more scars upon the land G A D But the Colorado rocky mountain high G A D Iʼve seen it raininʼ fire in the sky G A D Em F#m G I know heʼd be a poorer man if he never saw an ea...gle fly D Em Rocky mountain high G A D Itʼs a Colorado rocky mountain high G A D Iʼve seen it rain fire in the sky G A D A G Friends around the camp-fire and everybodyʼs high D Em G A Rocky mountain high (Colorado) D Em G A Rocky mountain high (Colorado)