He was[E]born in the summer,
of his[F#m]twenty[D]seventh[B]year;
Coming[E]home to a place
he'd never[F#m]been[A]before
He[E]left yesterday behind him,
you might[F#m]say he was[D]born[B]again
You might[E]say he found a key
for[F#m]every[A]door

When he[E]first came to the mountains,
his[F#m]life was[D]far[B]away;
On the[E]road and hanging[F#m]by a[A]song
But the[E]string's already broken,
and he[F#m]doesn't[D]really[B]care;
It keeps[E]changing fast,
and it don't[F#m]last for[A]long[B]

But the[A]Colorado[B]Rocky Mountain[E]high
I've[A]seen it raining[B]fire in the[E]sky
The[A]shadow from the[B]starlight is
[E]softer than a[A]lul[B]la[A]by
Rocky[B]Mountain[E]..[F#m]high,[A]Colorado
Rocky[B]Mountain[E]..[F#m]high,[A]Colorado[B7]

He[E]climbed cathedral mountains,
he saw[F#m]silver[D]clouds[B]below;
he saw[E]everything as far as[F#m]you can[A]see
And they[E]say that he got crazy once,
and he[F#m]tried to[D]touch the[B]sun;
And he[E]lost a friend
but[F#m]kept the[D]..[A]memory

Now he[E]walks in quiet solitude,
the[F#m]forests[D]and the[B]streams;
seeking[E]grace in every[F#m]step he[A]takes
His[E]sight has turned inside himself
to[F#m]try and[D][B]understand;
the[E]serenity of a
[F#m]clear blue[D]mountain[A]lake

And the[A]Colorado[B]Rocky Mountain[E]high
I've[A]seen it raining[B]fire in the[E]sky
[A]talk to God and[B]listen to
the[E][A]casual[B]re[A]ply
Rocky[B]Mountain[E]..[F#m]high,[A]Colorado
Rocky[B]Mountain[E]..[F#m]high,[A]Colorado[B7]

Now his[E]life is full of wonder,
but his[F#m]heart still[D]knows some[B]fear;
of a[E]simple thing he[F#m]cannot[D][A]comprehend
Why they[E]try to tear the mountains down,
To[F#m]bring in a[D]couple[B]more;
more[E]people, more[F#m]scars[D]upon the[A]land

And the[A]Colorado[B]Rocky Mountain[E]high
I've[A]seen it raining[B]fire in the[E]sky
I[A]know he'd be a[B]poorer man
if he[E]never saw an[A]eag[B]le[A]fly
Rocky[B]Mountain[E]high

And the[A]Colorado[B]Rocky Mountain[E]high
I've[A]seen it raining[B]fire in the[E]sky
[A]Friends around the[B]campfire
and[E]every[B]body's[A]high
Rocky[B]Mountain[E]..[F#m]high,[A]Colorado
Rocky[B]Mountain[E]..[F#m]high,[A]Colorado
[B]Rocky Mou[E]ntai[F#m]n high[A], Colorado
Rocky[B]Mountain[E]..[F#m]high,[A]Colorado . . .