Rocky Mountain High

John Denver

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1.He was born in the summer of his twenty-seventh 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.
2.When he first came to the mountains his life was far away
  on the road and hangin' by a song
  but the string's already broken and he doesn't really care
  it keeps changin' fast and it don't last for long.
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R:But the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
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  I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
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  the shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullabye
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  Rocky Mountain high.
3.He climbed cathedral mountains he saw silver clouds below
  he saw everything as far as you can see
  and they say that he got crazy once and he tried to touch the sun
  and he lost a friend but kept his memory.
4.Now he walks in quiet solitude the forests and the streams
  seeking grace in every step he takes
  his sight has turned inside himself to try and understand
  the serenity of a clear blue mountain lake.
R:And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
  I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
  you can talk to God and listen to the casual reply
  Rocky Mountain high.
5.Now his life is full of wonder but his heart still knows some fear
  of a simple thing he cannot comprehend
  why they try to tear the mountains down to bring in a couple more
  more people more scars upon the land.
R:And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
  I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
  I know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly
  Rocky Mountain high.
R:It's a Colorado Rocky Mountain high
  I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
  friends around the campfire and everybody's high
  Rocky Mountain high.