Rocky Mountain High

verse 1
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He was born in the sum-mer 
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of his twen-ty-sev-enth year,
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Com-in' home to a place
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he'd nev-er been be-fore.
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He left yes-ter-day be-hind him;
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You might say he was born a-gain,
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You might say he found a key to e-v-'ry door.

verse 2
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When he first came to the moun-tains,
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his life was far a-way,
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on the road and hang-in' by a song.
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But the string's al-read-y bro-ken
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and he does-n't real-ly care;
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It keeps chang-in' fast 
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and it don't la-st for long.

chorus 
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But the Col-o-rad-o Rock-y Moun-tain hi-gh,
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I've seen it rain-in' fire i-n the sky.
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The shad-ow from the star-light
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Is soft-er than a lull-a-by.
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Rock-y Moun-tain high in Col-o-rad-o,
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Rock-y Moun-tain high.


3.
Hi climed Cathedral Mountains, he saw silver clouds below,
He saw ev'rything 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 ev'ry step he takes.
His sight has turned inside himself to tray and understand
The serenity of a clear blue mountain lake.

Chorus 2. 
And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high,
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
Talk to God and listen to the casual reply:
Rocky Mountain high in Colorado, 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 never try to tear the mountains down to bring in
A couple more people, more scars upon the land.

Chorus 3.
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 in Colorado, Rocky Mountain high.

Tag.
It's a Colorado Rocky Mountain high,
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky.
Friends around the campfire and naturally high:
Rocky Mountain high in Colorado, Rocky Mountain high.