John Denver (Roswell, Nuevo México, 31 de diciembre de 1943 - Pacific Grove, California, 12 de octubre de 1997), nacido como Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. en Roswell, Nuevo México. Murió con 53 años de edad en la costa de Monterey, California cuando pilotaba un Rutan Long-EZ, un avión experimental de fibra de vidrio. Fue tal vez el principal exponente de la música country de EEUU. Dedicó su vida a cantarle a la naturaleza, las relaciones y los valores humanos y a la preservacion de la vida.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
This is the way I play the song. Denver plays different variations of the chords and plays with drop D tuning but this version is for standard tuning and uses simple chords.
DEmCA He was born in the summer of his 27th year DEmGA Comin' home to a place he'd never been before DEmCA He left yesterday behind him, you might say he was born again DEmGA You might say he found a key for every door
DEmCA When he first came to the mountains his life was far away DEmGA On the road and hangin' by a song DEmCA But the string's already broken and he doesn't really care DEmGA It keeps changin' fast and it don't last for long
GAD But the Colorado rocky mountain high GAD I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky GADEmF#mG* The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lul...la...by DEmGA Rocky mountain high (Colorado) DEmGA Rocky mountain high (Colorado)
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 the memory
Now he walks in quiet solitude the forest 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
GAD And the Colorado rocky mountain high GAD I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky GADEmF#mG* Talk to God and listen to the casual re...ply DEmGA Rocky mountain high (Colorado) DEmGA Rocky mountain high (Colorado)
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
GAD But the Colorado rocky mountain high GAD I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky GADEmF#mG* I know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an ea...gle fly DEm Rocky mountain high
GAD It's a Colorado rocky mountain high GAD I've seen it rain fire in the sky GADAG* Friends around the camp-fire and everybody's high
DEmGA Rocky mountain high (Colorado) DEmGA Rocky mountain high (Colorado)
Repeat and fade out. Or repeat for four lines and end on D