Rocky Mountain Home Chords

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Rocky Mountain Home by Stampeders is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Dm. It uses the chords Dm, G, F, C, D and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro 
Dm 

verse 1 
G               Dm                       F                     G            Dm 
 And as I went aboard the train, I said "Don't hang on, 'cause I'll be gone too long" 
G                Dm                F                 G           Dm 
 And there in my head again, oh, I dreamed a life of women, wine and song 
        F          G           C         F                 Dm    G              Dm 
But the fame I had planned for overnight slipped from sight, and left me in the void 
F           G      C           F        Dm F              G               Dm 
 And on the chill October dawn I'm alone,  on the highway thumbin' my way home 

Instrumental 
Dm G 

G                              C 
Rocky mountain home, I said "I left you for the ro-ro-ro-ro-road" 
                            G                 D                        C 
And should I come back this winter, would you be there, would you have me there 
G                            C 
Rocky mountain home, so many night I spent alo-lo-lo-lo-lone 
                           G                  D                       C 
With the thought of you in my mind, I've been unkind, I've said words unkind 
      G                                 C 
Well, rocky mountain home, now that old highway is all I call my home 
                            G                D                 C 
Well, please don't leave me stranded, here I stand, my head in my hands 

Instrumental 
G C G D C 

G                              C 
Rocky mountain home, I said "I left you for the ro-ro-ro-ro-road" 
                          G                D                  C 
And please don't leave me stranded, here I stand, I've got my head in my hands 

Outro 
         G                A               C            G 
Hey, hey driver, hey pull over, won't you let me get inside 
G                           A                    C                G 
 Hey, hey driver, won't you slow down, won't you give me one more ride 
         G                A               C            G 
Hey, hey driver, hey pull over, won't you let me get inside 
G                           A                    C                G 
 Hey, hey driver, won't you slow down, won't you give me one more ride 
         G                A               C            G 
Hey, hey driver, hey pull over, won't you let me get inside 
G                           A                    C                G 
 Hey, hey driver, won't you slow down, won't you give me one more ride 
G 
 Hey, hey driver... 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante