Starwood In Aspen
John Denver

John Denver
Aerie
1972

I have had several requests for this song, so I decided to figure
it out.  I had worked on it a little before, but finished it off
tonight.  It's a tribute to the then-undeveloped Starwood section
of Aspen, where John designed and built his dream house.

Lyrics
Chords

Capo 4th

INTRO:

   CaddG
   +   +   +     +   +   +     +   +   +     +   +   +
e:-----3---3---|-----3---3---|-----3---3---|-----3---3---|
B:-----1---1---|-----1---1---|-----1---1---|-----1---1---|
G:---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-|
D:-2-----------|-2-----------|-2-----------|-2-----------|
A:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

Here is the verse:

...long way from L.A.       to Denver
   F             G             CaddG
   +   +   +     +   +   +     +   +   +     +   +   +
e:-----1---1---|-------------|-----3---3---|-----3---3---|
B:-----1---1---|-----0---0---|-----1---1---|-----1---1---|
G:---2---2---2-|-----0---0---|---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-|
D:-------------|---0---0---0-|-------------|-2-----------|
A:-------------|-------------|-3-----------|-------------|
E:-1-----------|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|


 a long time to  hang   in the sky
   F             CaddG         F
   +   +   +     +   +   +     +   +   +     +   +   +
e:-----1---1---|-----3---3---|-----1---1---|-----1---1---|
B:-----1---1---|-----1---1---|-----1---1---|-----1---1---|
G:---2---2---2-|---0---0---0-|---2---2---2-|---2---2---2-|
D:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A:-------------|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|
E:-1-----------|-------------|-1-----------|-1-----------|


 a long     way  home       to Starwood   in Aspen
   F             Am            CaddG         F
   +   +   +     +   +   +     +   +   +     +   +   +
e:-----1---1---|-----0---0---|-----3---3---|-----1---1---|
B:-----1---1---|-----1---1---|-----1---1---|-----1---1---|
G:---2---2---2-|---2---2---2-|---0---0---0-|---2---2---2-|
D:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A:-------------|-0-----------|-3-----------|-------------|
E:-1-----------|-------------|-------------|-1-----------|


 a sweet Rocky   Mountain  paradise
   CaddG         F             CaddG
   +   +   +     +   +   +     +   +   +     +   +   +
e:-----3---3---|-----1---1---|-----3---3---|-----3---3---|
B:-----1---1---|-----1---1---|-----1---1---|-----1---1---|
G:---0---0---0-|---2---2---2-|---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-|
D:-2-----------|-------------|-------------|-2-----------|
A:-------------|-------------|-3-----------|-------------|
E:-------------|-1-----------|-------------|-------------|


...sweet Rocky   Mountain  paradise
   F             CaddG   G     CaddG
   +   +   +     +   +   +     +   +   +     +   +   +
e:---1---1---1-|-----3-----3-|-----3---3---|-----3---3---|
B:---1---1---1-|-----1---0---|-----1---1---|-----1---1---|
G:-------------|---0---0-0---|---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-|
D:-3---2---0---|-------------|-------------|-2-----------|
A:-------------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-------------|
E:-------------|---------3---|-------------|-------------|

The ending:

...sweet Rocky   Mountain  paradise
   F             CaddG   G     CaddG   G     CaddG
   +   +   +     +   +   +     +   +   +     +   +   +
e:---1---1---1-|-----3-----3-|-----3---3---|-3-----------|
B:---1---1---1-|-----1---0---|-----1---0---|-0h1---------|
G:-------------|---0---0-0---|---0---0---0-|-0-----------|
D:-3---2---0---|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A:-------------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|
E:-------------|---------3---|---------3---|-------------|

LYRICS:

play intro

It's a long way from L.A. to Denver
It's a long time to hang in the sky
It's along way home to Starwood in Aspen
A sweet Rocky Mountain paradise
Oh my sweet Rocky Mountain paradise


Oh springtime is rollin' 'round slowly
Gray skies are bringin' me down
I can't remember when I've ever been so lonely
I forgot what it's like to be home
Can't remember what it's like to be home


I think on my lady's sweet memories
I think on my children's sweet smiles
I think on my home to Starwood in Aspen
All my friends and the snow-covered hills
Oh my friends are the snow-covered hills


Can I tell you I'm happy to be here
To share and consider this time
For I see here the shadows of changes
And a feeling of new friends to find
And I see here some new friends to find


It's a long way from this place to Denver
It's a long time to hang in the sky
It's along way home to Starwood in Aspen
My sweet Rocky Mountain paradise
Oh my sweet Rocky Mountain paradise

play ending


CHORDS:

CaddG	x32013
F	103211 (thumb on 6th string)


To learn why these chords are named this way, check out Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.