Chords for *HD*Johnny Cash - Highwayman w/ lyrics.

Tempo:
107.35 bpm
Chords used:

A

G

Bm

D

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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*HD*Johnny Cash - Highwayman w/ lyrics. chords
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[Bm]
[A] [Bm] [A] I was a highwayman, along [G] the coach roads I [Bm] did ride, [A] with [G] sword and [D] pistol by my [A] side.
[Em]
Many [Bm] a young maid lost [A] her marbles to [G] my trade,
[Bm] many a soldier [A] shed his life blood [G] on my blade.
[Bm] The [A] bastards hung me in [G] the [D] spring of twenty-five, [G] but I am [A] still alive.
[Bb] [Bm] I [A] was a sailor, [G] I was born [Bm] upon the tide, [A] with [G] the sea [D] I [A] did abide.
[Em] I [Bm] sailed a schooner [A] around the Horn of [G] Mexico,
[Em] I [Bm] went aloft to [A] furl the mainsail [G] in a blow.
[Bm] And when [A] the yards broke [G] off they [A] said that I [D] got killed, [G] but I am [A] living still.
[Bm] I was [A] a dam builder, [G] across the river deep and [Bm] wide, [A] where steel [G] and water [D] did [A] collide.
[Em] A [Bm] place called Boulder [A] on the wild [G] front of my road,
[Em] I slipped [Bm] and fell into [A] the wet concrete [G] below.
[Bm] They [A] buried me in [G] that great [A] tomb that [D] knows no sound, [G] but I am still [A] around.
I'll always [D] be around, [A] around, [Bm] and around.
[A] [G]
[D] [Em] [G]
[A] [D] [B] [A] I'll fly a starship across [G] the universe [Bm] divine,
[A] and when [G] I [D] reach the other [A] side,
[Em] I'll [Bm] find a place to rest my [A] spirit if [G] I can.
[Em] Perhaps [Bm] I may become [A] a [G] highwayman again, [Bm]
or [A] I may simply be [G] a single [A] drop [D] of rain.
[G] But I will [A] remain, and I'll be [D] back again, [A] and again, and [Bm] again, [A] and again, [G] and again.
[D] [Em] [A] [D]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
G
2131
Bm
13421112
D
1321
Em
121
A
1231
G
2131
Bm
13421112
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To learn Johnny Cash - Highwayman chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: D, G, Bm, A, G, Em, Bm, A and D. For best results, commence at 53 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 107. With D Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [Bm] _ [A] I was a highwayman, along [G] the coach roads I [Bm] did ride, _ _ [A] with [G] sword and [D] pistol by my [A] side.
_ _ [Em]
Many [Bm] a young maid lost [A] her marbles to [G] my trade, _
_ [Bm] _ many a soldier [A] shed his life blood [G] on my blade.
_ _ _ [Bm] The [A] bastards hung me in [G] the [D] spring of twenty-five, _ _ [G] but I am [A] still alive. _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Bm] I [A] was a sailor, _ [G] I was born [Bm] upon the tide, _ _ [A] with [G] the sea [D] I [A] did abide.
_ _ [Em] I [Bm] sailed a schooner [A] around the Horn of [G] Mexico, _ _
_ [Em] I [Bm] went aloft to [A] furl the mainsail [G] in a blow.
_ _ [Bm] _ And when [A] the yards broke [G] off they [A] said that I [D] got killed, _ [G] but I am [A] living still. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] I was [A] a dam builder, _ [G] across the river deep and [Bm] wide, _ _ _ [A] where steel [G] and water [D] did [A] collide.
_ _ _ [Em] A [Bm] place called Boulder [A] on the wild [G] front of my road, _ _
_ [Em] I slipped [Bm] and fell into [A] the wet concrete [G] below.
_ _ _ [Bm] They [A] buried me in [G] that great [A] tomb that [D] knows no sound, _ [G] but I am still [A] around.
_ I'll always [D] be around, [A] around, [Bm] and around.
_ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] I'll fly a starship across [G] the universe [Bm] divine, _
_ _ [A] and when [G] I [D] reach the other [A] side,
_ _ [Em] I'll [Bm] find a place to rest my [A] spirit if [G] I can.
_ _ [Em] Perhaps [Bm] I may become [A] a [G] highwayman again, _ _ [Bm]
or [A] I may simply be [G] a single [A] drop [D] of rain.
_ [G] But I will [A] remain, _ and I'll be [D] back again, [A] and again, and [Bm] again, [A] and again, [G] and again.
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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