Chords for Highwayman
Tempo:
101.5 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
Bm
Em
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[A] [Bm] I was [A] a highwayman.
[Bm] did ride,
[G] and pistol by [A] my side.
[Em] Many [Bm] a young maid lost [A] her baubles to [G] my trade.
[Bm] a soldier shed his [A] lifeblood on [G] my blade.
[Bm] The [A] bastards hung me in the spring of twenty [D]-five,
[G] But I am [A] still alive.
[Bm] I was [A] a sailor.
[Bm] did ride,
[G] and pistol by [A] my side.
[Em] Many [Bm] a young maid lost [A] her baubles to [G] my trade.
[Bm] a soldier shed his [A] lifeblood on [G] my blade.
[Bm] The [A] bastards hung me in the spring of twenty [D]-five,
[G] But I am [A] still alive.
[Bm] I was [A] a sailor.
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_ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] I was [A] a highwayman.
Along [G] the coach roads I [Bm] did ride,
_ [A] With sword [G] and pistol by [A] my side. _ _
[Em] Many [Bm] a young maid lost [A] her baubles to [G] my trade.
_ _ _ [Em] Many [Bm] a soldier shed his [A] lifeblood on [G] my blade. _
_ _ [Bm] The [A] bastards hung me in the spring of twenty [D]-five, _ _
[G] But I am [A] still alive. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] I was [A] a sailor.
I [G] was born upon [Bm] the tide,
_ _ [A] With [G] the sea 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.
_ _ [B] And [A] when the yards broke off they said that [D] I got killed, _
[G] But I am [A] living still. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] I [A] was a dam builder.
I [G] crossed a river [Bm] deep and wide,
_ _ [A] Where [G] steel and water [A] did collide. _ _
[Em] A [Bm] place called Boulder [A] on the wild [G] Colorado.
_ _ _ [Em] I [Bm] slipped and fell [A] into the wet [G] concrete below. _
_ _ [Bm] They [A] buried me in that gray tomb that [D] knows no sound,
[G] But I am [A] still around. _
I'll always [D] be around, [A] and around, [Bm] and around, [A] and around.
[G] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] I'll [A] fly a starship _ [G] across the universe [Bm] divine, _ _ _
[A] And when [G] I reach the [A] other side,
_ _ [Em] I'll [Bm] find a place to rest [A] my spirit if [G] I can. _ _
[E] Perhaps [Bm] I may become [A] a highwayman [G] again,
_ _ _ [Bm] Or I [A] may simply be a single drop [D] of rain,
_ [G] But I will [A] remain. _
_ And I'll be back [D] again, [A] and again, [Bm] and again, [A] and again, [G] and again.
_ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] I was [A] a highwayman.
Along [G] the coach roads I [Bm] did ride,
_ [A] With sword [G] and pistol by [A] my side. _ _
[Em] Many [Bm] a young maid lost [A] her baubles to [G] my trade.
_ _ _ [Em] Many [Bm] a soldier shed his [A] lifeblood on [G] my blade. _
_ _ [Bm] The [A] bastards hung me in the spring of twenty [D]-five, _ _
[G] But I am [A] still alive. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] I was [A] a sailor.
I [G] was born upon [Bm] the tide,
_ _ [A] With [G] the sea 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.
_ _ [B] And [A] when the yards broke off they said that [D] I got killed, _
[G] But I am [A] living still. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] I [A] was a dam builder.
I [G] crossed a river [Bm] deep and wide,
_ _ [A] Where [G] steel and water [A] did collide. _ _
[Em] A [Bm] place called Boulder [A] on the wild [G] Colorado.
_ _ _ [Em] I [Bm] slipped and fell [A] into the wet [G] concrete below. _
_ _ [Bm] They [A] buried me in that gray tomb that [D] knows no sound,
[G] But I am [A] still around. _
I'll always [D] be around, [A] and around, [Bm] and around, [A] and around.
[G] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] I'll [A] fly a starship _ [G] across the universe [Bm] divine, _ _ _
[A] And when [G] I reach the [A] other side,
_ _ [Em] I'll [Bm] find a place to rest [A] my spirit if [G] I can. _ _
[E] Perhaps [Bm] I may become [A] a highwayman [G] again,
_ _ _ [Bm] Or I [A] may simply be a single drop [D] of rain,
_ [G] But I will [A] remain. _
_ And I'll be back [D] again, [A] and again, [Bm] and again, [A] and again, [G] and again.
_ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
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