Highwayman Chords by The Highwaymen
Tempo:
101.45 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
Bm
D
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
[Bm]
[Bb] [Bm]
I was [A] a highwayman, along [G] the coach roads I [Bm] did ride, [A]
with sword [G] and pistol [D] by [A] my side.
[Em] Many [Bm] a young maid lost [A] her baubles to [G] my trade, [Bm]
many a soldier shed [A] his wife's blood on [G] my blade.
[Bm] The [A] bastards hung me in [G] the spring [D] of 25, [G] but I am [A] still alive.
I [Bb] [Bm]
was [A] a sailor, I [G] was born upon [Bm] 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 [A] when the yards broke [G] loft they [A] said that [D] I got killed, [G] but I'm [A] living still.
[Bm]
I [A] was a dam builder, [G] across a river [Bm] deep and wide, [A]
where [G] steel and [D] water [A] did collide.
[Em] A [Bm] place called Boulder [A] on the wild [G] front of my boat, [Em]
I [Bm] slipped and fell [A] into the wet [G] concrete below.
[Bm] They [Am] buried me in [G] that grey [A] 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] and around.
[D] [Em]
[G] [A] [D]
[B] I'll [A] fly a starship, [G] across the universe divine, [Bm]
[A] and when [G] I [D] reach the other [A] side,
[Em] I'll [Bm] find a place to rest [A] my spirit if [G] I can.
[Em] Perhaps [Bm] I may become [A] a highwayman [G] again,
[Bm]
or I may [A] simply be [G] a single [A] 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, [D] and again.
[Em] [A] [D]
[Bb] [Bm]
I was [A] a highwayman, along [G] the coach roads I [Bm] did ride, [A]
with sword [G] and pistol [D] by [A] my side.
[Em] Many [Bm] a young maid lost [A] her baubles to [G] my trade, [Bm]
many a soldier shed [A] his wife's blood on [G] my blade.
[Bm] The [A] bastards hung me in [G] the spring [D] of 25, [G] but I am [A] still alive.
I [Bb] [Bm]
was [A] a sailor, I [G] was born upon [Bm] 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 [A] when the yards broke [G] loft they [A] said that [D] I got killed, [G] but I'm [A] living still.
[Bm]
I [A] was a dam builder, [G] across a river [Bm] deep and wide, [A]
where [G] steel and [D] water [A] did collide.
[Em] A [Bm] place called Boulder [A] on the wild [G] front of my boat, [Em]
I [Bm] slipped and fell [A] into the wet [G] concrete below.
[Bm] They [Am] buried me in [G] that grey [A] 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] and around.
[D] [Em]
[G] [A] [D]
[B] I'll [A] fly a starship, [G] across the universe divine, [Bm]
[A] and when [G] I [D] reach the other [A] side,
[Em] I'll [Bm] find a place to rest [A] my spirit if [G] I can.
[Em] Perhaps [Bm] I may become [A] a highwayman [G] again,
[Bm]
or I may [A] simply be [G] a single [A] 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, [D] and again.
[Em] [A] [D]
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[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Bm]
I was [A] a highwayman, along [G] the coach roads I [Bm] did ride, _ _ [A]
with sword [G] and pistol [D] by [A] my side. _
_ [Em] Many [Bm] a young maid lost [A] her baubles to [G] my trade, _ _ [Bm] _
many a soldier shed [A] his wife's blood on [G] my blade.
_ _ [Bm] The [A] bastards hung me in [G] the spring [D] of 25, _ _ [G] but I am [A] still alive.
I _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Bm]
was [A] a sailor, I [G] was born upon [Bm] 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 [A] when the yards broke [G] loft they [A] said that [D] I got killed, _ [G] but I'm [A] living still. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm]
I [A] was a dam builder, _ [G] across a river [Bm] deep and wide, _ _ [A]
where [G] steel and [D] water [A] did collide. _
_ [Em] A [Bm] place called Boulder [A] on the wild [G] front of my boat, _ _ [Em]
I [Bm] slipped and fell [A] into the wet [G] concrete below.
_ _ _ [Bm] They [Am] buried me in [G] that grey [A] 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] and around.
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [B] I'll [A] fly a starship, _ [G] across the universe divine, [Bm] _ _
_ [A] and when [G] I [D] reach the other [A] side,
_ _ [Em] I'll [Bm] find a place to rest [A] my spirit if [G] I can. _
_ [Em] Perhaps [Bm] I may become [A] a highwayman [G] again,
_ _ _ [Bm]
or I may [A] simply be [G] a single [A] 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, [D] and again.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Bm]
I was [A] a highwayman, along [G] the coach roads I [Bm] did ride, _ _ [A]
with sword [G] and pistol [D] by [A] my side. _
_ [Em] Many [Bm] a young maid lost [A] her baubles to [G] my trade, _ _ [Bm] _
many a soldier shed [A] his wife's blood on [G] my blade.
_ _ [Bm] The [A] bastards hung me in [G] the spring [D] of 25, _ _ [G] but I am [A] still alive.
I _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Bm]
was [A] a sailor, I [G] was born upon [Bm] 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 [A] when the yards broke [G] loft they [A] said that [D] I got killed, _ [G] but I'm [A] living still. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm]
I [A] was a dam builder, _ [G] across a river [Bm] deep and wide, _ _ [A]
where [G] steel and [D] water [A] did collide. _
_ [Em] A [Bm] place called Boulder [A] on the wild [G] front of my boat, _ _ [Em]
I [Bm] slipped and fell [A] into the wet [G] concrete below.
_ _ _ [Bm] They [Am] buried me in [G] that grey [A] 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] and around.
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [B] I'll [A] fly a starship, _ [G] across the universe divine, [Bm] _ _
_ [A] and when [G] I [D] reach the other [A] side,
_ _ [Em] I'll [Bm] find a place to rest [A] my spirit if [G] I can. _
_ [Em] Perhaps [Bm] I may become [A] a highwayman [G] again,
_ _ _ [Bm]
or I may [A] simply be [G] a single [A] 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, [D] and again.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _