Highwayman - Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson Chords

Tempo:
135.25 bpm
Chords used:

A

G

Bm

D

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Highwayman -  Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson chords
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[Bm]
[Bb] [Bm]
I was [A] a highwayman, [G] along the coach roads I [Bm] did ride, [A] with sword [G] and [D] pistol by my [A] side.
[Em] Many a [Bm] young maid [A] lost her baubles to [G] my trade, [Bm]
many a soldier shed his [A] lifeblood on [G] my blade.
[Bm] The [A] bastards hung me in [G] the [D] spring of twenty-five, [G] but I am still [A] alive.
I [Bb] [Bm]
[A] was a sailor, [G] I was born upon [Bm] the tide, [A]
with [G] the [D] sea I did [A] abide.
[Em] I sailed [Bm] a schooner [A] around the Horn of [G] Mexico, [Em]
I [Bm] went aloft to [A] furl the mainsail in [G] a blow.
[Bm] And when [A] the yard broke [G] off they said [A] that I [D] got killed,
[G] but I am [A] living still.
[Bm]
I [A] was a dam builder, across [G] the river [Bm] deep and wide, [A]
where [G] steel and water [D] did [A] collide.
[Em] A [Bm] place called Boulder on [A] the wild [G] front of the road, [Em]
I [Bm] slipped and fell into [A] the wet concrete [G] below.
[Bm] They buried [Am] me in [G] that great tomb [A] 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] [A] [D]
[B] I'll [A] fly a starship, [G] across the universe [Bm] divine,
[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 I [Bm] may become [A] a highwayman [G] again, [Bm] or I may [A] simply [G] be a single [A] drop [D] of rain, [G] but I will [A] remain.
And I'll be [D] back again, [A] and again, [Bm] and again, [A] and again, [G] and again, [D] and again.
[Em] [A] [D]
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, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - D, G, Bm, A, G, Em, Bm, A and D of chords. Start with a comfortable 67 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 135. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of D Major.

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[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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I was [A] a highwayman, _ [G] along the coach roads I [Bm] did ride, _ _ _ [A] with sword [G] and [D] pistol by my [A] _ side. _
_ [Em] _ Many a [Bm] young maid [A] lost her baubles to [G] my trade, _ _ _ [Bm] _
many a soldier shed his [A] lifeblood on [G] my blade.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ The [A] bastards hung me in [G] the [D] spring of twenty-five, _ _ [G] but I am still [A] alive. _
I _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Bm] _ _
[A] was a sailor, _ _ [G] I was born upon [Bm] the tide, _ _ [A] _
with [G] the [D] sea I did [A] abide. _ _
_ [Em] I sailed [Bm] a schooner [A] around the Horn of [G] Mexico, _ _ _ _ _ [Em]
I [Bm] went aloft to [A] furl the mainsail in [G] a blow.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] And when [A] the yard broke [G] off they said [A] that I [D] got killed, _ _
_ [G] but I am [A] living still. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm]
I [A] was a dam builder, _ across [G] the river [Bm] deep and wide, _ _ _ [A]
where [G] steel and water [D] did [A] collide. _ _
_ [Em] _ A [Bm] place called Boulder on [A] the wild [G] front of the road, _ _ _ [Em]
I [Bm] slipped and fell into [A] the wet concrete [G] below.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] They buried [Am] me in [G] that great tomb [A] 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.
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_ [G] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ I'll [A] fly a starship, _ [G] across the universe [Bm] divine, _ _
_ [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 I [Bm] may become [A] a highwayman [G] again, _ _ _ [Bm] or I may [A] simply [G] be a single [A] drop [D] of rain, _ _ _ [G] but I will [A] remain.
_ _ _ And I'll be [D] back again, [A] and again, [Bm] and again, [A] and again, [G] and again, [D] and again.
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This song finds its place within the 101 Hits - album.

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