Chords for The Highwayman (feat. Mark Knopfler)
Tempo:
84.9 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
Ab
Cm
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
[Cm] [C] [Cm]
[C] [Cm]
I was [Bb] a highwayman, [Eb] along the coach roads I [Cm] did ride
sword and pistol by my side
Many [Eb] a young man lost [Bb] to bubbles to [Ab] my trade
Many [Eb] a soldier left [Bb] his lifeblood on [Ab] my blade
me [Ab] in the spring of [Eb] 25
[Ab] But I am still [Bb] alive
[C] [Cm]
I was [Bb] a highwayman, [Eb] along the coach roads I [Cm] did ride
sword and pistol by my side
Many [Eb] a young man lost [Bb] to bubbles to [Ab] my trade
Many [Eb] a soldier left [Bb] his lifeblood on [Ab] my blade
me [Ab] in the spring of [Eb] 25
[Ab] But I am still [Bb] alive
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Bb
Eb
Ab
Cm
Fm
Bb
Eb
Ab
_ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ [Cm] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
I was [Bb] a highwayman, [Eb] along the coach roads I [Cm] did ride
With [Bb]
sword and pistol by my side
[F] _
_ Many [Eb] a young man lost [Bb] to bubbles to [Ab] my trade
_ _ [F]
Many [Eb] a soldier left [Bb] his lifeblood on [Ab] my blade
_ [Cm] The [Bb] bastard turned me [Ab] in the spring of [Eb] 25 _ _
[Ab] But I am still [Bb] alive
I _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
[Bb] was a sailor, I [Eb] was born upon [Cm] the tide
And _ [Bb]
with [Fm] the sea I did [Bb] abide _ _
_ [Fm] I sailed [Eb] the schooner round [Bb] to horn to [Ab] Mexico
_ _ _ [Fm]
I went [Eb] aloft to furl [Bb] the mainsail in a [Ab] blow
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] And when [Eb] the odds came way to say that I got killed
_ [Bb] _
[F] But I am living still
[Bb] _
Perhaps [Bb] I always will
[Cm]
I was [Bb] a dam builder, _ [Ab] across the river deep [Cm] and wide
_ [Bb]
Where steel [Ab] and water did [Bb] collide
A _ [Fm] place [Eb] called Boulder on [Bb] the wild [Ab] Colorado
I _ [Fm]
slipped [Eb] and fell into [Bb] the wet [Cm] concrete below
[Bb] _ [Cm] They [Eb] buried me in that [Ab] great tomb that [Eb] knows no [F] sound
[Eb] But I am still [Bb] around
Seems like it all goes [Eb] round and round
[Bb] Round and round [Cm] and round [Eb] and round and [Ab] round
_ [F] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm]
I'll fly [Bb] a starship across [Ab] the universe [C] divide
_ And [Bb]
when [Ab] I [Bb] reach the other side _
_ [Fm] I'll find [Eb] a place to rest [Bb] my spirit if I [Ab] can
_ _ _ [Fm]
Perhaps [Eb] I may become [Bb] a songwriter [Ab] again
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] Or [Eb] I may simply [Ab] be a single [Bb] drop of rain _ _
A salt in the river main _
_ _ And I'll be [Eb] back again, [Bb] I'll be back [Eb] again
Oh yes I will, [Ab] _ here we go
[Eb] _ _ But [Bb] we'll all be back [Eb] again
_ [Dm] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] Oh yes [Eb] we will, yeah
[Fm] But [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ we'll all be _ back _ again _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
I was [Bb] a highwayman, [Eb] along the coach roads I [Cm] did ride
With [Bb]
sword and pistol by my side
[F] _
_ Many [Eb] a young man lost [Bb] to bubbles to [Ab] my trade
_ _ [F]
Many [Eb] a soldier left [Bb] his lifeblood on [Ab] my blade
_ [Cm] The [Bb] bastard turned me [Ab] in the spring of [Eb] 25 _ _
[Ab] But I am still [Bb] alive
I _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
[Bb] was a sailor, I [Eb] was born upon [Cm] the tide
And _ [Bb]
with [Fm] the sea I did [Bb] abide _ _
_ [Fm] I sailed [Eb] the schooner round [Bb] to horn to [Ab] Mexico
_ _ _ [Fm]
I went [Eb] aloft to furl [Bb] the mainsail in a [Ab] blow
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] And when [Eb] the odds came way to say that I got killed
_ [Bb] _
[F] But I am living still
[Bb] _
Perhaps [Bb] I always will
[Cm]
I was [Bb] a dam builder, _ [Ab] across the river deep [Cm] and wide
_ [Bb]
Where steel [Ab] and water did [Bb] collide
A _ [Fm] place [Eb] called Boulder on [Bb] the wild [Ab] Colorado
I _ [Fm]
slipped [Eb] and fell into [Bb] the wet [Cm] concrete below
[Bb] _ [Cm] They [Eb] buried me in that [Ab] great tomb that [Eb] knows no [F] sound
[Eb] But I am still [Bb] around
Seems like it all goes [Eb] round and round
[Bb] Round and round [Cm] and round [Eb] and round and [Ab] round
_ [F] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm]
I'll fly [Bb] a starship across [Ab] the universe [C] divide
_ And [Bb]
when [Ab] I [Bb] reach the other side _
_ [Fm] I'll find [Eb] a place to rest [Bb] my spirit if I [Ab] can
_ _ _ [Fm]
Perhaps [Eb] I may become [Bb] a songwriter [Ab] again
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] Or [Eb] I may simply [Ab] be a single [Bb] drop of rain _ _
A salt in the river main _
_ _ And I'll be [Eb] back again, [Bb] I'll be back [Eb] again
Oh yes I will, [Ab] _ here we go
[Eb] _ _ But [Bb] we'll all be back [Eb] again
_ [Dm] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] Oh yes [Eb] we will, yeah
[Fm] But [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ we'll all be _ back _ again _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _