Chords for The Highwaymen - Highwayman (American Outlaws: Live at Nassau Coliseum, 1990)
Tempo:
107.2 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
Bm
D
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm]
[A] I was a highwayman, along the [G] coach roads [Bm] I did ride,
[A] with [G] sword and [D] pistol [A] by my side.
[Em] [Bm] Many a young maid [A] loved her baubles to [G] my grave,
[Em] and [Bm] many a soldier shed [A] his life blood
on [G] my blade.
[Bm] The [A] bastards hung me in [G] the spring of [D] twenty-five,
[G] but I am [A] still alive.
[Bm] I [A] was a sailor, I [G] was born [Bm] upon the tide, [A] and [G] with the [D] sea I [A] did abide.
[Em] I [Bm] sailed a schooner [A] round the Horn of [G] Mexico,
[Em] I [Bm] went aloft to [A] furl the mainsail [G] and implode.
[Bm] And [A] when the yards broke [G] off they [A] said that [D] I got killed, [G] but I am [A] living still.
[B] [A] I was a dam builder, [G] lost the 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 [Bm] Colorado, [Em] I [Bm] slipped and fell [A] into the wet [G] concrete below.
[Bm] They [A] buried me in [G] that great [A] tomb that [D] knows no sound, [G] but I am [A] still around.
Always [D] here, [A] around, and around, [Bm] and around, [D] and around, [G] and [D] around.
[Em]
[G] [A] [D] [Bb]
[Bm] I'll fly [A] a starship across [G] the universe [Bm] divine,
[A] and when [G] I [D] reach the [A] other side, [E] I'll find
[Bm] a place to rest [A] my spirit if [G] I can.
[Bm]
[Em] Perhaps [Bm] I may become [A] a highway man [G] again, [Bm] or I may [A] simply [G] be a [A] single [D] drop of rain,
[G] but I [A] will remain, and I'll be [D] back again, [A] and again, [D] and again, and again, [G] and again,
[D] and again, [Em] and again.
[G] [A] [D]
[A] I was a highwayman, along the [G] coach roads [Bm] I did ride,
[A] with [G] sword and [D] pistol [A] by my side.
[Em] [Bm] Many a young maid [A] loved her baubles to [G] my grave,
[Em] and [Bm] many a soldier shed [A] his life blood
on [G] my blade.
[Bm] The [A] bastards hung me in [G] the spring of [D] twenty-five,
[G] but I am [A] still alive.
[Bm] I [A] was a sailor, I [G] was born [Bm] upon the tide, [A] and [G] with the [D] sea I [A] did abide.
[Em] I [Bm] sailed a schooner [A] round the Horn of [G] Mexico,
[Em] I [Bm] went aloft to [A] furl the mainsail [G] and implode.
[Bm] And [A] when the yards broke [G] off they [A] said that [D] I got killed, [G] but I am [A] living still.
[B] [A] I was a dam builder, [G] lost the 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 [Bm] Colorado, [Em] I [Bm] slipped and fell [A] into the wet [G] concrete below.
[Bm] They [A] buried me in [G] that great [A] tomb that [D] knows no sound, [G] but I am [A] still around.
Always [D] here, [A] around, and around, [Bm] and around, [D] and around, [G] and [D] around.
[Em]
[G] [A] [D] [Bb]
[Bm] I'll fly [A] a starship across [G] the universe [Bm] divine,
[A] and when [G] I [D] reach the [A] other side, [E] I'll find
[Bm] a place to rest [A] my spirit if [G] I can.
[Bm]
[Em] Perhaps [Bm] I may become [A] a highway man [G] again, [Bm] or I may [A] simply [G] be a [A] single [D] drop of rain,
[G] but I [A] will remain, and I'll be [D] back again, [A] and again, [D] and again, and again, [G] and again,
[D] and again, [Em] and again.
[G] [A] [D]
Key:
A
G
Bm
D
Em
A
G
Bm
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
[A] I was a highwayman, _ _ along the [G] coach roads [Bm] I did ride, _ _
[A] with [G] sword and [D] pistol [A] by my side.
_ [Em] _ [Bm] Many a young maid [A] loved her baubles to [G] my grave, _ _
[Em] and [Bm] many a soldier shed [A] his life blood
on [G] my blade.
[Bm] _ _ The [A] bastards hung me in [G] the spring of [D] twenty-five, _
_ _ [G] but I am [A] still alive.
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] I [A] was a sailor, _ _ I [G] was born [Bm] upon the tide, _ _ [A] and [G] with the [D] sea I [A] did abide.
_ _ [Em] I [Bm] sailed a schooner [A] round the Horn of [G] Mexico, _
_ _ [Em] I [Bm] went aloft to [A] furl the mainsail [G] and implode. _ _
[Bm] And [A] when the yards broke [G] off they [A] said that [D] I got killed, _ [G] but I am [A] living still. _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [A] I was a dam builder, [G] lost the 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 [Bm] Colorado, _ _ [Em] I [Bm] slipped and fell [A] into the wet [G] concrete below. _ _
[Bm] They [A] buried me in [G] that great [A] tomb that [D] knows no sound, [G] but I am [A] still around. _ _ _ _
Always [D] here, [A] around, and around, [Bm] and around, [D] and around, [G] and [D] around.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Bm] I'll fly [A] a starship across [G] the universe [Bm] divine, _ _
[A] and when [G] I [D] reach the [A] other side, _ _ [E] I'll find
[Bm] a place to rest [A] my spirit if [G] I can.
[Bm] _ _ _
[Em] Perhaps [Bm] I may become [A] a highway man [G] again, _ _ [Bm] _ or I may [A] simply [G] be a [A] single [D] drop of rain, _
_ [G] but I [A] will remain, _ and I'll be [D] back again, [A] and again, [D] and again, and again, [G] and again,
[D] and again, [Em] and again. _
_ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
[A] I was a highwayman, _ _ along the [G] coach roads [Bm] I did ride, _ _
[A] with [G] sword and [D] pistol [A] by my side.
_ [Em] _ [Bm] Many a young maid [A] loved her baubles to [G] my grave, _ _
[Em] and [Bm] many a soldier shed [A] his life blood
on [G] my blade.
[Bm] _ _ The [A] bastards hung me in [G] the spring of [D] twenty-five, _
_ _ [G] but I am [A] still alive.
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] I [A] was a sailor, _ _ I [G] was born [Bm] upon the tide, _ _ [A] and [G] with the [D] sea I [A] did abide.
_ _ [Em] I [Bm] sailed a schooner [A] round the Horn of [G] Mexico, _
_ _ [Em] I [Bm] went aloft to [A] furl the mainsail [G] and implode. _ _
[Bm] And [A] when the yards broke [G] off they [A] said that [D] I got killed, _ [G] but I am [A] living still. _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [A] I was a dam builder, [G] lost the 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 [Bm] Colorado, _ _ [Em] I [Bm] slipped and fell [A] into the wet [G] concrete below. _ _
[Bm] They [A] buried me in [G] that great [A] tomb that [D] knows no sound, [G] but I am [A] still around. _ _ _ _
Always [D] here, [A] around, and around, [Bm] and around, [D] and around, [G] and [D] around.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Bm] I'll fly [A] a starship across [G] the universe [Bm] divine, _ _
[A] and when [G] I [D] reach the [A] other side, _ _ [E] I'll find
[Bm] a place to rest [A] my spirit if [G] I can.
[Bm] _ _ _
[Em] Perhaps [Bm] I may become [A] a highway man [G] again, _ _ [Bm] _ or I may [A] simply [G] be a [A] single [D] drop of rain, _
_ [G] but I [A] will remain, _ and I'll be [D] back again, [A] and again, [D] and again, and again, [G] and again,
[D] and again, [Em] and again. _
_ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _