VERSION: Edited
Getting Started - by TuneTorch
To learn The Highwaymen - Highwayman chords with lyrics, anchor your practice on these foundational chords: D, G, Bm, A, G, Em, Bm, A, D. Start with a comfortable 50 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 101. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: D.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
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Bm _ _ _ _ .
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_ _ _ _ _
Bb _ .
Bm I
A was a highwayman,
G along the coach roads
Bm I did ride, _ _ .
A with
G sword and
D pistol by
A my side.
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Em _
Bm Many a young maid
A lost her baubles to
G my trade, _ _ .
Bm _ many a soldier shed
A his lifeblood on
G my blade.
_ _
Bm The
A bastards hung me
G in the
D spring of twenty-five, _
G but I am
A still alive.
_ _ _ _ _
Bb _ .
Bm I
A was a sailor, _
G I was born
Bm upon the tide, _ _ .
A _
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 loft to
A furl and
G up low.
_ _
Bm And
A when the yards broke
G off
A they said that
D I got killed, _
G but I am
A living still.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
Bm I
A was a dam builder,
G across the river
Bm deep and wide, _ _ .
A where
G steel and
D water
A did collide.
_ _
Em _ A place
Bm called Boulder
A on the wild
G Colorado.
_ _ .
Em I
Bm slipped and fell
A into the wet
G concrete of the north.
_ _
Bm They
Am buried me in
G that great
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 _ _
D _ _
Em _ _ .
_ _
G _
A _
D _ _ .
_ _
Bm I'll
A fly a starfleet _
G across the
Bm universe divine, _ _
A and when
G I
D reach the
A other side,.
_ _
Em I'll
Bm find a place to rent
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.
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D _ _
Em _ _ _ _ _
A _ .
D _ _ _ _ _ _ .
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N _ _ _ .