Chords for The White Buffalo "Highway Man"
Tempo:
152.05 bpm
Chords used:
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Bm
D
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] All right.
I don't do too many cover songs,
but I'm gonna do one I like a lot.
Somebody reminded me of him.
[G] This one's for America [B] Eric, right?
That's what the, he kept saying,
America, and I thought he was saying,
I thought his name was America.
[N] And I was like, nah, that's a fuckin',
that's a pretty [Bm] sweet name.
But Eric, I mean, Eric is pretty sweet, too.
[C] [Bm]
I [A] was a highway man
[G] Along the coach [Em] road, [Bm] got in a ride
[A] With a soldier [G] pistol by my [A] side
[Em] Many [D]
young men lost [A] their bibles [G] to my trade
[Em]
Many [D] soldiers shed [A] his life blood on [G] my blade
A [Bm]
[A] pastor taught me in [G] the spring of 25
[A] That I would die,
[D]
but I'll still [A] live
[Bm] [A] I was a sailor, [G]
I was born [Bm] upon a tide
[A] [G] With the sea I did [A] abide
[E]
I sailed the [D] school around the [A] Horn of [G] Mexico
I
[E] went [D] aloft to furl the [A]
mainsail in [G] a blow
[Bm]
When [A] the yachts broke off, they [G] said that I [A] got killed
But
[D] I'm livin' [A]
still
[Em] [Bm] I was [A] a town builder
[G]
Crossed this river [Bm] deep and wide
[A] Where steel [G] and water did [A]
collide
[Em]
[E] In a place [D] called Boulder on [A] the Wild
[G] Colorado
[E] I slipped [D] and fell into [A] the wet concrete [G] below
[Bm]
They [A] buried me in a [G] great tomb that knows [A] no sound
[G]
[D] But I'm still around
[A]
And I'll always [Bm] be around [A] and around [G] and around [A] and around
[Bm] I [A] flew a starship [G]
across the [A]
universe [Bm] divine
[A]
When [G] I reach the other [A]
side
[Em] [E] I'll [D] find a place to rest my [A] spirit if [G] I can
[E]
Perhaps [D] I may become [A] a highwayman
[G]
[Bm] Or I [A] may simply be [G] a single drop [A] of rain
But [D] I
[A] will
And I'll come back [Bm] again [A] and again [G] and again And [A] again
[G] [A]
[G] [Bm]
[N]
I don't do too many cover songs,
but I'm gonna do one I like a lot.
Somebody reminded me of him.
[G] This one's for America [B] Eric, right?
That's what the, he kept saying,
America, and I thought he was saying,
I thought his name was America.
[N] And I was like, nah, that's a fuckin',
that's a pretty [Bm] sweet name.
But Eric, I mean, Eric is pretty sweet, too.
[C] [Bm]
I [A] was a highway man
[G] Along the coach [Em] road, [Bm] got in a ride
[A] With a soldier [G] pistol by my [A] side
[Em] Many [D]
young men lost [A] their bibles [G] to my trade
[Em]
Many [D] soldiers shed [A] his life blood on [G] my blade
A [Bm]
[A] pastor taught me in [G] the spring of 25
[A] That I would die,
[D]
but I'll still [A] live
[Bm] [A] I was a sailor, [G]
I was born [Bm] upon a tide
[A] [G] With the sea I did [A] abide
[E]
I sailed the [D] school around the [A] Horn of [G] Mexico
I
[E] went [D] aloft to furl the [A]
mainsail in [G] a blow
[Bm]
When [A] the yachts broke off, they [G] said that I [A] got killed
But
[D] I'm livin' [A]
still
[Em] [Bm] I was [A] a town builder
[G]
Crossed this river [Bm] deep and wide
[A] Where steel [G] and water did [A]
collide
[Em]
[E] In a place [D] called Boulder on [A] the Wild
[G] Colorado
[E] I slipped [D] and fell into [A] the wet concrete [G] below
[Bm]
They [A] buried me in a [G] great tomb that knows [A] no sound
[G]
[D] But I'm still around
[A]
And I'll always [Bm] be around [A] and around [G] and around [A] and around
[Bm] I [A] flew a starship [G]
across the [A]
universe [Bm] divine
[A]
When [G] I reach the other [A]
side
[Em] [E] I'll [D] find a place to rest my [A] spirit if [G] I can
[E]
Perhaps [D] I may become [A] a highwayman
[G]
[Bm] Or I [A] may simply be [G] a single drop [A] of rain
But [D] I
[A] will
And I'll come back [Bm] again [A] and again [G] and again And [A] again
[G] [A]
[G] [Bm]
[N]
Key:
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[Bm] _ _ All right. _ _
_ _ _ I _ _ don't do too many cover songs,
but I'm gonna do one I like a lot.
Somebody _ _ reminded me of him.
_ _ _ _ [G] This one's for America [B] Eric, right?
That's what the, _ _ _ _ he kept saying,
_ America, and I thought he was saying,
I thought his name was America.
_ [N] _ And I was like, nah, that's a fuckin',
that's a pretty [Bm] sweet name.
_ _ But Eric, I mean, Eric is pretty sweet, too.
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
I [A] was a highway man
[G] _ _ _ Along the coach [Em] road, [Bm] got in a ride _
_ _ _ _ [A] With a soldier [G] pistol by my [A] side _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ Many [D]
young men lost [A] their bibles [G] to my trade _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
Many [D] soldiers shed [A] his life blood on [G] my blade
_ A _ [Bm] _ _
_ [A] pastor taught me in [G] the spring of 25
[A] That I would die, _
_ _ _ _ _ [D]
but I'll still [A] live
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] I was a sailor, _ [G] _ _
I was born [Bm] upon a _ tide _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] With the sea I did [A] abide _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
I sailed the [D] school _ around the [A] Horn of [G] Mexico
_ I _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ went [D] aloft to furl the [A] _
mainsail in [G] a blow _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _
When [A] the yachts broke off, they [G] said that I [A] got killed
_ _ But _
[D] _ I'm livin' [A] _
still _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [Bm] _ _ I was [A] a town builder
_ [G] _ _
_ Crossed this river [Bm] deep and wide _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ Where steel [G] and water did [A] _
collide
_ _ _ _ [Em] _
[E] _ In a place [D] called Boulder on [A] the Wild _
[G] Colorado _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ I slipped [D] and fell into [A] the wet concrete [G] below _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _
They [A] buried me in a [G] great tomb that knows [A] no sound
_ _ _ _ [G]
[D] But _ I'm still around
_ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And I'll always [Bm] be _ around [A] and around [G] and _ around [A] and around _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ I [A] flew a _ starship [G] _ _
_ across the [A] _ _
universe [Bm] divine _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _
When [G] I reach the other [A]
side _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [E] _ I'll [D] find a place to rest my [A] spirit if [G] I can _
_ _ _ _ [E] _
Perhaps [D] I may become [A] a _ highwayman
[G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ Or I [A] may simply be [G] a single drop _ [A] of rain _ _
But _ [D] I _
[A] will _ _ _ _
_ _ And I'll come back [Bm] again _ [A] and again [G] and again And [A] again _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I _ _ don't do too many cover songs,
but I'm gonna do one I like a lot.
Somebody _ _ reminded me of him.
_ _ _ _ [G] This one's for America [B] Eric, right?
That's what the, _ _ _ _ he kept saying,
_ America, and I thought he was saying,
I thought his name was America.
_ [N] _ And I was like, nah, that's a fuckin',
that's a pretty [Bm] sweet name.
_ _ But Eric, I mean, Eric is pretty sweet, too.
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
I [A] was a highway man
[G] _ _ _ Along the coach [Em] road, [Bm] got in a ride _
_ _ _ _ [A] With a soldier [G] pistol by my [A] side _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ Many [D]
young men lost [A] their bibles [G] to my trade _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
Many [D] soldiers shed [A] his life blood on [G] my blade
_ A _ [Bm] _ _
_ [A] pastor taught me in [G] the spring of 25
[A] That I would die, _
_ _ _ _ _ [D]
but I'll still [A] live
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] I was a sailor, _ [G] _ _
I was born [Bm] upon a _ tide _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] With the sea I did [A] abide _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
I sailed the [D] school _ around the [A] Horn of [G] Mexico
_ I _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ went [D] aloft to furl the [A] _
mainsail in [G] a blow _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _
When [A] the yachts broke off, they [G] said that I [A] got killed
_ _ But _
[D] _ I'm livin' [A] _
still _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [Bm] _ _ I was [A] a town builder
_ [G] _ _
_ Crossed this river [Bm] deep and wide _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ Where steel [G] and water did [A] _
collide
_ _ _ _ [Em] _
[E] _ In a place [D] called Boulder on [A] the Wild _
[G] Colorado _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ I slipped [D] and fell into [A] the wet concrete [G] below _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _
They [A] buried me in a [G] great tomb that knows [A] no sound
_ _ _ _ [G]
[D] But _ I'm still around
_ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And I'll always [Bm] be _ around [A] and around [G] and _ around [A] and around _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ I [A] flew a _ starship [G] _ _
_ across the [A] _ _
universe [Bm] divine _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _
When [G] I reach the other [A]
side _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [E] _ I'll [D] find a place to rest my [A] spirit if [G] I can _
_ _ _ _ [E] _
Perhaps [D] I may become [A] a _ highwayman
[G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ Or I [A] may simply be [G] a single drop _ [A] of rain _ _
But _ [D] I _
[A] will _ _ _ _
_ _ And I'll come back [Bm] again _ [A] and again [G] and again And [A] again _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _