Highwayman Chords by The Highwaymen

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[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.
[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.
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[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.
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[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.
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[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] .
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[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.
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[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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