Highwayman [Live] chords by Phil Ochs
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Verse 1
(G major) The wind was a torrent
of (B minor) darkness
(E minor) Among the gusty trees
(B minor) The moon was a ghostly (C major) galleon
(A minor) Tossed upon cloudy (D major) seas
And the (G major) road was a ribbon of (B minor) moonlight
(E minor) Over the purple moor
And (C major) the highwayman (G major) came riding,
(B minor) riding, (E minor) riding
(C major) Yes, the highwayman (G major) came rid (E minor) ing
(A minor) Up to the (E minor) old inn (D major) door
(G major) Over the cobbles (B minor) he clattered
(E minor) An d clashed in the darkened yard
And he (B minor) tapped with his whip at (C major) the window
But (A minor) all was (B minor) locked (D major) an d barred
So he (G major) whistled a tune to (B minor) the window
An (E minor) d who should be waiting there
But (C major) the landlord's black (G major) eyed daughter
(B major) Bess the land (E minor) lord's daughter
(C major) Plaiting a dark (B major) red love (E minor) knot
(A minor) Into her (E minor) long black (D major) hair
(G major) One kiss, (B minor) my bonny sweetheart
For (E minor) I'm after a prize tonight
But (B minor) I shall be back with
(C major) the yellow gold
(A minor) Before the morn (D major) ing light
Yet (G major) if they press me (B minor) sharply
(E minor) Harry me through the day
Oh, then (C major) look for me (G major) by moonlight
(B major) Watch for me (E minor) by moonlight
And (C major) I'll come to thee (G major) by moon (E minor) light
(A minor) Though Hell should bar (D major) the way
(G major) He did not come at (B minor) the dawning
(E minor) No, he did not come at the noon
(B minor) And out of the tawny (C major) sunset
(A minor) be fore the (B minor) rise of (D major) the moon
When the (G major) road was a gypsy's (B minor) ribbon
(E minor) Looping the purple moor
Oh a (C major) redcoat troop came (G major) marching,
(B minor) marching, (E minor) marching
(C major) King George's men (G major) came marching (E minor)
(A minor) Up to the (E minor) old inn (D major) door
And they (G major) bound the land
(B minor) lord's daughter
(E minor) with many a sniggering jest
(B minor) And they bound the musket
(C major) beside her
With the (A minor) barrel (B minor) be neath her (D major) breast
Now (G major) keep good watch and
(B minor) they kissed her
(E minor) She heard the dead man say
"O (C major) h look for me (G major) by moon (B major) light
Watch for me (E minor) by moonlight
And (C major) I'll come to thee by moon (E minor) light
(A minor) Though Hell should bar (D major) the way"
(G major) Look for me (B minor) by moonlight
(E minor) Hoof beats ringing clear
(B minor) Watch for me (C major) by moonlight
Were they (A minor) deaf that (E minor) they did not (D major) hear
For he (G major) rode on the gypsy (B minor) highway
(E minor) She breathed one final breath
Then her (C major) finger moved in (G major) the moonlight
(B major) Her musket shattered (E minor) the moonlight
And it (C major) shattered her breast
in (G major) the moonlight
(E minor) And (A minor) warned him with (D major) her death
Oh (G major) he turned; he spurred
on (B minor) to the west
(E minor) He did not know who stood
(B minor) Out with her black hair (C major) a
flowing down
(A minor) Drenched with her (E minor) own red (D major) blood
Oh (G major) not 'til the dawn had (B minor) he heard it
An (E minor) d his face grew gray to hear
How (C major) Bess the land (G major) lord's daughter
(B major) The landlord's black (E minor) eyed daughter
Had (C major) watched for her love in
(B major) the moon (E minor) light
(A minor) And died in the dark (D major) ness there
(G major) Back he spurred like (B minor) a madman
(E minor) Shrieking a curse to the sky
(B minor) With the white road smoking
(C major) behind him
And his (A minor) rapier (E minor) brandished (D major) high
Blood (G major) red were his spurs
in (B minor) the golden noon
(E minor) Wine red his velvet coat
When they (C major) shot him down
on (G major) the highway
(B major) Down like a dog on (E minor) the highway
And he (C major) lay in his blood on the highway
(E minor) With a (A minor) bunch of (B major) lace at his throat
(D major) An (G major) d still on a winter's (B minor) night they say
(E minor) When the wind is in the trees
When (B minor) the moon (B major) is a ghostly (C major) galleon
(A minor) Tossed upon (E minor) cloudy (D major) seas
When the (G major) road is a ribbon of (B minor) moonlight
(E minor) Over the purple moor
Oh (C major) the highwayman comes rid (G major) ing,
(B major) riding, (E minor) riding
(C major) Yes the highwayman (G major) comes rid (E minor) ing
(A minor) Up to the old inn (D major) door.
(A minor) (B minor) (D major) (G major)
Highwayman [Live]
Phil Ochs
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