Highwayman chords by The Highwaymen
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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A
I was a highwayman
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Bm
Along the coach roads, I did ride
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G
D
A
With sword and pistol by my side
Em
Bm
A
Many a young maid lost her baubles
G
to my trade
Em
Bm
A
Many a soldier shed his lifeblood
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on my blade
Bm
A
The bastards hung me
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A
D
in the spring of twenty-five
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A
A
But I am still alive
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Verse 2
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A
I was a sailor
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Bm
I was born upon the tide
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G
D
A
And with the sea, I did abide
Em
Bm
A
I sailed a schooner 'round the Horn
G
to Mexico
Em
Bm
A
I went aloft and furled the mainsail
G
in a blow
Bm
A
And when the yards broke off
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A
D
they said that I got killed
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A
A
But I am living still
Verse 3
Bm
A
I was a dam builder
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Bm
Across I the river deep and wide
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G
D
A
Where steel and water did collide
Em
Bm
A place called Boulder
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G
on the wild Colorado
Em
Bm
I slipped and fell into
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G
the wet concrete below
Bm
A
G
They buried me in that great tomb
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D
that knows no sound
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A
But I am still around
I'll always be
D
A
around and around
Bm
A
and around and around
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F#m
and around and around
Em
G
A
D
Verse 4
Bm
A
I fly a starship
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Bm
Across I the Universe divide
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G
D
A
And when I reach the other side
Em
Bm
A
I'll find a place to rest my spirit
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if I can
Em
Bm
Perhaps I may become
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G
a highwayman again
Bm
A
Or I may simply be
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A
D
a single drop of rain
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A
But I will remain
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A
I'll be back again and again
Bm
A
and again and again
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F#m
and again and again
Em
G
A
D
Highwayman
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