Highwayman Chords by The Highwaymen
- Key: Bm
- BPM: 102
- Capo: no capo
DOWNBEAT
HIGHWAYMAN CHORDS
[Start] [Verse] Bm A G Bm ■ I was a highwayman along the coach roads I did ride A G A With sword and pistol by my side Em Bm A Gmaj7 ■ Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade Em7 Bm A Gmaj7 G ■ Many a soldier shed his life blood on my blade ■ Bm A G A D ■ The bastards hung me in the spring of 'twentyfive ■ G A But I am still alive G Bm I was a sailor I was born upon the tide A G A ■ And with the sea I did abide Em Bm A Gmaj7 I sailed a schooner 'round the horn to Mexico [Chorus] Em7 Bm A G ■ I went aloft to furl the mainsail in a blow Bm A G A D And when the yards broke off they said that I got killed G A But I am living still [Verse] Bm A G Bm ■ I was a dam builder across the river deep and wide A G A Where steel and water did collide Em Bm A Gmaj7 ■ A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado [Chorus] Em7 Bm A G ■ I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below Bm A G A D They buried me in that gray tomb that knows no sound G A But I am still around D I'll always be around and around and around A Bm7 A And around and around and around G D Em7 D Bm ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ A G Bm I'll fly a star ship across the universe divide A G A ■ And when I reach the other side Em Em7 Bm A G Gmaj7 ■ I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can ■ Bm A G Perhaps I may become a highwayman again Bm A G A D Or I may simply be a single drop of rain G A But I will remain D A C#m7 And I'll be back again and again and Bm7 A G F#m7 Em7 G D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [End]