Highwayman

	  		 
 
  
       Am 
Intro: Bm  

verse 1 

Am             G              F                 Am 
Bm             A              G                 Bm  
I was a highwayman, along the coach roads I did ride, 
G         F            G 
A         G            A 
Sword and pistol by my side, 
Dm     Am                    G            F 
Em     Bm                    A            G 
Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade, 
Dm     Am               G               F 
Em     Bm               A               G 
Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade, 
Am           G              F         G C 
Bm           A              G         A D 
The bastards hung me in the spring of 25, 
Am       F        G 
Bm       G        A 
But I am still alive. 

verse 2 

Am      G             F     G       Am 
Bm      A             G     A       Bm  
I was a sailor, I was born upon the tide, 
G        F          G 
A        G          A 
With the sea I did abide, 
Dm         Am                 G           F 
Em         Bm                 A           G 
I sailed a schooner round the horn of Mexico, 
Dm      Am                  G              F 
Em      Bm                  A              G 
I went aloft and furled the main sail in a blow, 
Am           G                    F        G     C 
Bm           A                    G        A     D 
And when the yards broke off they say that I got killed, 
Am       F      G 
Bm       G      A 
But I am living still. 

verse 3 

Am      G                     F              Am 
Bm      A                     G              Bm  
I was a dam builder, across a river deep and wide, 
G               F            G 
A               G            A 
Where steel and water did collide, 
Dm             Am             G        F 
Em             Bm             A        G 
A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado, 
Dm            Am            G              F 
Em            Bm            A              G 
I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below, 
Am          G               F         G        C 
Bm          A               G         A        D 
They buried me in that gray tomb that knows no sounds, 
Am       F      G 
Bm       G      A 
But I am still around. 


Bridge          C           C/D         Am          G           F    Em   Dm F G C 
                D           D/C#        Bm          A           G    D/F# Em G A D 
I'll always be around, and around, and around, and around, and around. 

verse 4 

Am         G                   F          Am 
Bm         A                   G          Bm  
I'll fly a starship across the universe divide, 
G          F               G 
A          G               A 
And when I reach the other side, 
Dm          Am               G           F 
Em          Bm               A           G 
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can, 
Dm        Am           G           F 
Em        Bm           A           G 
Perhaps I may become a highwayman again, 
Am       G           F      G       C 
Bm       A           G      A       D 
Or I may simply be a single drop of rain, 
Am    F      G 
Bm    G      A 
But I will remain, 


Outro:            C          C/D        Am         G          F    Em   Dm  F G C 
                  D          D/C#       Bm         A          G    D/F# Em  G A D 
And I'll be back again, and again, and again, and again, and again.