Highwayman
by the Highwaymen

Intro Lick:
This is played with palm muting

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Bm7     A                    G                 Bm7
I was a highwayman along the coach roads I did ride
A              G      D     A
with sword and pistol by my side
Em     Bm7                 A             G
Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade. 
Em     Bm7              A               G
Many a soldier lost his lifeblood on my blade.
Bm7          A              G         A D
The bastards hung me in the spring of '25
    G           A
But I am still alive.

Bm7     A             G             Bm7
I was a sailor; I was born upon the tide
A        G     D   A
with the sea I did abide
Em         Bm7                A           G
I sailed a schooner round the horn of Mexico
Em     Bm7                A             G
I went aloft to 'furl the mainsail in a 'blow
Bm7          A                    G         A     D
and when the yards broke off they said that I got killed
    G           A
But I am living still.

 
Bm7         A                  G              Bm7
I was a dam builder across the river deep and wide
A               G     D      A
where steel and water did collide
Em             Bm7            A        G
A place called Boulder on the wide Colorado
Em            Bm7           A              G
I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below
Bm7         A                G         A        D
They buried me in that great tomb that knows no sound
    G          A
But I am still around
               D          D/C#        Bm7       A          G  D/F# Em
I'll always be around and around and around and around and around
G   A   D

Bm7     A                   G        Bm7
I fly a starship across the universe divide
A          G         D     A
and when I reach the other side
Em          Bm7              A           G
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can
Em        Bm7          A           G
Perhaps I may become a highwayman again
Bm7      A           G      A       D
or I may simply be a single drop of rain
    G        A
But I will remain
                 D         D/C#      Bm7       A         G  D/F# Em
and I'll be back again and again and again and again and again
G   A   D

Fin