This is a modification of the other highway man tab on here, so if there are any
they're on purpose. The other tab has a lot of little mistakes that just didn't sound right. If
have any questions or corrections or anything, my e-mail is freeshippingonallorders@yahoo.com.
Intro: Bm7
Verse 1: (Willie Nelson)
Bm7 A G Bm7
I was a highwayman, along the coach roads I did ride,
A G D A
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 shed his lifeblood on my blade,
Bm7 A G A D
The bastards hung me in the spring of twenty-five,
G A
But I am still alive
Verse 2: (Kris Kristofferson)
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 and furled the main sail in a blow,
Bm7 A G A D
And when the yard broke off they say that I got killed,
G A
But I am living still
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Verse 3: (Waylon Jennings)
Bm7 A G Bm7
I was a dam builder, across a river long and wide,
A G D A
Where steel and water did collide,
Em Bm7 A G
A place called boulder on the wild Colorado,
Em Bm7 A G
I slipped and fell on the wet concrete below,
Bm7 A G A D
They buried me in that gray tomb that knows no sounds,
G A
But I am still around,
Chorus: (All)
D D/C# Bm7
G D/F# Em
I'll always be around, and around, and around, and around, and around
G A D
Verse 4: (Johnny Cash)
Bm7 A G Bm7
I'll 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,
Outro: (All) (same chords as bridge)
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 A D (let D ring)
