Chords for Highwayman (Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990)
Tempo:
107.9 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
Bm
D
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I was a [A] highwayman, along the [G] coach roads I [Bm] did ride, [A] with sword and pistol by my side.
[Em] Many a [Bm] young maid locked her [A] bobbles to my [G] tray,
[Em] and many a [Bm] soldier shed his [A] life blood
on my [G] blade.
The bastards [A] hung me in the [A] spring of twenty-five, [D] [G] but I am still [A] alive.
[Bm] I was [A] a sailor, I was [G] born upon [Bm] the [Bm] tide, [A] and with [D] the sea I did [A] abide.
[Em] I sailed [Bm] a schooner [A] round the Horn of [G] Mexico, [Em] I went [Bm] aloft to [A] furl the mainsail in [G] a blow.
[Bm] And when [A] the yards broke off they said that I [D] got killed, [G] but I am [A] living still.
[B] I [A] was a dam builder, [G] across the river [Bm] deep and wide, [A] where steel and water did collide.
[Em] A [Bm] place called Boulder [A] on the wild [G] Colorado, [Em] I [Bm] slipped and fell [A] into the wet [G] concrete below.
[Bm] They buried me in [G] that great tomb that [D] knows no sound, [G] but I am [A] still around.
Always [D] be around, around, [Bm] around, [D] around, [G] [D] around.
[Em]
[G] [D] [Bm] I'll [A] fly a starship [G] across the university [Bm] wide, [A] and [G] when I reach the [A] other side, [E] I'll
[Bm] find a place to rest my spirit [G] if I can.
[Em] Perhaps [Bm] I may [A] become a [G] highwayman again, [Bm] or I [A] may simply be a single [D] drop of rain, [G] but
I will [A] remain, and I'll be [D] back again, [A] and again, [Bm] and again, and [D] again, [G] and again, [D] and
again, [Em] and again.
[G] [D]
[Em] Many a [Bm] young maid locked her [A] bobbles to my [G] tray,
[Em] and many a [Bm] soldier shed his [A] life blood
on my [G] blade.
The bastards [A] hung me in the [A] spring of twenty-five, [D] [G] but I am still [A] alive.
[Bm] I was [A] a sailor, I was [G] born upon [Bm] the [Bm] tide, [A] and with [D] the sea I did [A] abide.
[Em] I sailed [Bm] a schooner [A] round the Horn of [G] Mexico, [Em] I went [Bm] aloft to [A] furl the mainsail in [G] a blow.
[Bm] And when [A] the yards broke off they said that I [D] got killed, [G] but I am [A] living still.
[B] I [A] was a dam builder, [G] across the river [Bm] deep and wide, [A] where steel and water did collide.
[Em] A [Bm] place called Boulder [A] on the wild [G] Colorado, [Em] I [Bm] slipped and fell [A] into the wet [G] concrete below.
[Bm] They buried me in [G] that great tomb that [D] knows no sound, [G] but I am [A] still around.
Always [D] be around, around, [Bm] around, [D] around, [G] [D] around.
[Em]
[G] [D] [Bm] I'll [A] fly a starship [G] across the university [Bm] wide, [A] and [G] when I reach the [A] other side, [E] I'll
[Bm] find a place to rest my spirit [G] if I can.
[Em] Perhaps [Bm] I may [A] become a [G] highwayman again, [Bm] or I [A] may simply be a single [D] drop of rain, [G] but
I will [A] remain, and I'll be [D] back again, [A] and again, [Bm] and again, and [D] again, [G] and again, [D] and
again, [Em] and again.
[G] [D]
Key:
A
G
Bm
D
Em
A
G
Bm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I _ was a [A] highwayman, _ _ along the [G] coach roads I [Bm] did ride, _ _ [A] with sword and pistol by my side.
_ _ [Em] Many a [Bm] young maid locked her [A] bobbles to my [G] tray, _ _ _
[Em] and many a [Bm] soldier shed his [A] life blood
on my [G] blade. _
_ The bastards [A] hung me in the [A] spring of twenty-five, [D] _ _ _ [G] but I am still [A] alive.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] I was [A] a sailor, _ _ I was [G] born upon [Bm] the [Bm] tide, _ _ [A] and with [D] the sea I did [A] abide.
_ _ [Em] I sailed [Bm] a schooner [A] round the Horn of [G] Mexico, _ _ _ [Em] I went [Bm] aloft to [A] furl the mainsail in [G] a blow. _ _ _
[Bm] And when [A] the yards broke off they said that I [D] got killed, _ [G] but I am [A] living still. _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] I [A] was a dam builder, [G] across the river [Bm] deep and wide, _ [A] where steel and water did collide. _ _
[Em] A [Bm] place called Boulder [A] on the wild [G] Colorado, _ _ [Em] I [Bm] slipped and fell [A] into the wet [G] concrete below.
_ _ [Bm] They buried me in [G] that great tomb that [D] knows no sound, [G] but I am [A] still around.
_ _ _ _ Always [D] be around, around, [Bm] around, [D] around, [G] _ _ [D] around.
[Em] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] I'll [A] fly a starship _ [G] across the university [Bm] wide, _ _ [A] and [G] when I reach the [A] other side, _ _ [E] I'll
[Bm] find a place to rest my spirit [G] if I can.
_ _ [Em] Perhaps [Bm] I may [A] become a [G] highwayman again, _ _ [Bm] or I [A] may simply be a single [D] drop of rain, _ [G] but
I will [A] remain, _ and I'll be [D] back again, [A] and again, [Bm] and again, and [D] again, [G] and again, [D] and
again, [Em] and again. _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I _ was a [A] highwayman, _ _ along the [G] coach roads I [Bm] did ride, _ _ [A] with sword and pistol by my side.
_ _ [Em] Many a [Bm] young maid locked her [A] bobbles to my [G] tray, _ _ _
[Em] and many a [Bm] soldier shed his [A] life blood
on my [G] blade. _
_ The bastards [A] hung me in the [A] spring of twenty-five, [D] _ _ _ [G] but I am still [A] alive.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] I was [A] a sailor, _ _ I was [G] born upon [Bm] the [Bm] tide, _ _ [A] and with [D] the sea I did [A] abide.
_ _ [Em] I sailed [Bm] a schooner [A] round the Horn of [G] Mexico, _ _ _ [Em] I went [Bm] aloft to [A] furl the mainsail in [G] a blow. _ _ _
[Bm] And when [A] the yards broke off they said that I [D] got killed, _ [G] but I am [A] living still. _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] I [A] was a dam builder, [G] across the river [Bm] deep and wide, _ [A] where steel and water did collide. _ _
[Em] A [Bm] place called Boulder [A] on the wild [G] Colorado, _ _ [Em] I [Bm] slipped and fell [A] into the wet [G] concrete below.
_ _ [Bm] They buried me in [G] that great tomb that [D] knows no sound, [G] but I am [A] still around.
_ _ _ _ Always [D] be around, around, [Bm] around, [D] around, [G] _ _ [D] around.
[Em] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] I'll [A] fly a starship _ [G] across the university [Bm] wide, _ _ [A] and [G] when I reach the [A] other side, _ _ [E] I'll
[Bm] find a place to rest my spirit [G] if I can.
_ _ [Em] Perhaps [Bm] I may [A] become a [G] highwayman again, _ _ [Bm] or I [A] may simply be a single [D] drop of rain, _ [G] but
I will [A] remain, _ and I'll be [D] back again, [A] and again, [Bm] and again, and [D] again, [G] and again, [D] and
again, [Em] and again. _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _