Chords for Paddy McAloon & Jimmy Webb - The Highwayman
Tempo:
92.9 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Ab
Eb
Cm
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Cm]
I [Eb] was a [Bb] highwayman, [Ab] along the coast road I did [Cm] ride, [Bb] with [Ab] sword and [Eb] pistol [Bb] by my side.
[Fm] Many [Cm] a young maid lost [Dm] her baubles to [Ab] my trade, [Fm]
[A] many a soldier [Bb] left his lifeblood on [Ab] my blade.
[Cm] He finally [Gm] hung me in [Ab] the spring [Bb] of twenty [Eb]-five, [Ab] but I am [Bb] still alive.
[Cm]
I was [Bb] a sailor, and [Ab] I was born upon the [Cm] tide, [Bb] and with [Ab] the [Eb] sea I did [Bb] abide.
[Fm] I [Ab] sailed schooner [Dm] around the [Bb] Horn of [Ab] Mexico,
[Fm] I went and [Cm] lofted a [Bb] mermaid sail [Cm] in a boat.
[Ab] And [Cm] when the odds broke [Ab] up, they [Bb] say that I could [Eb] kill, [Ab] but I am [Bb] living still.
[Cm] I was [Bb] a dam builder, [Cm] across the [Ab] river deep [C] and [Cm] wide,
[Bb] where steel [Ab] and water [Eb] did [Bb] collide.
[Fm] This [Eb] cold border [Bb] on the wild [Ab] Colorado, [Fm] I [Eb] slipped and fell to [Bb] the wet concrete [Ab] below.
[Cm] He buried [Gm] me [Eb] in that [Ab] great [Bb] tomb that [Eb] knows no sound, [Ab] but I am still [Bb]
around.
It all goes [Eb] round and round and round and round [Ab] and round and round and [Eb] round and round and round.
[Ab] Mexico, [Eb] [Fm] here we [Eb] go, I'm [Bb] bound to be [Eb] home.
[Gm] [Cm] I'll [Bb] fly a starship across [Ab] the [C] university wide,
[Bb] and when I [Ab] reach [Eb] the other [Bb] side,
[Fm] I'll find [Eb] a place to rest [Bb] my spirit, [C] if [Ab] I can.
[Fm] Perhaps [Cm] I may [Dm] become a highwayman [Ab] again,
[Cm] [Bb] or I may [Eb] simply [Ab] be a [Bb] single [Eb] drop of rain,
[Ab] but something [Bb] will remain.
[Fm] [Bb] And I'll be back [Eb] again, [Gm] I'll be back [Ab] again, [Bb] [Ab] yes I will.
Here [Eb] we go, but [Ab] we'll all be [Bb] back [Eb] again, [Gm]
[Cm] [Bb] yes [Ab] we will.
[Gm] [Eb] Here we go, but [Ab] we'll all be [Bb] back [Eb]
again.
[N]
I [Eb] was a [Bb] highwayman, [Ab] along the coast road I did [Cm] ride, [Bb] with [Ab] sword and [Eb] pistol [Bb] by my side.
[Fm] Many [Cm] a young maid lost [Dm] her baubles to [Ab] my trade, [Fm]
[A] many a soldier [Bb] left his lifeblood on [Ab] my blade.
[Cm] He finally [Gm] hung me in [Ab] the spring [Bb] of twenty [Eb]-five, [Ab] but I am [Bb] still alive.
[Cm]
I was [Bb] a sailor, and [Ab] I was born upon the [Cm] tide, [Bb] and with [Ab] the [Eb] sea I did [Bb] abide.
[Fm] I [Ab] sailed schooner [Dm] around the [Bb] Horn of [Ab] Mexico,
[Fm] I went and [Cm] lofted a [Bb] mermaid sail [Cm] in a boat.
[Ab] And [Cm] when the odds broke [Ab] up, they [Bb] say that I could [Eb] kill, [Ab] but I am [Bb] living still.
[Cm] I was [Bb] a dam builder, [Cm] across the [Ab] river deep [C] and [Cm] wide,
[Bb] where steel [Ab] and water [Eb] did [Bb] collide.
[Fm] This [Eb] cold border [Bb] on the wild [Ab] Colorado, [Fm] I [Eb] slipped and fell to [Bb] the wet concrete [Ab] below.
[Cm] He buried [Gm] me [Eb] in that [Ab] great [Bb] tomb that [Eb] knows no sound, [Ab] but I am still [Bb]
around.
It all goes [Eb] round and round and round and round [Ab] and round and round and [Eb] round and round and round.
[Ab] Mexico, [Eb] [Fm] here we [Eb] go, I'm [Bb] bound to be [Eb] home.
[Gm] [Cm] I'll [Bb] fly a starship across [Ab] the [C] university wide,
[Bb] and when I [Ab] reach [Eb] the other [Bb] side,
[Fm] I'll find [Eb] a place to rest [Bb] my spirit, [C] if [Ab] I can.
[Fm] Perhaps [Cm] I may [Dm] become a highwayman [Ab] again,
[Cm] [Bb] or I may [Eb] simply [Ab] be a [Bb] single [Eb] drop of rain,
[Ab] but something [Bb] will remain.
[Fm] [Bb] And I'll be back [Eb] again, [Gm] I'll be back [Ab] again, [Bb] [Ab] yes I will.
Here [Eb] we go, but [Ab] we'll all be [Bb] back [Eb] again, [Gm]
[Cm] [Bb] yes [Ab] we will.
[Gm] [Eb] Here we go, but [Ab] we'll all be [Bb] back [Eb]
again.
[N]
Key:
Bb
Ab
Eb
Cm
Fm
Bb
Ab
Eb
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I [Eb] was a [Bb] highwayman, [Ab] along the coast road I did [Cm] ride, _ _ _ [Bb] with [Ab] sword and [Eb] pistol [Bb] by my side.
_ _ _ [Fm] Many [Cm] a young maid lost [Dm] her baubles to [Ab] my trade, _ _ _ [Fm] _
[A] many a soldier [Bb] left his lifeblood on [Ab] my blade. _ _
_ [Cm] _ He finally [Gm] hung me in [Ab] the spring [Bb] of twenty [Eb]-five, _ [Ab] but I am [Bb] still alive.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
I was [Bb] a sailor, and [Ab] I was born upon the [Cm] tide, _ _ [Bb] and with [Ab] the [Eb] sea I did [Bb] abide.
_ _ _ [Fm] I [Ab] sailed schooner [Dm] around the [Bb] Horn of [Ab] Mexico, _ _
_ [Fm] I went and [Cm] lofted a [Bb] mermaid sail [Cm] in a boat.
[Ab] And _ [Cm] when the odds broke [Ab] up, they [Bb] say that I could [Eb] kill, _ _ [Ab] but I am [Bb] living still. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] I was [Bb] a dam builder, _ [Cm] across the [Ab] river deep [C] and [Cm] wide, _
_ [Bb] where steel [Ab] and water [Eb] did [Bb] collide.
_ _ [Fm] _ This [Eb] cold border [Bb] on the wild [Ab] Colorado, _ _ _ _ [Fm] I [Eb] slipped and fell to [Bb] the wet concrete [Ab] below. _ _
_ _ [Cm] He buried [Gm] me [Eb] in that [Ab] great [Bb] tomb that [Eb] knows no sound, _ _ [Ab] but I am still [Bb]
around.
_ _ _ _ It all goes [Eb] round and round and round and round [Ab] and round and round and [Eb] round and round and round.
[Ab] _ _ Mexico, [Eb] [Fm] here we [Eb] go, _ _ I'm [Bb] bound to be [Eb] home.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] I'll [Bb] fly a starship _ across [Ab] the [C] university wide, _
_ [Bb] and when I [Ab] reach [Eb] the other [Bb] side,
_ _ _ [Fm] I'll find [Eb] a place to rest [Bb] my spirit, [C] if [Ab] I can.
_ _ _ [Fm] Perhaps [Cm] I may [Dm] become a highwayman [Ab] again, _
_ [Cm] _ [Bb] or I may [Eb] simply [Ab] be a [Bb] single [Eb] drop of rain,
_ _ [Ab] but something [Bb] will remain.
_ _ _ [Fm] [Bb] And I'll be back [Eb] again, [Gm] I'll be back [Ab] again, _ [Bb] _ [Ab] yes I will.
Here [Eb] we go, _ _ _ but [Ab] we'll all be [Bb] back [Eb] again, _ [Gm] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] yes [Ab] we will.
[Gm] _ [Eb] Here we go, _ _ _ but [Ab] we'll all be [Bb] back _ _ [Eb]
again. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I [Eb] was a [Bb] highwayman, [Ab] along the coast road I did [Cm] ride, _ _ _ [Bb] with [Ab] sword and [Eb] pistol [Bb] by my side.
_ _ _ [Fm] Many [Cm] a young maid lost [Dm] her baubles to [Ab] my trade, _ _ _ [Fm] _
[A] many a soldier [Bb] left his lifeblood on [Ab] my blade. _ _
_ [Cm] _ He finally [Gm] hung me in [Ab] the spring [Bb] of twenty [Eb]-five, _ [Ab] but I am [Bb] still alive.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
I was [Bb] a sailor, and [Ab] I was born upon the [Cm] tide, _ _ [Bb] and with [Ab] the [Eb] sea I did [Bb] abide.
_ _ _ [Fm] I [Ab] sailed schooner [Dm] around the [Bb] Horn of [Ab] Mexico, _ _
_ [Fm] I went and [Cm] lofted a [Bb] mermaid sail [Cm] in a boat.
[Ab] And _ [Cm] when the odds broke [Ab] up, they [Bb] say that I could [Eb] kill, _ _ [Ab] but I am [Bb] living still. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] I was [Bb] a dam builder, _ [Cm] across the [Ab] river deep [C] and [Cm] wide, _
_ [Bb] where steel [Ab] and water [Eb] did [Bb] collide.
_ _ [Fm] _ This [Eb] cold border [Bb] on the wild [Ab] Colorado, _ _ _ _ [Fm] I [Eb] slipped and fell to [Bb] the wet concrete [Ab] below. _ _
_ _ [Cm] He buried [Gm] me [Eb] in that [Ab] great [Bb] tomb that [Eb] knows no sound, _ _ [Ab] but I am still [Bb]
around.
_ _ _ _ It all goes [Eb] round and round and round and round [Ab] and round and round and [Eb] round and round and round.
[Ab] _ _ Mexico, [Eb] [Fm] here we [Eb] go, _ _ I'm [Bb] bound to be [Eb] home.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] I'll [Bb] fly a starship _ across [Ab] the [C] university wide, _
_ [Bb] and when I [Ab] reach [Eb] the other [Bb] side,
_ _ _ [Fm] I'll find [Eb] a place to rest [Bb] my spirit, [C] if [Ab] I can.
_ _ _ [Fm] Perhaps [Cm] I may [Dm] become a highwayman [Ab] again, _
_ [Cm] _ [Bb] or I may [Eb] simply [Ab] be a [Bb] single [Eb] drop of rain,
_ _ [Ab] but something [Bb] will remain.
_ _ _ [Fm] [Bb] And I'll be back [Eb] again, [Gm] I'll be back [Ab] again, _ [Bb] _ [Ab] yes I will.
Here [Eb] we go, _ _ _ but [Ab] we'll all be [Bb] back [Eb] again, _ [Gm] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] yes [Ab] we will.
[Gm] _ [Eb] Here we go, _ _ _ but [Ab] we'll all be [Bb] back _ _ [Eb]
again. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _