Highwayman

capo 2nd fret ( willie ) Am G F Am i was a highwayman . along the coach roads i did ride G F G with sword and pistol by my side Dm Am G F many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade Dm Am G F many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade Am G F C the bastards hung me , in the spring of twenty - five F G but i Am still alive . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ( kris ) Am G F Am i was a sailor . i was born upon the tide G F G and with the sea i did abide . Dm Am G F i sailed a schooner round the horn to mexico Dm Am G F i went aloft and furled the mainsail in a blow Am G F C and when the yards broke off , they said that i got killed F G but i Am living still . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ( waylon ) Am G F Am i was a dam builder . across the river deep and wide . G F G where steel and water did collide . Dm Am G F a place called boulder on the wild colorado Dm Am G F i slipped and fell into the wet concrete below Am G F Am they buried me , in that great tomb that knows no sound F G but i Am still around . . G C Am G F Em Dm i’ll always be around and around . . . . . . . . . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ( johnny ) Am G F Am i fly a starship across the universe divide G F G and when i reach the other side Dm Am G F i’ll find a place to rest my spirit if i can Dm Am G F perhaps i may become a highwayman again Am G F Am or i may simply be a single drop of rain G F G but i , will remain G C Am G F Em Dm and i’ll be back again , and again and again and again and again . .