Highwayman
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(Willie Nelson)
I was a highwayman, along the coach roads I did ride,
Sword and pistol by my side,
Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade,
Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade,
The bastards hung me in the spring of 25,
But I am still alive
(Kris Kristofferson)
I was a sailor, I was born upon the tide,
With the sea I did abide,
I sailed a schooner round the horn of Mexico,
I went aloft and furled the main sail in a blow,
And when the yards broke off they say that I got killed,
But I am living still
(Waylon Jennings)
I was a dam builder, across a river deep and wide,
Where steel and water did collide,
A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado,
I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below,
They buried me in that gray tomb that knows no sounds,
But I am still around,
(All)
I'll always be around, and around, and around, and around, and around...
(Johnny Cash)
I'll fly a starship across the universe divide,
And when I reach the other side,
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can,
Perhaps I may become a highwayman again,
Or I may simply be a single drop of rain,
But I will remain,
(All)
And I'll be back again, and again, and again, and again, and again...
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Readable chord sheet for Highwayman by Highwaymen
[Bm] (Willie Nelson) [Bm]I was a highway[A]man, along the [G]coach roads I did [Bm]ride, [A]Sword and [G]pistol by my [A]side, [Em]Many a [Bm]young maid lost her ba[A]ubles to my t[G]rade, [Em]Many a [Bm]soldier shed his [A]lifeblood on my [G]blade, [Bm]The bastards [A]hung me in the [G]spring of [A]25[D], [Bm]But I am [G]still ali[A]ve (Kris Kristofferson) [Bm]I was a [A]sailor, I was [G]born u[A]pon the [Bm]tide, [A]With the [G]sea I did a[A]bide, [Em]I sailed a [Bm]schooner round the [A]horn of Mexi[G]co, [Em]I went a[Bm]loft and furled the [A]main sail in a [G]blow, [Bm]And when the [A]yards broke off they [G]say that [A]I got [D]killed, [Bm]But I am [G]living [A]still (Waylon Jennings) [Bm]I was a [A]dam builder, across a [G]river deep and [Bm]wide, [A]Where steel and [G]water did col[A]lide, [Em]A place called [Bm]Boulder on the [A]wild Colo[G]rado, [Em]I slipped and [Bm]fell into the [A]wet concrete be[G]low, [Bm]They buried [A]me in that gray [G]tomb that [A]knows no [D]sounds, [Bm]But I am [G]still a[A]round, (All) I'll always be a[D]round, and a[D/C#]round, and a[Bm]round, and a[A]round, and a[G]round[D/F#]... [Em] (Johnny Cash) [Bm]I'll fly a [A]starship across the [G]universe di[Bm]vide, [A]And when I [G]reach the other [A]side, [Em]I'll find a [Bm]place to rest my [A]spirit if I [G]can, [Em]Perhaps I [Bm]may become a [A]highwayman a[G]gain, [Bm]Or I may [A]simply be a [G]single [A]drop of [D]rain, [Bm]But I [G]will re[A]main, (All) And I'll be back a[D]gain, and a[D/C#]gain, and a[Bm]gain, and a[A]gain, and a[G]gain.[D/F#].. [Em]