WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Glen Campbell - The Highwayman Chords | Ver. 1
Intro Cm
Verse 1
Cm Bb Cm G# Cm
I was a highwayman, along the coach trails I did ride.
Bb D# Bb
Sword and pistol by my side.
Fm Cm Bb G#
Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade.
Fm Cm Bb G#
Many a soilder shed his lifeblood on my blade.
Cm Bb D#
The bastards hung me in the spring of 25,
G# Bb
but I am still alive.
Verse 2
Cm Bb D# Cm
I was a sailor, I was born upon the tide.
Bb D# Bb
and With the sea I did abide.
Fm Cm Bb G#
I sailed a schooner round the horn of Mexico.
Fm Bb G#
I went aloft and furled the main sail in a blow.
Cm D# Bb D#
And when the yard broke off they say that I got killed.
G# Bb
But I am living still.
Verse 3
Cm Bb G# Cm
And I was a dam builder, across the river deep and wide.
Bb D# Bb
Where steel and water did collide.
Fm Cm Bb G#
A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado
Fm Cm Bb G#
I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below.
Cm D# Bb D#
They buried me in that great tomb that knows no sound.
Bb
But I am still around.
Chorus 1
D# Bb D# Bb Cm D#
I guess I'll always be around and around and around and around
G# Bb D#
and around ( fading)
Verse 4
Cm Bb G# Cm
I'll fly a starship. Across the universe divide.
Bb D# Bb
And when I reach the other side.
Fm Cm Bb G#
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can.
Fm Cm Bb G#
Perhaps I may become a highwayman again.
Cm D# Bb D#
Or I may simply be a single drop of rain.
G# Bb
But I will remain.
outro
D# Bb Cm D# G# D#
And I'll be back again and again and again and again
