Biography:
Highwaymen were a folk quintet formed at Wesleyan University, Connecticut, USA. They had two charted singless on the U.S. Pop charts in 1961-1962 - Michael, which spent two weeks at #1, and Cotton Fields which peaked at #13.
The tag may also refer to The Highwaymen.
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I saw the request for this one in the last newsletter and had a copy
that I had worked out.
Highwayman (J.Webb)
Am G F Am
I was a highwayman. Along the coach roads I did ride
G F Am G
With sword and pistol by my side
Dm Am G Fmaj7
Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade
Dm Am G Fmaj7
Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade
Am G F G C
The bastards hung me in the spring of twenty-five
F G
But I am still alive.
Am G F Am
I was a sailor. I was born upon the tide
G F Am G
And with the sea I did abide.
Dm Am G Fmaj7
I sailed a schooner round the Horn to Mexico
Dm Am G Fmaj7
I went aloft and furled the mainsail in a blow
Am G F G C
And when the yards broke off they said that I got killed
F G
But I am living still.
Am G F Am
I was a dam builder across the river deep and wide
G F Am G
Where steel and water did collide
Dm Am G Fmaj7
A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado
Dm Am G Fmaj7
I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below
Am G F G C
They buried me in that great tomb that knows no sound
F G C C/A# Am
But I am still around..I'll always be around..and around and around and
Am/G F F/E Dm F G E
around and around
Am G F Am
I fly a starship across the Universe divide
G F Am G
And when I reach the other side
Dm Am G Fmaj7
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can
Dm Am G Fmaj7
Perhaps I may become a highwayman again
Am G F G C
Or I may simply be a single drop of rain
F G
But I will remain
[Instrumental]
C C/A# Am Am/G F F/E Dm
F G C
And I'll be back again, and again and again and again and again..
Original key:
Bm
that I had worked out.
Highwayman (J.Webb)
Am G F Am
I was a highwayman. Along the coach roads I did ride
G F Am G
With sword and pistol by my side
Dm Am G Fmaj7
Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade
Dm Am G Fmaj7
Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade
Am G F G C
The bastards hung me in the spring of twenty-five
F G
But I am still alive.
Am G F Am
I was a sailor. I was born upon the tide
G F Am G
And with the sea I did abide.
Dm Am G Fmaj7
I sailed a schooner round the Horn to Mexico
Dm Am G Fmaj7
I went aloft and furled the mainsail in a blow
Am G F G C
And when the yards broke off they said that I got killed
F G
But I am living still.
Am G F Am
I was a dam builder across the river deep and wide
G F Am G
Where steel and water did collide
Dm Am G Fmaj7
A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado
Dm Am G Fmaj7
I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below
Am G F G C
They buried me in that great tomb that knows no sound
F G C C/A# Am
But I am still around..I'll always be around..and around and around and
Am/G F F/E Dm F G E
around and around
Am G F Am
I fly a starship across the Universe divide
G F Am G
And when I reach the other side
Dm Am G Fmaj7
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can
Dm Am G Fmaj7
Perhaps I may become a highwayman again
Am G F G C
Or I may simply be a single drop of rain
F G
But I will remain
[Instrumental]
C C/A# Am Am/G F F/E Dm
F G C
And I'll be back again, and again and again and again and again..
Original key:
Bm
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