Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Intro: Am G F C G Am A||---0-------0-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---3-------2-----|---0-------0-----|-0-|| E||-------0-------0-|-------3-------3-|-------1-------1-|-------0-------3-|-------0-------0-|-0-|| C||-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------2---|-----0-------0---|-0-|| G||-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-2-|| Verse: Am G F Am I was a highwayman, along the coach roads I did ride G F C 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 G C They finally hung me in the spring of twenty-five Am F G But I am still alive Verse 2: Am G F Am I was a sailor, I was born upon the tide G F C 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 to furl the main sail in a blow Am G F G C And when the yards broke off they said that I got killed Am F G But I am living still Verse 3: Am G F Am I was a dam builder, across a river deep and wide G F C 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 G C They buried me in that great tomb that knows no sound Am F G But I am still around Bridge: G C G/B Am G I'll always be around, and around, and around, and around F C/E Dm F Am Dm F C And around, and around, and around woo-oo-oo-oo Verse 4: Am G F Am I'll fly a starship, across the universe divide G F C 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 G C Or I may simply be a single drop of rain Am F G But I will remain Outro: G C G/B Am G And I'll be back again, and again, and again, and again F C/E Dm F Am Dm F G C And again, and again, and again. . . woo-oo-oo-oo
