{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":373417,"song":"Highwayman","artist":"The Highwaymen","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/373417-highwayman-chords-by-the-highwaymen/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/373417?type=chord","rating":4.69283,"votes":2102,"content":"[Intro]\r\n\r\n| [ch]Bm[/ch]   | [ch]Bm[/ch]   | [ch]Bm[/ch]   | [ch]Bm[/ch]   |\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1] (Willie Nelson)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n   I was a highwayman, along the coach roads I did ride[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  With sword and pistol by my side[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   The bastards hung me in the spring of twenty five[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut I am still alive[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2] (Kris Kristofferson)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n   I was a sailor, I was born upon the tide[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  With the sea, I did abide[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   I sailed a schooner round the horn to Mexico[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   I went aloft and furled the mainsail in a blow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   And when the yards broke off, they said that I got killed[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut I am living still[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3] (Waylon Jennings)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n   I was a dam builder, across a river deep and wide[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  Where steel and water did collide[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   They buried me in that gray tomb that knows no sound[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut I am still around[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge] (All)\r\n\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A/C#[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'll always be around, and around, and around, and around,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D/F#[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand around, and around ...[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4] (Johnny Cash)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n   I'll fly a starship 'cross the universe divide[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  And when I reach the other side[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   Perhaps I may become a highwayman again[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   Or I may simply be a single drop of rain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut I will remain[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro] (All)\r\n\r\n[tab]                  [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A/C#[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I'll be back again, and again, and again, and again,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D/F#[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand again, and again ...[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\n| Bm   | Bm   | Bm   | Bm   |\n\n\n[Verse 1] (Willie Nelson)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2] (Kris Kristofferson)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3] (Waylon Jennings)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge] (All)\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4] (Johnny Cash)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro] (All)","chords":["Bm","A","G","D","Em","A/C#","D/F#"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}