Highwayman

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Intro: Bm

Verse 1

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I was a highwayman, along the 
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coach roads I did ride,
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Sword and pistol by my side,
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Em     Bm                    A  
Many a young maid lost her 
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baubles to my trade,
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Em     Bm               A       
Many a soldier shed his 
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lifeblood on my blade,
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The bastards hung me in the 
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spring of 25,
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Bm       G        A
But I am still alive.

Verse 2

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I was a sailor, I was born upon
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 the tide,
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With the sea I did abide,
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I sailed a schooner round the 
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horn of Mexico,
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I went aloft and furled the main
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 sail in a blow,
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And when the yards broke off they 
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say that I got killed,
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Bm       G      A
But I am living still.

Verse 3

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I was a dam builder, across a 
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river deep and wide,
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Where steel and water did collide,
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A place called Boulder on the 
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wild Colorado,
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Em            Bm            A   
I slipped and fell into the wet 
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concrete below,
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They buried me in that gray tomb
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 that knows no sounds,
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Bm       G      A
But I am still around.


Bridge          C           C/D     
    Am          G           F    Em 
  Dm F G C
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I'll always be around, and around,
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 and around, and around, and 
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around.

Verse 4

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I'll fly a starship across the 
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universe divide,
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And when I reach the other side,
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Em          Bm               A  
I'll find a place to rest my 
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spirit if I can,
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Em        Bm           A         
Perhaps I may become a highwayman 
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again,
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Bm       A           G      A  
Or I may simply be a single 
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drop of rain,
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Bm    G      A
But I will remain,


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Dm  F G C
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And I'll be back again, and again,
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 and again, and again, and again.
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