The Highwayman

Intro Cm

Verse 1

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I was a highwayman, along the coach trails I did ride.

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Sword and pistol by my side.

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Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade.

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Many a soilder shed his lifeblood on my blade.

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The bastards hung me in the spring of 25,

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but I am still alive.

Verse 2


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I was a sailor, I was born upon the tide.

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and With the sea I did abide.

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I sailed a schooner round the horn of Mexico.

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I went aloft and furled the main sail in a blow.

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And when the yard broke off they say that I got killed.

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But I am living  still.

Verse 3

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And I was a dam builder, across the river deep and wide.

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Where steel and water did collide.

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A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado

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I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below.

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They buried me in that great tomb that knows no sound.

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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

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and around ( fading)

Verse 4

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I'll fly a starship. Across the universe divide.

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And when I reach the other side.

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I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can.

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Perhaps I may become a highwayman again.

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Or I may simply be a single drop of rain.

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But I will remain.

outro

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And I'll be back again and again and again and again