The Highwayman chords
by The Highwaymen
- The Highwayman was written by singer/songwriter, Jimmy Webb in 1977
- The Highwaymen Band Members: Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings & Johnny Cash
- Released: 1985 from the album of the same name - it was the bands first album and the bands first single
- Music: Key of Bm in 4/4 time at 100 bpm (♩)
- Chords: Bm, A, Gmaj7, G, D, Em, A/C#, D/F#
- Changes in time signature occur throughout the song from 4/4 to 2/4 and back.
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
The Highwayman
The Relative Major Key of Bm is highlighted - Transpose to any other key. Bm
Intro: 4/4 ‖: | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | 𝄎 :‖
Willie Nelson:
Bm A G Bm
1. I was a high-way-man, a-long the coach roads I did ride
A G D A
With sword and pis-tol by my side
Em Bm A Gmaj7
Ma-ny a young maid lost her bau-bles to my trade
Em Bm A Gmaj7
Ma-ny a sol-dier shed his life blood on my blade
Bm A G A D
The bas-tards hung me in the spring of twen-ty-five
G A
But I am still a-live
Kris Kristofferson:
Bm A G Bm
2. I was a sai-lor, I was born u-pon the tide
A G D A
And with the sea I did a-bide
Em Bm A Gmaj7
I sailed a schoo-ner 'round the horn to Me-xi-co
Em Bm A Gmaj7
I went a-loft to furl the main-sail in a blow
Bm A G A D
And when the yards broke off, they said that I got killed
G A
But I am li-ving still
Waylon Jennings:
Bm A G Bm
3. I was a dam buil-der, a-cross the ri-ver deep and wide
A G D A
Where steel and wa-ter did col-lide
Em Bm A Gmaj7
A place called Boul-der on the wild Co-lo-ra-do
Em Bm A Gmaj7
I slipped and fell in-to the wet con-crete be-low
Bm A G A D
They bu-ried me in that gray tomb that knows no sound
G A
But I am still a-round
A D A/C# Bm
I'll al-ways be a-round and a-round and a-round
A G D/F# Em G A D
And a-round and a-round and a-round | - | - |
Johnny Cash:
Bm A G Bm
4. I'll fly a star ship a-cross the u-ni-verse di-vide
A G D A
And when I reach the o-ther side
Em Bm A Gmaj7
I'll find a place to rest my spi-rit if I can
Em Bm A Gmaj7
Per-haps I may be-come a high-way-man a-gain
Bm A G A D
Or I may sim-ply be a sin-gle drop of rain
G A
But I will re-main
A D A/C# Bm
And I'll be back a-gain and a-gain and a-gain
A G D/F# Em G A D
And a-gain and a-gain and a-gain | - | - | 𝄎 |...Songs by Willie Nelson on this site:
