Highwayman chords
The HighwaymenOriginal Published Key: B Minor
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 100 bpm
Standard Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Beginner 🟢
Guitar Chords: Bm, A, Gmaj7, G, D, Em, A/C#, D/F#
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Highwayman
The Relative Major Key of Bm is highlighted (D) - 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 | - | - | % |...Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: B Minor (relative to D Major) - 2 sharps (F#, C#)
- Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Moderately
- Metronome: ♩ = 100
- Voice Range: E3 - D5
Song Details:
- Songwriter: Jimmy Webb
- Date: 1977
- Lyrics Begin: I was a highwayman; along the coach roads I did ride, with sword and pistol by my side.
- Genre: Country
- Featured Artists: The Highwaymen
- Album: Highwayman
Recorded: 1984
Released: May 6, 1985 - Single:
Recorded: 1984
Released: May 6, 1985
B-side: The Human Condition
