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Date: 7/25/00; 8:26:26 PM
From: hillbilly@kygomail.com
Subject: Highwaymen
This is how it is played on the record
Fingerpick it with an Alt-Bass patern
The Highwaymen
Intro: Bm7
Verse 1: (Willie)
Bm7 A G Bm7
I was a highwayman, along the coach roads I did ride,
A G A
Sword and pistol by my side,
Em D Em A
Many a young maid lost her pobbles to my trade,
Em D Em A
Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade,
Bm7 A G Bm7
The basterds hung me in the spring of 25,
D A
But I am still alive
Verse 2: (Waylon)
I was a sailor, I was born upon the tide,
With the sea I did abide,
I sailed a schooner round the horn of Mexico,
I went aloft and furled the main sail in a blow,
And when the yard broke off they say that I got killed,
But I am living still
Verse 3: (Johnny)
I was a dam builder, across a river long and wide,
Where steel and water did collide,
A place called bolder on the wild Colorado,
I slipped and fell on the wet concrete below,
They buried me in that gray tomb that knows no sounds,
But I am still around,
Bridge Thingy: (All)
D D/C# Bm7 A G D/F# Em
I'll always be around, and around, and around, and around, and around
Verse 4: (Johnny)
I'll fly a starship across the universe divide,
And when I reach the other side,
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can,
Perhaps I may become a highwayman again,
Or I may simply be a single drop of rain,
But I will remain,
Outro: (All) (same chords as bridge)
And I'll be back again, and again, and again, and again, and again