D
The wind was a torrent of darkness
A# C
among the ghastly trees
D
the moon was a ghostly galleon
A# C
tossed upon the cloudy seas
G C F/C
The road was a ribbon of moonlight
D A# C
over the purple moor
G C F/C
when the highwayman came riding,
D A# C
riding, riding,
G C F/C
the highwayman came riding
D A# G
up to the old inn door.