Standard tuning Palm mute = * (you should mute very light) One strum = Bm Bm A I was a highwayman G Bm On the coach roads I did ride A G D A With sword and pistol by my side Em* D* A* G* Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade Em* D* A* G* Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade Bm A G A The bastards hung me in the spring of twenty-five D A But I am still alive. Bm A I was a sailor G Bm And I was born upon the tide A G D A And with the sea I did abide. Em* D* A* G* I sailed a schooner round the Horn to Mexico Em* D* A* G* I went aloft to furled the mainsail in a blow Bm A G A And when the yards broke off they said that I got killed D A But I'm living still. Bm A I was a dam builder G Bm Across this river deep and wide A G D A Where steel and water did collide Em* D* A* G* In a place called Boulder on the wild Colorado Em* D* A* G* I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below Bm A G A Then they buried me in that great tomb that knows no sound D A But I am still around Bm A G A I'll always be around, and around, and around, and around Bm A I flew a starship G A Bm Across the universe divide A G D A And when I reach the other side Em* D* A* G* I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can Em* D* A* G* Perhaps I may become a highwayman again Em D A G Or I may simply be a single drop of rain D A But I will remain Bm A G A And I'll be back again, and again, and again, and again..... Bm