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