Highwayman
Glen Campbell
written by Jimmy Webb
appeared on Jimmy Webb's 1977 album El Mirage
and was recorded by Glen Campbell in 1978
for his album Highwayman.
capo 1 to play in Bm but Glen capoed 3 and played in Am
I include both as either can be played along with original.
Am
Intro: Bm
Verse 1
Am G F Am
Bm A G Bm
I was a highwayman, along the coach roads I did ride,
G F G
A G A
Sword and pistol by my side,
Dm Am G F
Em Bm A G
Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade,
Dm Am G F
Em Bm A G
Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade,
Am G F G C
Bm A G A D
The bastards hung me in the spring of 25,
Am F G
Bm G A
But I am still alive.
Verse 2
Am G F G Am
Bm A G A Bm
I was a sailor, I was born upon the tide,
G F G
A G A
With the sea I did abide,
Dm Am G F
Em Bm A G
I sailed a schooner round the horn of Mexico,
Dm Am G F
Em Bm A G
I went aloft and furled the main sail in a blow,
Am G F G C
Bm A G A D
And when the yards broke off they say that I got killed,
Am F G
Bm G A
But I am living still.
Verse 3
Am G F Am
Bm A G Bm
I was a dam builder, across a river deep and wide,
G F G
A G A
Where steel and water did collide,
Dm Am G F
Em Bm A G
A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado,
Dm Am G F
Em Bm A G
I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below,
Am G F G C
Bm A G A D
They buried me in that gray tomb that knows no sounds,
Am F G
Bm G A
But I am still around.
Bridge C C/D Am G F Em Dm F G C
D D/C# Bm A G D/F# Em G A D
I'll always be around, and around, and around, and around, and around.
Verse 4
Am G F Am
Bm A G Bm
I'll fly a starship across the universe divide,
G F G
A G A
And when I reach the other side,
Dm Am G F
Em Bm A G
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can,
Dm Am G F
Em Bm A G
Perhaps I may become a highwayman again,
Am G F G C
Bm A G A D
Or I may simply be a single drop of rain,
Am F G
Bm G A
But I will remain,
Outro: C C/D Am G F Em Dm F G C
D D/C# Bm A G D/F# Em G A D
And I'll be back again, and again, and again, and again, and again.
flyinglibra51
God Bless Glen Travis Campbell
