Glen Campbell – Highwayman (Guitar)

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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 C G

A         G      D      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 C G

A        G     D     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 C G

A               G      D     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 C G

A          G         D     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