Bm7 A G Bm7 I was a highwayman, along the coach roads I did ride A G A Sword and pistol by my side Em Bm A Em Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade Em Bm A Em Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade Bm7 A G Bm7 The basterds hung me in the spring of 25 D A But I am still alive Bm7 A G Bm7 I was a sailor, I was born upon the tide A G A With the sea I did abide Em Bm A Em I sailed a schooner round the horn of Mexico Em Bm A Em I went aloft and furled the main sail in a blow Bm7 A G Bm7 And when the yard broke off they say that I got killed D A But I am living still Bm7 A G Bm7 I was a dam builder, across a river deep and wide A G A Where steel and water did collide Em Bm A Em In a place called Boulder on the wild Colorado Em Bm A Em I slipped and fell on the wet concrete below Bm7 A G Bm7 They buried me in that gray tomb that knows no sounds D A But I am still around D D/C# Bm7 A G D/F# Em I'll always be around, and around, and around, and around, and around Bm7 A G Bm7 I'll fly a starship across the universe divide A G A And when I reach the other side Em Bm A Em I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can Em Bm A Em Perhaps I may become a highwayman again Bm7 A G Bm7 Or I may simply be a single drop of rain D A But I will remain D D/C# Bm7 A G D/F# Em And I'll be back again, and again, and again, and again, and again