The Highwayman - Stevie Nicks (1981)
Chorded By: Zack Oxford.
4/4 TIME @ 88 BPM (4 Min. 33 Sec.) in 'A'.
Chords Used:
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GUITAR KEYS
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
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A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E
D - x x 0 2 3 2 D A-D-F#
E - 0 2 2 1 0 0 E B-E-G#
DM7 - x x 0 2 2 2 D A-C#-D-F#
AM7/C# - x 4 2 2 2 4 C# A-C#-E-G#
Bm7 - x 2 4 2 3 2 B B-D-F#-A
A7 - x 0 2 0 2 0 A A-C#-E-G
E5/G# - 4 2 2 4 0 0 G# E-B-E
F#m7 - 2 4 2 2 2 2 F# A-C#-E-F#
C#m7 - x 4 6 4 5 4 F# B-C#-E-G#
A/C# - x 4 2 2 2 5 C# A-C#-E
Bm - x 2 4 4 3 2 B B-D-F#
INTRO: [2 M]
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|A |A |
A-las,…
VERSE #1: [17 M]
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|A |A |D |
… he was… the high-… way-… man,… the one… that comes… and goes…
|A |A |A |
… And on-… ly… the high-… way… wom-an… keeps up…
|E |E |A |
… with the likes… of those… And she… in all… her mag-…
|A |D |A |
… ic,… with hands… as quick… as light,… took him…
|DM7 AM7/C# |Bm7 |DM7 E |
… to be… a chal-… lenge,… and went… in-to… the night…
|A |A |
… And he…
VERSE #2: [17 M]
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|A |A |D |A |
… in all… his glo-… ry… was far… a-head… of her… But she…
|A |A |E |
… was… nev-… er… sor-ry… for wish-… es… that… would burn…
|E |A |A |
… En-… ter com-… pe-ti-… tion… she chas-…
|D |A |DM7 AM7/C# |
… es be-neath… the moon… Her home… is like… a drag-…
|Bm7 |DM7 E |A |A A7 |
… on-fly… She… is just… a fool… And she
BRIDGE #1: [9 M]
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|DM7 AM7/C# |Bm7 |A E/G# |
won-… ders,… is this real?… Or does she… just… want to be…
|F#m7 |D AM7/C# |Bm7 |
queen?… And he fights… the way… he feels…
|DM7 E |A |A |
Is this… the end… of the dream?… And then…
VERSE #3: [17 M]
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|A |A |D |
… he sees… her com-… ing… heart-… beats on… the wind…
|A |A |A |
… Con-sid-… ers… slow-… in'… down,… but then…
|E |E |A |
… he could… nev-… er win… And she… out in… the dis-…
|A |D |A |
… tance… sees him… a-gainst… the sky,… a pale…
|DM7 AM7/C# |Bm7 |DM7 E |
… and vio-… lent rid-… er,… a dream… be-gun… in wine…
|A |A A7 |
… And she
BRIDGE #2: [11 M]
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|DM7 AM7/C# |Bm7 |A E/G# |
won-… ders,… is this real?… Or does she… just… want to be…
|F#m7 |D AM7/C# |Bm7 |
queen?… And he fights… the way… he feels…
|DM7 E |A |A |A |A |
Is this… the end… of the dream?… A
VERSE #4: [12 M]
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|A |A |
dream… as the thun-… der makes… her… and her
|D |A |A |
high-… way-man… dis-ap-pears… on a life… al-… read-y… lived…
|A |E |E |
… be-fore… in eyes… welled… with tears… To-day…
|A |A |D |A |
… and still… to-day… they… ride… Will… they… ev-er win?…
CODA: [15 M]
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|DM7 AM7/C# |Bm7 |DM7 E |A |
He… the glo-… ry,… she… the love,… still… they… try… a-gain…
|DM7 C#m7 |Bm7 |DM7 E |A |
He… the glo-… ry,… she… the love,… still… they… try… a-gain…
|DM7 C#m7 |Bm7 |D E |
He… the glo-… ry,… she… the love,… and still… they… try… a-
|D A/C# |Bm E |A |A |
-gain…