The Highwayman chords

[1st stanza]
T[C]he wind was a torrent of [Em]darkness
Amo[Am]ng the gusty trees
The mo[Em]on was a ghostly g[F]alleon
To[Dm]ssed upon cloudy [G7]seas
And the ro[C]ad was a ribbon of [Em]moonlight
O[Am]ver the purple moor
And the [F]highwayman came r[C]iding, r[E]iding, [Am]riding
Yes, the h[F]ighwayman came r[C]idin[Am]g
[Dm]Up to the old inn [G7]door

[2nd stanza]
O[C]ver the cobbles he c[Em]lattered
And c[Am]lashed in the darkened yard
And he t[Em]apped with his whip at the [F]window
B[Dm]ut all was locked and b[G7]arred
So he w[C]histled a tune to the w[Em]indow
A[Am]nd who should be waiting there
But the [F]landlord's black eyed d[C]aughter
[E]Bess the landlord's d[Am]aughter
P[F]laiting a dark red [C]love k[Am]not
I[Dm]nto her long black [G7]hair

[3rd stanza]
O[C]ne kiss, my bonny s[Em]weetheart
For I'm a[Am]fter a prize tonight
But [Em]I shall be back with the [F]yellow gold
B[Dm]efore the morning [G7]light
Yet [C]if they press me s[Em]harply
H[Am]arry me through the day
Oh, then l[F]ook for me [C]by moonlight
W[E]atch for me [Am]by moonlight
And I'll c[F]ome to thee by [C]moonli[Am]ght
[Dm]Though Hell should bar the [G7]way

[4th stanza]
H[C]e did not come at the [Em]dawning
[Am]No, he did not come at the noon
And o[Em]ut of the tawny s[F]unset
[Dm]Before the rise of the [G7]moon
W[C]hen the road was a gypsy's r[Em]ibbon
L[Am]ooping the purple moor
Oh a r[F]edcoat troop came m[C]arching, [E]marching, [Am]marching
[F]King George's men came m[C]archi[Am]ng
[Dm]Up to the old inn d[G7]oor

[5th stanza]
A[C]nd they bound the landlord's d[Em]aughter
With m[Am]any a sniggering jest
And they [Em]bound the musket bes[F]ide her
With the [Dm]barrel beneath her [G7]breast
N[C]ow keep good watch and they kissed [Em]her
[Am]She heard the dead man say
"Oh [F]look for me [C]by moonlight
[E]Watch for me [Am]by moonlight
And I'll [F]come to thee [C]by moonl[Am]ight
Though H[Dm]ell should bar the [G7]way"

[6th stanza]
[C]Look for me [Em]by moonlight
[Am]Hoofbeats rining clear
[Em]Watch for me b[F]y moonlight
Were they d[Dm]eaf that they did not [G7]hear
F[C]or he rode on the gypsy h[Em]ighway
S[Am]he breathed one final breath
Then her f[F]inger moved in the [C]moonlight
Her m[E]usket shattered the m[Am]oonlight
And it sh[F]attered her breast in the m[C]oonli[Am]ght
And w[Dm]arned him with her [G7]death

[7th stanza]
[C]Oh he turned; he spurred on to the [Em]west
[Am]He did not know who stood
O[Em]ut with her black hair a [F]flowing down
[Dm]Drenched with her own red b[G7]lood
O[C]h not 'til the dawn had he h[Em]eard it
A[Am]nd his face grew gray to hear
H[F]ow Bess the landlord's [C]daughter
The [E]landlord's black eyed [Am]daughter
Had w[F]atched for her love in the [C]moonl[Am]ight
And d[Dm]ied in the darkness t[G7]here

[8th stanza]
B[C]ack he spurred like a [Em]madman
Shrieking a curse to the s[Am]ky
With the w[Em]hite road smoking [F]behind him
And his r[Dm]apier brandished [G]high
B[C]lood red were his spurs in the g[Em]olden noon
[Am]Wine red his velvet coat
When they s[F]hot him down on the [C]highway
D[E]own like a dog on the h[Am]ighway
And he [F]lay in his blood on the h[C]ighway
With a b[F]unch of lace at his [G]throat

[OUTRO]
[C]And still on a winter's [Em]night they say
When the [Am]wind is in the trees
When the [Em]moon is a ghostly [F]galleon
[Dm]Tossed upon cloudy s[G7]eas
[C]When the road is a ribbon of m[Em]oonlight
[Am]Over the purple moor
Oh the h[F]ighwayman comes r[C]iding, [E]riding, r[Am]iding
Yes the h[F]ighwayman comes r[C]idin[Am]g
[Dm]Up to the old inn [G7]door [C]