THE HIGHWAYMAN
written by Stevie Nicks
performed by Stevie Nicks
from the album Bella Donna
transcribed by Jason Fulgham

         A
D                                    A
Alas, he was the highwayman, the one that comes and goes.
                                                        E
And only the highwaywoman keeps up with the likes of those.
          A                                        D
A              D     A             Bm
And she in all her magic, with hands as quick as light, took him to be a
challenge
           D      E          A           A
D                A
And went into the night. And he in all his glory was far ahead of her
but she was
                              E
Never sorry for wishes that would burn.
A                                    D
A             D          A              Bm
Enter competition, she chases beneath the moon.  Her horse is like a
dragonfly
D         E         A
She is just a fool

*Chorus*
A            D           A      Bm                 A
E               Fm
And she wonders is this real? Or does she just want to be queen?
               D           A       Bm    D             E
A
And he fights the way he feels. Is this the end of the dream?
        A                                     D                      A
And then he sees her coming, heartbeats on the wind.  Consider slowin'
down,
           E
A                                        D                  A
But then he could never win.  And she, out in the distance, sees him
against the sky
    D            A          Bm        D         E          A
A pale and violent rider, a dream begun in wine...

*Repeat Chorus*
           A
D                            A
She dreams as the thunder wakes her and her highwayman disappears on a
life

E                                        A
Already lived before in eyes welled with tears.  Today and still today
they ride
D                       A    D      A        Bm               D
E     A
Will they ever win?  He the glory, she the love, still they try again.
D         Cm    Bm              D          E        A
He the glory, she the love, still they try again.
D          Cm   Bm                    D          E       D   A   Bm  E
A
He the glory, she the love, and still they try again.