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SHEET MUSIC PIANO ♦ VOCAL
The Highwayman From From the Quinlan Road CD “The Book Of Secrets”
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T e Highwayman Lyrics by Al f ed Noyes Music: by Loreena McKenni t
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C
Dm
Voice
Piano
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© 1991 Quinlan Road Limited
G
C/E
T e Highwayman Dm
B
C
Dm
The
1.
Dm
wind French O kiss, rose
B
was a cocked ver my
tor- rent of dark - ness hat on his fore - head, cob- bles he clat - tered bon- ny sweet - heart,
a - mong a bunch and clashed I’m
up
right in
he
-
the
stir- rups;
C
af - ter scarce
Dm
was a ghost - ly of clar - et tapped with his whip on shall be back with loos - ened her hair i’
the gus of lace in the dark prize a could
gold
tossed up and But be His
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on breech - es all - fore face
ty trees at his chin, inn - yard, to - night,
reach
B
gal - leon vel - vet, the shut - ters, the yel - low the case - ment!
Dm
her hand
C
the of was the burnt
cloud brown locked morn like
-
-
The moon A coat And he But I But
she
Dm
y seas doe - skin; and barred; ing light; a brand
The They He Yet As the
T e Highwayman Dm
Dm
C /E
C
C /E
C
Dm
Dm
Dm
Dm
C /E
C /E
C
6. He
Dm
B
did tied
not her
said
no
come up word
at to
the dawn - ing; at - ten - tion,
he with
did
to
the
they
drank
land - lord,
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ma - ny
C
not a his
Dm
come at snig - ger - ing ale
noon, jest;
in - stead,
And out They had But
they
T e Highwayman Dm
C /E
Fsus4
F
Geor - ge's Bess could
men came march - ing, see, through the case - ment,
come
thee
to
by
Dm
the moon - light,
B
up The
to road
the that
though
hell
should
Dm
twis - ted
old he bar
C
inn - door. would ride. the
B
her hands
be - hind
her,
but
Dm
all
hands
till
her
fin - gers
were
the
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wet
way!"
C
knots
B
her
Dm
sweat
They They had
9
She
had
Dm
held
C
with
7 8
good!
She writhed
Dm
or
blood!
They
T e Highwayman B
C
Dm
B
G
C
Dm
B
C
Dm
Dm
10.
T
-
lot - t - lot!
B
Had they heard it?
lot in the fros- ty si - lence! turned;he spurred to the west; back, he spurred like a mad- man,
The horse
-
T he did
lot,
Dm
lot t Near - er bowed, with white road
B
C
's
in the not know shriek-ing a curse
B
he her
lot, in came and head o’er smok - ing
the
dis - tance! nea r - er! mus - ket, the be - hind him
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Were
they Her
drenched and his
hoofs
deaf they face was with her ra - pi - er
Dm
rang clear
T
-
e-cho-ing night! she stood to the sky With the
C
did not like a own red bran - dished
Dm
hear? light! blood! high!
Her Not Blood -
T e Highwayman Dm
C/E
F
C
Dm
Dm C/E
F
C
Dm
14.
Still
B
of
a
win -
ter's
night,
they
say,
when the
wind
Dm
moon
G
C
is
in
B
is
a
ghost - ly
gal
-
leon
tossed
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u
-
pon
Dm
the
C
the
cloud
-
trees,
When the
Dm
y
seas,
When
the
T e Highwayman
C/E
F
C
Dm
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C/E
C
F
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