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Pancho And Lefty by Willie Nelson
Pancho And Lefty
INTRO
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version 2
Chords used in this song :
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(Verse 1)
D
Livin' on the road, my friend
A
Was gonna keep us free and clean
G
But now you wear your skin like iron
D A
And your breath's as hard as kerosene
G
You weren't your mama's only boy
D G
But her favorite one, it seems
Bm G A
She began to cry when you said good bye
G Bm
And sank into your dreams
(Verse 2)
D
Pancho was a bandit, boys
A
Rode a horse fast as polished steel
G
Wore his guns outside his pants
D A
For all the honest world to feel
G
Pancho met his match, you know
D G
On the deserts down in Mexico
Bm G A
No one heard his dyin' words
G Bm
But that's the way it goes
(Chorus)
G
And all the federales say
D G
They could have had him any day
Bm G A
They only let him slip away
G Bm
Out of kindness, I suppose
(Verse 3)
D
Now Lefty he can't sing the blues
A
All night long like he used to
G
The dust that Pancho bit down South
D A
It ended up in Lefty's mouth
G
The day they laid old Pancho low
D G
Lefty split for Ohio
Bm G A
Where he got the bread to go
G Bm
Well there ain't nobody 'knows
(Chorus)
(Verse 4)
D
Now poets sing how Pancho fell
A
Lefty's livin' in a cheap hotel
G
The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold
D A
And so the story ends, we're told
G
Pancho needs your prayers, it's true
D G
But save a few for Lefty, too
Bm G A
He only did what he had to do
G Bm
And now he's growin' old
(Chorus)
(Final Chorus)
D
Yes a few old gray federales still say
D G
They could have had him any day
Bm G A
They only let him go so wrong
G Bm
Out of kindness, I suppose
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version 3
Chords used:
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X=X=O====== X=O=======O ====O=O=O== X========== X=O=======O X=O=====O=O
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D (2) A (0) G Bm (2) Asus4 (0) Asus2 (0)
(3) (2) (0) (3) (3) (0)
(2) (2) (0) (4) (2) (2)
(0) (2) (0) (4) (2) (2)
(x) (0) (2) (2) (0) (0)
(x) (x) (3) (x) (x) (x)
Intro: D A G D
1st VERSE:
D A
Livin' on the road my friend, was gonna keep us free and clean
G D A
But now you wear you skin like iron, and your breath's as hard as kerosene
G D G
You weren't your momma's only boy, but her favorite one, it seems
Bm G A Asus4 A Asus2 A
She began to cry when you said good-bye
G Bm A (quick change to D in the next verse)
And sank into your dreams
2nd VERSE:
D A
Pancho was a bandit, boys. His horse was fast, as polished steel
G D A
He wore his gun outside his pants, for all the honest world to feel
G D G
Pancho met his match you know, on the deserts down in Mexico
Bm G A Asus4 A Asus2 A G Bm A
Nobody heard his dying words Aw but that's the way it goes
CHORUS:
G D G
All the federales say, they could have had him any day
Bm G A Asus4 A Asus2 A G Bm A
They only let him slip away Out of kindness, I suppose
3rd VERSE:
D A
Now Lefty he can't sing the blues, all night long, like he used to
G D A
The dust that Pancho bit down south, ended up in Lefty's mouth
G D G
The day they laid poor Pancho low, Lefty split for Ohio
Bm G A Asus4 A Asus2 A G Bm A
Where he got the bread to go There ain't nobody knows
CHORUS:
G D G
All the federales say, they could have had him any day
Bm G A Asus4 A Asus2 A G Bm A
They only let him slip away Out of kindness, I suppose
BREAK:
Same chords and timing as a verse...
D A G D A G D G Bm G A Asus4 A Asus2 A G Bm A
4th VERSE:
D A
Now poets sing how Pancho fell, and Lefty's living in cheap hotels
G D A
The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold, and so the story ends we're told
G D G
Pancho needs your prayers, it's true. But save a few for Lefty too
Bm G A Asus4 A Asus2 A G Bm A
He only did what he had to do. And now, he's growing old
CHORUS:
G D G
All the federales say, they could have had him any day
Bm G A Asus4 A Asus2 A G Bm A
They only let him slip away Out of kindness, I suppose
FINAL CHORUS:
G D G
A few gray federales say, they could have had him any day
Bm G A Asus4 A Asus2 A G Bm A G D
They only let him go so long Out of kindness, I suppose
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version 4
(Verse 1)
D
Livin' on the road, my friend
A
Was gonna keep us free and clean
G
But now you wear your skin like iron
D A
And your breath's as hard as kerosene
G
You weren't your mama's only boy
D G
But her favorite one, it seems
Bm G A
She began to cry when you said good bye
G Bm
And sank into your dreams
(Verse 2)
D
Pancho was a bandit, boys
A
Rode a horse fast as polished steel
G
Wore his guns outside his pants
D A
For all the honest world to feel
G
Pancho met his match, you know
D G
On the deserts down in Mexico
Bm G A
No one heard his dyin' words
G Bm
But that's the way it goes
(Chorus)
G
And all the federales say
D G
They could have had him any day
Bm G A
They only let him slip away
G Bm
Out of kindness, I suppose
(Verse 3)
D
Now Lefty he can't sing the blues
A
All night long like he used to
G
The dust that Pancho bit down South
D A
It ended up in Lefty's mouth
G
The day they laid old Pancho low
D G
Lefty split for Ohio
Bm G A
Where he got the bread to go
G Bm
Well there ain't nobody 'knows
(Chorus)
(Verse 4)
D
Now poets sing how Pancho fell
A
Lefty's livin' in a cheap hotel
G
The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold
D A
And so the story ends, we're told
G
Pancho needs your prayers, it's true
D G
But save a few for Lefty, too
Bm G A
He only did what he had to do
G Bm
And now he's growin' old
(Chorus)
(Final Chorus)
D
Yes a few old gray federales still say
D G
They could have had him any day
Bm G A
They only let him go so wrong
G Bm
Out of kindness, I suppose
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