Chords for Emmylou Harris / Steve Earle / Townes Van Zandt / Willie Nelson
Tempo:
128.45 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
G
Am
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am] No, really.
[F] [C]
[F] [C] [G]
[C]
If I needed you, would you [F] come [C] to me?
Would you come [F] to me?
For [Em] to ease [C] my pain?
If you needed me, I would come to you.
I would swim [F] the sea for [G] to [C] ease your pain.
Will the nights fall on?
And the moon will [F] [C] be the [G] [C] light of love.
And you'll miss the sunrise if you close your eyes.
And that [F] is [G]
my heart [C] too.
If I needed you, would you [F] come [C] to me?
Would you come to [F] me?
For [G] to [C] ease my pain?
If you needed me, I would come to you.
I would swim [F] the sea for [G] to ease [C] your pain.
[F] [C]
[F] [C]
[G] [C]
[F] [C]
[F] [C] [G]
[B] Lady's with me now, since I showed her how to [G#m] lay her lily [F#m] hand in [B] mine.
Loop and Lil agree, she's a sight to see.
And a treasure [E] [F#m] for the poor [B] to find.
If I needed you, would you come to me?
Would you come [E] to me?
[Am] And ease my [B] pain?
If you needed me, I would come to you.
I'd swim [E] the sea [F#m] for to [B] ease your pain.
[F#m]
[B] Here we [A] go.
We were [N] lucky enough to find Poncho at last.
I'm glad you did, and tonight I get to be Merle.
Yeah.
[C]
Living on the road, my [G] friend.
It's gonna keep you free and clean.
[F] There you wear your skin like iron.
[C] Your breath as hard [G] as kerosene.
[F] You weren't your mama's only boy, [C] but her favorite one [F] it seems.
And [Am] she began to cry when you [C] said [G]
goodbye.
[D] [F]
Sank [Am] into your wreath.
[C] Poncho was a bandit boy.
[G] His horse was fast as polished steel.
[F] Or his gun outside his pants.
[C] Or all the [G] honest world to feel.
[F] Poncho met his match, you know.
[C] A desert town [F] in Mexico.
[Am] Nobody heard his [C] dying [G] word.
[F] That's the way [Am] it go.
[F] All the fed are all the same.
[C] Could have had him [F] any [Am] day.
We only let him [Em] slip [G] away.
[F] Out of kindness I [Am] suppose.
[D] Lefty, he can't sing the blues.
[A] All night long like he used to.
[G]
The dust that Poncho bit [Em] down [D] south.
Ended up [A] in Lefty's mouth.
[G] The day [Em] that late poor Poncho [D] low.
Lefty [G] split for Ohio.
Where he got the bread [A] to go.
[Em] Oh, ain't nobody [B] knows.
[F#m] [G] And all the fed are all the same.
[D] They could [G] have had him any day.
[B] They only [G] let him [A] slip away.
Out of [G]
kindness [A] I [Bm] suppose.
[Am]
[F]
[C] [F]
[Gm] [Am] [G]
[Dm] [Em] [Am]
[C] Oh, it's tell about your fell.
[G] Lefty's living in a cheap hotel.
[F] The desert's quiet, Cleveland's cold.
[C] And so the story [G]
ends, you're told.
[F] Poncho needs your prayers, it's [C] true.
Save a few [F] for Lefty too.
[Am] He only did what he [C] had to [G] do.
[D]
[F] Now he's [Am] grown old.
[F] All the fed are all [C] the same.
Could have had [F] him any [Am] day.
They only let him slip [G] away.
[F] Out of kindness I [Am] suppose.
[F] A few great men are all the same.
[C] Could have had him [F] any day.
[Am] We only let him go [G] so long.
[D] Out [F] of kindness [Am] I suppose.
[F]
[C] [F]
[Em] [Am] [C]
[G] [B] [G]
[F] [C] [Am]
[F] [C]
[F] [C] [G]
[C]
If I needed you, would you [F] come [C] to me?
Would you come [F] to me?
For [Em] to ease [C] my pain?
If you needed me, I would come to you.
I would swim [F] the sea for [G] to [C] ease your pain.
Will the nights fall on?
And the moon will [F] [C] be the [G] [C] light of love.
And you'll miss the sunrise if you close your eyes.
And that [F] is [G]
my heart [C] too.
If I needed you, would you [F] come [C] to me?
Would you come to [F] me?
For [G] to [C] ease my pain?
If you needed me, I would come to you.
I would swim [F] the sea for [G] to ease [C] your pain.
[F] [C]
[F] [C]
[G] [C]
[F] [C]
[F] [C] [G]
[B] Lady's with me now, since I showed her how to [G#m] lay her lily [F#m] hand in [B] mine.
Loop and Lil agree, she's a sight to see.
And a treasure [E] [F#m] for the poor [B] to find.
If I needed you, would you come to me?
Would you come [E] to me?
[Am] And ease my [B] pain?
If you needed me, I would come to you.
I'd swim [E] the sea [F#m] for to [B] ease your pain.
[F#m]
[B] Here we [A] go.
We were [N] lucky enough to find Poncho at last.
I'm glad you did, and tonight I get to be Merle.
Yeah.
[C]
Living on the road, my [G] friend.
It's gonna keep you free and clean.
[F] There you wear your skin like iron.
[C] Your breath as hard [G] as kerosene.
[F] You weren't your mama's only boy, [C] but her favorite one [F] it seems.
And [Am] she began to cry when you [C] said [G]
goodbye.
[D] [F]
Sank [Am] into your wreath.
[C] Poncho was a bandit boy.
[G] His horse was fast as polished steel.
[F] Or his gun outside his pants.
[C] Or all the [G] honest world to feel.
[F] Poncho met his match, you know.
[C] A desert town [F] in Mexico.
[Am] Nobody heard his [C] dying [G] word.
[F] That's the way [Am] it go.
[F] All the fed are all the same.
[C] Could have had him [F] any [Am] day.
We only let him [Em] slip [G] away.
[F] Out of kindness I [Am] suppose.
[D] Lefty, he can't sing the blues.
[A] All night long like he used to.
[G]
The dust that Poncho bit [Em] down [D] south.
Ended up [A] in Lefty's mouth.
[G] The day [Em] that late poor Poncho [D] low.
Lefty [G] split for Ohio.
Where he got the bread [A] to go.
[Em] Oh, ain't nobody [B] knows.
[F#m] [G] And all the fed are all the same.
[D] They could [G] have had him any day.
[B] They only [G] let him [A] slip away.
Out of [G]
kindness [A] I [Bm] suppose.
[Am]
[F]
[C] [F]
[Gm] [Am] [G]
[Dm] [Em] [Am]
[C] Oh, it's tell about your fell.
[G] Lefty's living in a cheap hotel.
[F] The desert's quiet, Cleveland's cold.
[C] And so the story [G]
ends, you're told.
[F] Poncho needs your prayers, it's [C] true.
Save a few [F] for Lefty too.
[Am] He only did what he [C] had to [G] do.
[D]
[F] Now he's [Am] grown old.
[F] All the fed are all [C] the same.
Could have had [F] him any [Am] day.
They only let him slip [G] away.
[F] Out of kindness I [Am] suppose.
[F] A few great men are all the same.
[C] Could have had him [F] any day.
[Am] We only let him go [G] so long.
[D] Out [F] of kindness [Am] I suppose.
[F]
[C] [F]
[Em] [Am] [C]
[G] [B] [G]
[F] [C] [Am]
Key:
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C
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B
F
C
G
[Am] No, really.
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
If I _ needed you, would you [F] _ come [C] to me?
Would you _ come [F] to me?
For [Em] to ease [C] my pain? _ _
If you _ needed me, I would come to you.
I would swim [F] the sea for [G] to _ [C] ease your pain. _ _ _
Will the nights fall on?
And the moon _ _ _ _ _ _ will _ [F] _ _ [C] be the [G] _ [C] light of love. _ _ _
And you'll miss the sunrise if you _ close _ your eyes.
And that _ [F] is _ [G]
my heart [C] too. _ _ _
If I _ needed you, would you [F] come [C] to me? _
Would you come to [F] me?
For [G] to [C] ease my _ pain? _
If you _ _ needed me, I would come to you.
I would swim [F] the sea for [G] to _ ease [C] your pain. _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [B] _ _ _ Lady's with me now, since I showed her how to [G#m] lay her lily [F#m] hand in [B] mine.
_ _ Loop and Lil agree, _ she's a sight to see.
And a treasure [E] _ [F#m] for the poor [B] to find.
_ _ If I needed you, would you come to me?
Would you come [E] to me?
[Am] And ease my [B] pain? _ _ _
If you needed me, I would come to you.
I'd swim [E] the sea [F#m] for to [B] ease your pain. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[B] _ _ Here we [A] go. _ _ _
We were [N] lucky enough to find Poncho at last.
I'm glad you did, and tonight I get to be Merle.
Yeah. _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Living on the road, my [G] friend.
_ It's gonna keep you free and clean.
_ [F] _ There you wear your skin like iron.
[C] Your breath as hard [G] as kerosene.
_ [F] _ You weren't your mama's only boy, [C] _ but her favorite one [F] it seems.
And [Am] she began to cry when you [C] said [G]
goodbye.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [F] _
_ Sank [Am] into your wreath. _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ Poncho was a bandit boy.
_ [G] His horse was fast as polished steel.
[F] _ Or his gun outside his pants.
_ [C] _ Or all the [G] honest world to feel.
_ [F] _ Poncho met his match, you know.
[C] A desert town [F] in Mexico.
_ [Am] _ Nobody heard his [C] dying [G] word. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ That's the way [Am] it go. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] All the fed are all the same.
[C] _ Could have had him [F] any [Am] day.
We only let him [Em] slip [G] away. _ _ _
_ _ [F] Out of kindness I [Am] suppose.
_ _ [D] _ Lefty, he can't sing the blues.
[A] All night long like he used to.
[G]
The dust that Poncho bit [Em] down [D] south.
Ended up [A] in Lefty's mouth.
[G] The day [Em] that late poor Poncho [D] low.
Lefty [G] split for Ohio.
_ Where he got the bread [A] to go. _
_ _ _ [Em] Oh, ain't nobody [B] knows.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [G] And all the fed are all the same.
[D] They could [G] have had him any day.
[B] They only [G] let him [A] slip away.
_ _ _ Out of [G]
kindness [A] I [Bm] suppose.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Gm] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Dm] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ Oh, it's tell about your fell.
[G] _ Lefty's living in a cheap hotel.
_ [F] The desert's quiet, Cleveland's cold.
[C] And so the story [G]
ends, you're told.
[F] _ _ Poncho needs your prayers, it's [C] true.
Save a few [F] for Lefty too.
[Am] He only did what he [C] had to [G] do.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ [F] Now he's [Am] grown old.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ All the fed are all [C] the same.
Could have had [F] him any [Am] day.
They only let him slip [G] away. _ _
_ _ _ [F] Out of kindness I [Am] suppose. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] A few great men are all the same.
[C] _ Could have had him [F] any day.
[Am] _ We only let him go [G] so _ long.
_ _ _ [D] Out [F] of kindness [Am] I suppose. _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [B] _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
If I _ needed you, would you [F] _ come [C] to me?
Would you _ come [F] to me?
For [Em] to ease [C] my pain? _ _
If you _ needed me, I would come to you.
I would swim [F] the sea for [G] to _ [C] ease your pain. _ _ _
Will the nights fall on?
And the moon _ _ _ _ _ _ will _ [F] _ _ [C] be the [G] _ [C] light of love. _ _ _
And you'll miss the sunrise if you _ close _ your eyes.
And that _ [F] is _ [G]
my heart [C] too. _ _ _
If I _ needed you, would you [F] come [C] to me? _
Would you come to [F] me?
For [G] to [C] ease my _ pain? _
If you _ _ needed me, I would come to you.
I would swim [F] the sea for [G] to _ ease [C] your pain. _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [B] _ _ _ Lady's with me now, since I showed her how to [G#m] lay her lily [F#m] hand in [B] mine.
_ _ Loop and Lil agree, _ she's a sight to see.
And a treasure [E] _ [F#m] for the poor [B] to find.
_ _ If I needed you, would you come to me?
Would you come [E] to me?
[Am] And ease my [B] pain? _ _ _
If you needed me, I would come to you.
I'd swim [E] the sea [F#m] for to [B] ease your pain. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[B] _ _ Here we [A] go. _ _ _
We were [N] lucky enough to find Poncho at last.
I'm glad you did, and tonight I get to be Merle.
Yeah. _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Living on the road, my [G] friend.
_ It's gonna keep you free and clean.
_ [F] _ There you wear your skin like iron.
[C] Your breath as hard [G] as kerosene.
_ [F] _ You weren't your mama's only boy, [C] _ but her favorite one [F] it seems.
And [Am] she began to cry when you [C] said [G]
goodbye.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [F] _
_ Sank [Am] into your wreath. _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ Poncho was a bandit boy.
_ [G] His horse was fast as polished steel.
[F] _ Or his gun outside his pants.
_ [C] _ Or all the [G] honest world to feel.
_ [F] _ Poncho met his match, you know.
[C] A desert town [F] in Mexico.
_ [Am] _ Nobody heard his [C] dying [G] word. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ That's the way [Am] it go. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] All the fed are all the same.
[C] _ Could have had him [F] any [Am] day.
We only let him [Em] slip [G] away. _ _ _
_ _ [F] Out of kindness I [Am] suppose.
_ _ [D] _ Lefty, he can't sing the blues.
[A] All night long like he used to.
[G]
The dust that Poncho bit [Em] down [D] south.
Ended up [A] in Lefty's mouth.
[G] The day [Em] that late poor Poncho [D] low.
Lefty [G] split for Ohio.
_ Where he got the bread [A] to go. _
_ _ _ [Em] Oh, ain't nobody [B] knows.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [G] And all the fed are all the same.
[D] They could [G] have had him any day.
[B] They only [G] let him [A] slip away.
_ _ _ Out of [G]
kindness [A] I [Bm] suppose.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Gm] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Dm] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ Oh, it's tell about your fell.
[G] _ Lefty's living in a cheap hotel.
_ [F] The desert's quiet, Cleveland's cold.
[C] And so the story [G]
ends, you're told.
[F] _ _ Poncho needs your prayers, it's [C] true.
Save a few [F] for Lefty too.
[Am] He only did what he [C] had to [G] do.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ [F] Now he's [Am] grown old.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ All the fed are all [C] the same.
Could have had [F] him any [Am] day.
They only let him slip [G] away. _ _
_ _ _ [F] Out of kindness I [Am] suppose. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] A few great men are all the same.
[C] _ Could have had him [F] any day.
[Am] _ We only let him go [G] so _ long.
_ _ _ [D] Out [F] of kindness [Am] I suppose. _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [B] _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _