Chords for Pancho and Lefty
Tempo:
121.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
Living on the road, my friend, [A] is gonna keep you free and clean.
[G]
Now you wear your skin like iron, [D]
your breath as [A] hard as kerosene.
[G]
You're working by my solely, boy, [D] for the favorite one of [G] three.
You [Bm]
began to cry [G] when you [D] [A] said goodbye,
[Em] [G] and sank into [Bm] your dream.
[D]
Pancho was a bandit boy, [A]
his horse was fast as polished steel.
[G]
He'd lower his gun outside his [D] pants for all the honest [A] world to feed.
[G]
Pancho met his match, you know, [D] on the deserts, town, [G] and Mexico.
[Bm]
Nobody heard [G] his [D] dying [A] word,
[G] that's the [Bm] way it goes.
[A] [G]
All the veteranists say [D]
they could have had [G] him any day.
[Bm]
They only let him [D] slip [A] away at [G] a kindness I [Bm] suppose.
[D]
Lefty, he can't sing the blues [A]
all night long like he used [G] to.
The gusset Pancho bent down south, [D]
ended up in [A] Lefty's mouth.
[G]
The deadly poor Pancho, Lord, [D]
Lefty split [G] for Ohio, [Bm]
where he got [G] the bread [D] [A] to go.
[G] There ain't [Bm] nobody to know.
[F#m] [G]
All the veteranists say [D]
they could have had [G] him any day.
[Bm]
They only let him [D] slip [A] away at [G] a kindness I [Bm] suppose.
[G]
[D]
[G] [Bm]
[G] [D] [A]
[G]
[Bm] [C#]
[D] The poets tell how Pancho fell, [A] now Lefty's living in a cheap hotel.
[G] The desert's quiet and Cleveland's [D] cold, and so the [A] story ends we're told.
[G]
Lord, Pancho needs your prayers, it's true, [D]
but save a few [G] for Lefty too.
[Bm]
He only [G] did what [D] he had [A] to do, [G] and now he's [Bm] growing old.
[G]
All the veteranists say [D] they could have had [G] him any day.
[Bm]
They only let him [D] slip [A] away at [G] a kindness [Bm] I suppose.
[F#m]
[G] A few great veteranists say [D] they could have had [G] him any day.
[Bm] They only let him [G] go [D] so [A]
long at [G] a kindness I [Bm] suppose.
[G] [D]
[A#]
[N]
Living on the road, my friend, [A] is gonna keep you free and clean.
[G]
Now you wear your skin like iron, [D]
your breath as [A] hard as kerosene.
[G]
You're working by my solely, boy, [D] for the favorite one of [G] three.
You [Bm]
began to cry [G] when you [D] [A] said goodbye,
[Em] [G] and sank into [Bm] your dream.
[D]
Pancho was a bandit boy, [A]
his horse was fast as polished steel.
[G]
He'd lower his gun outside his [D] pants for all the honest [A] world to feed.
[G]
Pancho met his match, you know, [D] on the deserts, town, [G] and Mexico.
[Bm]
Nobody heard [G] his [D] dying [A] word,
[G] that's the [Bm] way it goes.
[A] [G]
All the veteranists say [D]
they could have had [G] him any day.
[Bm]
They only let him [D] slip [A] away at [G] a kindness I [Bm] suppose.
[D]
Lefty, he can't sing the blues [A]
all night long like he used [G] to.
The gusset Pancho bent down south, [D]
ended up in [A] Lefty's mouth.
[G]
The deadly poor Pancho, Lord, [D]
Lefty split [G] for Ohio, [Bm]
where he got [G] the bread [D] [A] to go.
[G] There ain't [Bm] nobody to know.
[F#m] [G]
All the veteranists say [D]
they could have had [G] him any day.
[Bm]
They only let him [D] slip [A] away at [G] a kindness I [Bm] suppose.
[G]
[D]
[G] [Bm]
[G] [D] [A]
[G]
[Bm] [C#]
[D] The poets tell how Pancho fell, [A] now Lefty's living in a cheap hotel.
[G] The desert's quiet and Cleveland's [D] cold, and so the [A] story ends we're told.
[G]
Lord, Pancho needs your prayers, it's true, [D]
but save a few [G] for Lefty too.
[Bm]
He only [G] did what [D] he had [A] to do, [G] and now he's [Bm] growing old.
[G]
All the veteranists say [D] they could have had [G] him any day.
[Bm]
They only let him [D] slip [A] away at [G] a kindness [Bm] I suppose.
[F#m]
[G] A few great veteranists say [D] they could have had [G] him any day.
[Bm] They only let him [G] go [D] so [A]
long at [G] a kindness I [Bm] suppose.
[G] [D]
[A#]
[N]
Key:
G
D
A
Bm
F#m
G
D
A
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Living on the road, my friend, [A] is gonna keep you free and clean.
[G] _
Now you wear your skin like iron, [D]
your breath as [A] hard as _ kerosene.
[G]
You're working by my solely, boy, [D] for the favorite one of [G] three.
You _ [Bm]
began to cry [G] when you [D] [A] said goodbye, _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [G] and sank into [Bm] your dream.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ Pancho was a bandit boy, [A]
his horse was fast as polished steel.
[G] _
He'd lower his gun outside his [D] pants for all the honest [A] world to feed.
[G] _ _
Pancho met his match, you know, [D] on the deserts, town, [G] and Mexico.
_ [Bm] _
Nobody heard [G] his [D] dying [A] word, _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ that's the [Bm] way it _ goes.
_ _ _ [A] _ [G] _
All the _ _ veteranists say [D]
they could have had [G] him any day.
[Bm]
They only let him [D] slip _ [A] away _ at _ [G] a kindness I [Bm] suppose.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ Lefty, he can't sing the blues [A]
all night long like he used [G] to.
The gusset Pancho bent down south, _ [D] _
ended up in [A] Lefty's mouth.
[G] _
The deadly poor Pancho, Lord, [D] _
Lefty split [G] for Ohio, _ [Bm] _
where he got [G] the bread [D] [A] to go. _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ There ain't [Bm] nobody to know.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [G] _
All the _ _ veteranists say [D]
they could have had [G] him any day.
_ [Bm]
They only let him [D] slip [A] away _ _ at _ [G] a kindness I [Bm] suppose.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
[D] The poets tell how Pancho fell, [A] now Lefty's living in a cheap hotel. _
[G] The desert's quiet and Cleveland's [D] cold, and so the [A] story ends we're told.
[G]
Lord, Pancho needs your prayers, it's true, [D]
but save a few [G] for Lefty too.
_ [Bm]
He only [G] did what [D] he had [A] to do, _ _ _ _ [G] and now he's [Bm] growing old.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
All the _ veteranists say [D] they could have had [G] him any day.
[Bm]
They only let him [D] slip [A] away _ _ at _ [G] a kindness [Bm] I suppose.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[G] A few great _ _ veteranists say [D] they could have had [G] him any day. _
[Bm] They only let him [G] go [D] so [A] _
long _ at [G] a kindness I [Bm] suppose. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Living on the road, my friend, [A] is gonna keep you free and clean.
[G] _
Now you wear your skin like iron, [D]
your breath as [A] hard as _ kerosene.
[G]
You're working by my solely, boy, [D] for the favorite one of [G] three.
You _ [Bm]
began to cry [G] when you [D] [A] said goodbye, _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [G] and sank into [Bm] your dream.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ Pancho was a bandit boy, [A]
his horse was fast as polished steel.
[G] _
He'd lower his gun outside his [D] pants for all the honest [A] world to feed.
[G] _ _
Pancho met his match, you know, [D] on the deserts, town, [G] and Mexico.
_ [Bm] _
Nobody heard [G] his [D] dying [A] word, _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ that's the [Bm] way it _ goes.
_ _ _ [A] _ [G] _
All the _ _ veteranists say [D]
they could have had [G] him any day.
[Bm]
They only let him [D] slip _ [A] away _ at _ [G] a kindness I [Bm] suppose.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ Lefty, he can't sing the blues [A]
all night long like he used [G] to.
The gusset Pancho bent down south, _ [D] _
ended up in [A] Lefty's mouth.
[G] _
The deadly poor Pancho, Lord, [D] _
Lefty split [G] for Ohio, _ [Bm] _
where he got [G] the bread [D] [A] to go. _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ There ain't [Bm] nobody to know.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [G] _
All the _ _ veteranists say [D]
they could have had [G] him any day.
_ [Bm]
They only let him [D] slip [A] away _ _ at _ [G] a kindness I [Bm] suppose.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
[D] The poets tell how Pancho fell, [A] now Lefty's living in a cheap hotel. _
[G] The desert's quiet and Cleveland's [D] cold, and so the [A] story ends we're told.
[G]
Lord, Pancho needs your prayers, it's true, [D]
but save a few [G] for Lefty too.
_ [Bm]
He only [G] did what [D] he had [A] to do, _ _ _ _ [G] and now he's [Bm] growing old.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
All the _ veteranists say [D] they could have had [G] him any day.
[Bm]
They only let him [D] slip [A] away _ _ at _ [G] a kindness [Bm] I suppose.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[G] A few great _ _ veteranists say [D] they could have had [G] him any day. _
[Bm] They only let him [G] go [D] so [A] _
long _ at [G] a kindness I [Bm] suppose. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _