Pancho And Lefty - Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard Chords

Tempo:
128.3 bpm
Chords used:

G

A

D

Bm

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Pancho And Lefty - Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard chords
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[D]
Livin' on the road, my friend, [A]
was gonna keep you free and clean
[G] And now you wear your skin like iron, [D] and your breath as hard [A] as kerosene
[G] You weren't your mama's only boy, but her favorite one it seemed
She began to cry when [A] you said goodbye,
[G] sank [Bm] into your dream
[C#] [D] Poncho was a bandit boy, [A] his horse was fast as polished steel
[G] He wore his gun outside his pants, [D]
for all the honest [A] world would feel
[G]
Poncho met his match, you know, [D] on the deserts down [G] in Mexico
Nobody heard his [F#m] dying [A] word, [G] but that's the way [B] it goes
[A] [G] All the Federalists say, [D] they could have had [G] him any day
[Bm] They only let [G] him slip [F#m] [A] away, [G] out of kindness I [Bm]
suppose
[D]
So if he can't sing the blues, [A]
all night long like he used to
[G] But dusty Poncho moved it down south,
[D] he ended up [A] and left his mound
[G] Today they laid poor Poncho low, [D] left his split [G] for Ohio
[Bm] Where he got [G] bread [F#m] to [A]
go, [G]
there ain't nobody [Bm] to know
[G] All the Federalists say, [D] they could have had [G] him any day
[Bm] We only let him [G] slip [F#m] [A] away, [G]
[A] [G] out of kindness I [Bm]
suppose
The
[G] [D]
[G]
[D]
[G] [Bm]
[G] [A]
[G] [Bm]
[B] [C#m] [D]
poets tell how Poncho fell, [A]
and left his living in a cheap hotel
[G] The desert's quiet, Cleveland's cold, [D] and so the [A] story ends we're [G] told
Poncho need your prayers and [D] truth, save a few [G] for a lefty too
He only did what he [A] had to do, [G]
and now he's [Bm] grown old
[A] [G] All the Federalists say, [D] they could have had [G] him any [Bm] day
We only let him [G] go [F#m] so [A] long, [G] out of kindness [Bm] I suppose
[A]
[G] A few great Federalists [D] say, they could have had [G] him any day
[B] We only let [G] him go [D] so [A]
long, [G] out of kindness I [Bm] suppose
[G]
[D]
Key:  
G
2131
A
1231
D
1321
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
G
2131
A
1231
D
1321
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To start learning Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson - (Album Version) Pancho And Lefty chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - G, Bm, G, D, A, D, G, F#m, A and G in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 64 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 128. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: D Major.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Livin' on the road, my friend, _ [A]
was gonna keep you free and clean
[G] And now you wear your skin like iron, [D] and your breath as hard [A] as kerosene
[G] You weren't your mama's only boy, but her favorite one it seemed
She _ _ began to cry when [A] you said _ goodbye, _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ sank [Bm] into your dream _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ [D] _ Poncho was a bandit boy, [A] _ his horse was fast as polished steel
[G] He wore his gun outside his pants, [D] _
for all the honest [A] world would feel
_ [G] _
Poncho met his match, you know, [D] on the deserts down [G] in Mexico _
Nobody _ heard his [F#m] dying [A] word, _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] but that's the way [B] it goes _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [G] _ All the _ _ Federalists say, [D] they could have had [G] him any day
[Bm] They only let [G] him slip [F#m] _ [A] away, _ _ _ _ _ [G] out of kindness I [Bm] _
suppose
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
So if he can't sing the blues, _ [A]
all night long like he used to
[G] But dusty Poncho moved it down south, _
[D] he ended up [A] and left his mound
[G] _ Today they laid poor Poncho low, [D] _ left his split [G] for Ohio _
[Bm] Where he got [G] bread [F#m] to [A]
go, _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
there ain't nobody [Bm] to know _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ All the _ _ Federalists say, [D] they could have had [G] him any day
[Bm] _ We only let him [G] slip [F#m] _ [A] away, [G] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] out of kindness I [Bm]
suppose
_ The _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [D] _
poets tell how Poncho fell, [A] _
and left his living in a cheap hotel _
[G] The desert's quiet, _ Cleveland's cold, [D] and so the [A] story ends we're [G] told
Poncho need your prayers and [D] truth, _ save a few [G] for a lefty too
_ He only did what he [A] had to do, _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
and now he's [Bm] grown old _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ All the Federalists say, [D] they could have had [G] him any [Bm] day
We only let him [G] go [F#m] so [A] _ long, _ _ _ _ [G] out of kindness [Bm] I suppose
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[G] A few great _ _ Federalists [D] say, they could have had [G] him any _ day
[B] We only let [G] him go [D] so [A]
long, _ _ _ _ _ [G] out of kindness I [Bm] suppose _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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