Willie Nelson - Pancho And Lefty Chords
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
Bm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] [D]
[G] [D]
Living on the road, my friend, [A] was gonna keep you free and clean
[G] But now you wear your skin like iron, and your [D] breath as hard as [A] kerosene
[G]
Weren't your mama's only boy, but her [D] favorite one at sea
[G]
[Bm] She began to cry when you said [A] goodbye,
[G] sank to [Bm] your dream
[D] Pancho 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 to feel
[G] Pancho met his match, you know, [D] on the deserts down in [G] Mexico
[Bm] Nobody heard his dying [A] words, [G]
but that's the way [Bm] it goes
[G]
All the federales say [D] they could have had him [G] any day
They [Bm] only let him slip
[A] away, out of [G] kindness I [Bm] suppose
[D] Lefty, he can't sing the blues [A] all night long like he used to
[G] But just as Pancho bit down sound, [D]
he ended up and left [A] his mound
[G] The day they laid poor Pancho low, [D] Lefty split for [G]
Ohio
[B] Where he got bred to [A] go
There [G] ain't nobody [Bm] know
[G] All the federales say [D] they could have had him [G] any day
[B]
We only let him slip [A] away, out [G] of kindness I suppose
[Bm]
The [G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[Bm]
[A]
[G] [B]
[D] poets tell how Pancho fell, [A] and left his living in a cheap hotel
[G] The desert's quiet, Cleveland's cold, [D] and so the story [A] ends we're told
[G]
Pancho need your prayers and truth, [D] save a few for [G] Lefty too
[Bm] He only did what he had to [A] do,
[G] and now he's [Bm] growing old
[G] All the federales say [D] they could have had him [G] any day
[Bm] They only let him go so [A] long, out [G] of kindness I [Bm] suppose
A
[G] few great federales say [D] they could have had him [G] any day
[B] They only let him go so
[A] long, [G] out of kindness I [Bm] suppose
[G]
[G] [D]
Living on the road, my friend, [A] was gonna keep you free and clean
[G] But now you wear your skin like iron, and your [D] breath as hard as [A] kerosene
[G]
Weren't your mama's only boy, but her [D] favorite one at sea
[G]
[Bm] She began to cry when you said [A] goodbye,
[G] sank to [Bm] your dream
[D] Pancho 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 to feel
[G] Pancho met his match, you know, [D] on the deserts down in [G] Mexico
[Bm] Nobody heard his dying [A] words, [G]
but that's the way [Bm] it goes
[G]
All the federales say [D] they could have had him [G] any day
They [Bm] only let him slip
[A] away, out of [G] kindness I [Bm] suppose
[D] Lefty, he can't sing the blues [A] all night long like he used to
[G] But just as Pancho bit down sound, [D]
he ended up and left [A] his mound
[G] The day they laid poor Pancho low, [D] Lefty split for [G]
Ohio
[B] Where he got bred to [A] go
There [G] ain't nobody [Bm] know
[G] All the federales say [D] they could have had him [G] any day
[B]
We only let him slip [A] away, out [G] of kindness I suppose
[Bm]
The [G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[Bm]
[A]
[G] [B]
[D] poets tell how Pancho fell, [A] and left his living in a cheap hotel
[G] The desert's quiet, Cleveland's cold, [D] and so the story [A] ends we're told
[G]
Pancho need your prayers and truth, [D] save a few for [G] Lefty too
[Bm] He only did what he had to [A] do,
[G] and now he's [Bm] growing old
[G] All the federales say [D] they could have had him [G] any day
[Bm] They only let him go so [A] long, out [G] of kindness I [Bm] suppose
A
[G] few great federales say [D] they could have had him [G] any day
[B] They only let him go so
[A] long, [G] out of kindness I [Bm] suppose
[G]
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[N] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Living on the road, my friend, _ _ [A] was gonna keep you free and clean
_ [G] But now you wear your skin like iron, _ and your [D] breath as hard as [A] _ kerosene
_ _ [G]
Weren't your mama's only boy, but her [D] favorite one at sea
_ [G] _
_ _ [Bm] She began to cry when you said [A] _ _ goodbye, _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ sank to [Bm] your dream _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ Pancho 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 to feel
_ _ [G] _ Pancho met his match, you know, [D] on the deserts down in [G] _ Mexico
_ _ [Bm] Nobody heard his dying _ [A] words, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
but that's the way [Bm] it goes _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
All the _ _ federales say [D] they could have had him [G] any day
_ They [Bm] only let him slip _
_ [A] away, _ _ _ _ _ _ out of [G] kindness I [Bm] suppose _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ Lefty, he can't sing the blues _ [A] all night long like he used _ to
[G] But just as Pancho bit down sound, _ _ [D]
he ended up and left [A] his mound _
[G] The day they laid poor Pancho low, _ [D] _ Lefty split for [G]
Ohio
_ _ _ [B] Where he got bred to [A] go _ _ _
_ _ _ There [G] _ ain't nobody [Bm] know _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] All the _ _ federales say [D] they could have had him [G] any day
_ [B]
We only let him slip _ [A] away, _ _ _ _ _ _ out [G] of kindness I suppose
[Bm] _ _
The _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ poets tell how Pancho fell, _ [A] and left his living in a cheap hotel
_ [G] The desert's quiet, _ Cleveland's cold, _ [D] and so the story _ [A] ends we're told
_ [G] _
Pancho need your prayers and truth, _ [D] save a few for [G] Lefty too
_ [Bm] He only did what he had to [A] _ _ do, _ _
_ _ _ [G] and now he's [Bm] growing old _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ All the federales _ _ say [D] they could have had him [G] any day
_ [Bm] They only let him go so _ [A] _ long, _ _ _ _ out [G] of kindness I [Bm] suppose
_ A _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] few great _ _ federales say [D] they could have had him [G] any day _
[B] They only let him go so _
[A] _ long, _ _ _ _ _ [G] out of kindness _ I [Bm] suppose _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Living on the road, my friend, _ _ [A] was gonna keep you free and clean
_ [G] But now you wear your skin like iron, _ and your [D] breath as hard as [A] _ kerosene
_ _ [G]
Weren't your mama's only boy, but her [D] favorite one at sea
_ [G] _
_ _ [Bm] She began to cry when you said [A] _ _ goodbye, _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ sank to [Bm] your dream _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ Pancho 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 to feel
_ _ [G] _ Pancho met his match, you know, [D] on the deserts down in [G] _ Mexico
_ _ [Bm] Nobody heard his dying _ [A] words, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
but that's the way [Bm] it goes _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
All the _ _ federales say [D] they could have had him [G] any day
_ They [Bm] only let him slip _
_ [A] away, _ _ _ _ _ _ out of [G] kindness I [Bm] suppose _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ Lefty, he can't sing the blues _ [A] all night long like he used _ to
[G] But just as Pancho bit down sound, _ _ [D]
he ended up and left [A] his mound _
[G] The day they laid poor Pancho low, _ [D] _ Lefty split for [G]
Ohio
_ _ _ [B] Where he got bred to [A] go _ _ _
_ _ _ There [G] _ ain't nobody [Bm] know _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] All the _ _ federales say [D] they could have had him [G] any day
_ [B]
We only let him slip _ [A] away, _ _ _ _ _ _ out [G] of kindness I suppose
[Bm] _ _
The _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ poets tell how Pancho fell, _ [A] and left his living in a cheap hotel
_ [G] The desert's quiet, _ Cleveland's cold, _ [D] and so the story _ [A] ends we're told
_ [G] _
Pancho need your prayers and truth, _ [D] save a few for [G] Lefty too
_ [Bm] He only did what he had to [A] _ _ do, _ _
_ _ _ [G] and now he's [Bm] growing old _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ All the federales _ _ say [D] they could have had him [G] any day
_ [Bm] They only let him go so _ [A] _ long, _ _ _ _ out [G] of kindness I [Bm] suppose
_ A _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] few great _ _ federales say [D] they could have had him [G] any day _
[B] They only let him go so _
[A] _ long, _ _ _ _ _ [G] out of kindness _ I [Bm] suppose _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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