Chords for WILLIE NELSON Poncho & Lefty 2007 LiVE
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [D]
Livin' on the road, my friend, [A] was gonna keep you free and clean.
[G] Now you [D] wear your skin like [G] iron, and [D] your breath as hard as [A] kerosene.
[G] You weren't your mama's only boy, but her favorite [D] one it seems.
[G]
She began to [Bm] cry [Em] when you said goodbye, [A]
[G] second to your [Bm] dreams.
[D] Poncho was a bandit boy, [A] his horse was fast as pony steel.
[G] He wore his gun outside his pen for [D] all the honest world [A] to feel.
[G] Poncho [D] met his [G] match, you know, in the [D] deserts down in Mexico.
[G]
[B] Nobody heard his [A] dying word,
[G] but that's the way it [Bm] goes.
[G] On the 30th, I would say, [D] coulda had him [G]
any day.
[Bm] We only let him slip away, [A]
[G] out of kindness I had to [Bm] spoon.
[D] Lefty, he can't sang the blues all night [A] long like he used to.
[G] The dust that [D] Poncho bid [G] down south, [D]
ended [A] up and left his mouth.
[G] The day they [D] laid poor [G] Poncho low,
[D] Lefty split for [G] Ohio.
[B] Where he got the [G] bread to go, [A]
[G] there ain't nobody [Bm] to know.
[G] On the 30th, I would say, [D] coulda had him [G] any day.
[B] We only let him go [Em] so long, [A]
[G] out of kindness [Bm] I suppose.
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D] [G]
[Bm]
[A] [F#m]
[Bm]
[D] The poets tell how Poncho fell, [A] how Lefty's living in a cheap hotel.
The [D] desert's quiet [G] and Cleveland's cold, [D] so the story [A] ends we're told.
[G] And Poncho needs your prayers, it's true, [D] save a few for [G] Lefty too.
[Em] He only did what he had to [A] do, [G] and now [D] he's growing [Bm] old.
[G] On the 30th, I would say, [D] coulda had him [G] any day.
[Bm] We only let him go so [A] long, out of [G] kindness I suppose.
[Bm]
[G] You great veteran, I would say, [D] coulda had him [G] any day.
[Bm] We only let him go so [Em] long, [A]
out of [G]
kindness [Bm] I suppose.
[G]
[Bm]
[A]
[G]
Livin' on the road, my friend, [A] was gonna keep you free and clean.
[G] Now you [D] wear your skin like [G] iron, and [D] your breath as hard as [A] kerosene.
[G] You weren't your mama's only boy, but her favorite [D] one it seems.
[G]
She began to [Bm] cry [Em] when you said goodbye, [A]
[G] second to your [Bm] dreams.
[D] Poncho was a bandit boy, [A] his horse was fast as pony steel.
[G] He wore his gun outside his pen for [D] all the honest world [A] to feel.
[G] Poncho [D] met his [G] match, you know, in the [D] deserts down in Mexico.
[G]
[B] Nobody heard his [A] dying word,
[G] but that's the way it [Bm] goes.
[G] On the 30th, I would say, [D] coulda had him [G]
any day.
[Bm] We only let him slip away, [A]
[G] out of kindness I had to [Bm] spoon.
[D] Lefty, he can't sang the blues all night [A] long like he used to.
[G] The dust that [D] Poncho bid [G] down south, [D]
ended [A] up and left his mouth.
[G] The day they [D] laid poor [G] Poncho low,
[D] Lefty split for [G] Ohio.
[B] Where he got the [G] bread to go, [A]
[G] there ain't nobody [Bm] to know.
[G] On the 30th, I would say, [D] coulda had him [G] any day.
[B] We only let him go [Em] so long, [A]
[G] out of kindness [Bm] I suppose.
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D] [G]
[Bm]
[A] [F#m]
[Bm]
[D] The poets tell how Poncho fell, [A] how Lefty's living in a cheap hotel.
The [D] desert's quiet [G] and Cleveland's cold, [D] so the story [A] ends we're told.
[G] And Poncho needs your prayers, it's true, [D] save a few for [G] Lefty too.
[Em] He only did what he had to [A] do, [G] and now [D] he's growing [Bm] old.
[G] On the 30th, I would say, [D] coulda had him [G] any day.
[Bm] We only let him go so [A] long, out of [G] kindness I suppose.
[Bm]
[G] You great veteran, I would say, [D] coulda had him [G] any day.
[Bm] We only let him go so [Em] long, [A]
out of [G]
kindness [Bm] I suppose.
[G]
[Bm]
[A]
[G]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ Livin' on the road, my friend, _ [A] was gonna keep you free and clean.
_ _ _ [G] Now you [D] wear your skin like [G] iron, and [D] your breath as hard as [A] kerosene. _ _ _ _
[G] You weren't your mama's only boy, but her favorite [D] one it seems.
_ _ [G] _
_ She began to [Bm] cry [Em] when you said goodbye, _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ second to your [Bm] dreams. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ Poncho was a bandit boy, _ [A] his horse was fast as pony steel.
_ _ _ [G] He wore his gun outside his pen _ for [D] all the honest world [A] to feel. _ _ _
[G] Poncho [D] met his [G] match, you know, in the [D] deserts down in Mexico.
[G] _ _
_ _ [B] Nobody _ heard his [A] dying word, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] but that's the way it [Bm] goes. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] On the 30th, I would say, _ [D] _ coulda had him [G]
any day.
_ [Bm] We only let him slip away, [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] out of kindness I had to [Bm] spoon. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ Lefty, he can't sang the blues all night [A] long like he used to.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] The dust that [D] Poncho bid [G] down south, _ _ _ [D]
ended [A] up and left his mouth. _ _
[G] The day they [D] laid poor [G] Poncho low, _
_ _ [D] Lefty split for [G] Ohio.
_ _ _ [B] _ Where he got the [G] bread to go, _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] there ain't nobody [Bm] to know. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ On the 30th, I would say, _ _ [D] _ coulda had him [G] any day.
_ _ [B] We only let him go [Em] so long, _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] out of kindness [Bm] I suppose. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] The poets tell how Poncho fell, _ [A] how Lefty's living in a cheap hotel.
_ _ The [D] desert's quiet [G] and Cleveland's cold, _ [D] so the story [A] ends we're told.
[G] And Poncho needs your _ prayers, it's true, [D] _ save a few for [G] Lefty too.
_ [Em] He only did what he had to [A] do, _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] and now [D] he's growing [Bm] _ old. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ On the 30th, I would say, _ _ [D] _ coulda had him [G] any day.
_ [Bm] We only let him go so _ [A] long, _ _ _ _ _ _ out of [G] kindness I suppose.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ You great veteran, I would say, _ _ [D] _ coulda had him [G] any day.
_ _ [Bm] We only let him go so [Em] long, [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ out of [G]
kindness [Bm] I suppose. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ Livin' on the road, my friend, _ [A] was gonna keep you free and clean.
_ _ _ [G] Now you [D] wear your skin like [G] iron, and [D] your breath as hard as [A] kerosene. _ _ _ _
[G] You weren't your mama's only boy, but her favorite [D] one it seems.
_ _ [G] _
_ She began to [Bm] cry [Em] when you said goodbye, _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ second to your [Bm] dreams. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ Poncho was a bandit boy, _ [A] his horse was fast as pony steel.
_ _ _ [G] He wore his gun outside his pen _ for [D] all the honest world [A] to feel. _ _ _
[G] Poncho [D] met his [G] match, you know, in the [D] deserts down in Mexico.
[G] _ _
_ _ [B] Nobody _ heard his [A] dying word, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] but that's the way it [Bm] goes. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] On the 30th, I would say, _ [D] _ coulda had him [G]
any day.
_ [Bm] We only let him slip away, [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] out of kindness I had to [Bm] spoon. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ Lefty, he can't sang the blues all night [A] long like he used to.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] The dust that [D] Poncho bid [G] down south, _ _ _ [D]
ended [A] up and left his mouth. _ _
[G] The day they [D] laid poor [G] Poncho low, _
_ _ [D] Lefty split for [G] Ohio.
_ _ _ [B] _ Where he got the [G] bread to go, _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] there ain't nobody [Bm] to know. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ On the 30th, I would say, _ _ [D] _ coulda had him [G] any day.
_ _ [B] We only let him go [Em] so long, _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] out of kindness [Bm] I suppose. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
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_ [D] The poets tell how Poncho fell, _ [A] how Lefty's living in a cheap hotel.
_ _ The [D] desert's quiet [G] and Cleveland's cold, _ [D] so the story [A] ends we're told.
[G] And Poncho needs your _ prayers, it's true, [D] _ save a few for [G] Lefty too.
_ [Em] He only did what he had to [A] do, _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] and now [D] he's growing [Bm] _ old. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ On the 30th, I would say, _ _ [D] _ coulda had him [G] any day.
_ [Bm] We only let him go so _ [A] long, _ _ _ _ _ _ out of [G] kindness I suppose.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ You great veteran, I would say, _ _ [D] _ coulda had him [G] any day.
_ _ [Bm] We only let him go so [Em] long, [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ out of [G]
kindness [Bm] I suppose. _ _ _ _ _
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