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Pancho And Lefty

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[Intro]
 D   A   G   A   G   D    D/F#   D   G/D   D   G/D    D   A    A/Dx2 
[Verse 1]
DLivin' on the road, my friend
AWas gonna keep you free and clean
GBut now you wear your skin like iron
DAnd your breath's as hard as Akerosene
GYou weren't your mama's only boy
DBut her favorite one, it seemGs
BmShe began to cry when you Gsaid Dgood Abye
GAnd sank into your dBmreams
[Verse 2]
DPancho was a bandit, boys
ARode a horse fast as polished steel
GWore his guns outside his pants
DFor all the honest Aworld to fear
GPancho met his match, you know
On the Ddeserts down in GMexico
BmNo one heard his GdyDin' Awords
GBut that's the way it BmgoesA  
[Chorus]
GAnd all the federales say
DThey could have had him Gany day
BmThey only let him sGlip DawAay
Out of kGindness, I sBmuppose
[Verse 3]
DNow Lefty he can't sing the blues
AAll night long like he used to
GThe dust that Pancho bit down South
DIt ended up in LAefty's mouth
GThe day they laid old Pancho low
DLefty split for OhGio
BmWhere he got the bGread Dto gAo
GWell there ain't nobody 'kBmnowsA  
[Chorus]
GAnd all the federales say
DThey could have had him Gany day
BmThey only let him Gslip DawAay
Out of Gkindness, I supBmpose
[Lead]
[Verse 4]
DNow poets sing how Pancho fell
ALefty's livin' in a cheap hotel
GThe desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold
DAnd so the story enAds, we're told
GPancho needs your prayers, it's true
DBut save a few for LeGfty, too
BmHe only did what he hGad Dto dAo
GAnd now he's growin' oBmld
[Chorus]
GAnd all the federales say
DThey could have had him aGny day
BmThey only let him Ggo Dso Along
Out of Gkindness, I supBmpose
[Final Chorus]
GYes a few old gray federales still say
DThey could have had him aGny day
BmThey only let him Ggo Dso lAong
Out of Gkindness, I supBmpose

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Pancho And Lefty

by Willie Nelson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

G/D

A/D

[Intro]

D A G A G D D/F# D G/D D G/D D A A/D

[Verse 1]

Livin' on the road, my friend

Was gonna keep you free and clean

But now you wear your skin like iron

D A

And your breath's as hard as kerosene

You weren't your mama's only boy

D G

But her favorite one, it seems

Bm G D A

She began to cry when you said good bye

G Bm

And sank into your dreams

[Verse 2]

Pancho was a bandit, boys

Rode a horse fast as polished steel

Wore his guns outside his pants

D A

For all the honest world to fear

Pancho met his match, you know

D G

On the deserts down in Mexico

Bm G D A

No one heard his dyin' words

G Bm A

But that's the way it goes

[Chorus]

And all the federales say

D G

They could have had him any day

Bm G D A

They only let him slip away

G Bm

Out of kindness, I suppose

[Verse 3]

Now Lefty he can't sing the blues

All night long like he used to

The dust that Pancho bit down South

D A

It ended up in Lefty's mouth

The day they laid old Pancho low

D G

Lefty split for Ohio

Bm G D A

Where he got the bread to go

G Bm A

Well there ain't nobody 'knows

[Chorus]

And all the federales say

D G

They could have had him any day

Bm G D A

They only let him slip away

G Bm

Out of kindness, I suppose

[Lead]

[Verse 4]

Now poets sing how Pancho fell

Lefty's livin' in a cheap hotel

The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold

D A

And so the story ends, we're told

Pancho needs your prayers, it's true

D G

But save a few for Lefty, too

Bm G D A

He only did what he had to do

G Bm

And now he's growin' old

[Chorus]

And all the federales say

D G

They could have had him any day

Bm G D A

They only let him go so long

G Bm

Out of kindness, I suppose

[Final Chorus]

Yes a few old gray federales still say

D G

They could have had him any day

Bm G D A

They only let him go so long

G Bm

Out of kindness, I suppose

About Pancho And Lefty Chords by Willie Nelson

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