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Pancho And Lefty

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[INTRO]
C
[VERSE]
  CLiving on the road my friend
  GWas gonna keep you free and clean
  FWhen you wear your skin like iron
  Your brCeath's as hard as Gkerosene
  FYou weren't your mama's only boy
  But her Cfavorite one it sFeems
  She begAman to cry when you saFid Am7goodbGye
  And sFank into her dAmreams
  CPancho was a bandit boy
  His Ghorse was fast as polished steel
  FWore his gun outside his pants
  For Call the honest Gworld to feel
  FPancho met his match you know
  On the Cdeserts down in FMexico
  AmNobody heard his FdyAm7ing Gwords
  FThat's the way it Amgoes
[CHORUS]
  FAll the federales say
  CThey could have had him Fany day
  AmThey just let him Fhang Am7a---Ground
  Out of Fkindness I supAmpose
[VERSE]
  CLefty he can't sing the blues
  GAll night long like he used to
  The Fdust that Pancho bit down south
  CEnded up in GLefty's mouth
  The Fday they laid poor Pancho low
  CLefty split for FOhio
  AmWhere he got the Fbread Am7to   Ggo
  There Fain't nobody Amknows
[CHORUS]
  FAll the federales say
  CThey could have had him Fany day
  AmThey just let him Fhang Am7a---Ground
  Out of Fkindness I supAmpose
[INSTRUMENTAL]
F  C  F  Am  F
Am7  G  F  Am
[VERSE]
  CThe poets tell how Pancho fell
  GLefty's livin' in a cheap motel
  The Fdesert's quiet and Cleveland's cold
  CSo the story eGnds we're told
  FPancho needs your prayers it's true,
  But Csave a few for FLefty too
  AmHe just did what he Fhad Am7to Gdo
  FNow he's growing Amold
[CHORUS]
  FAll the federales say
  CThey could have had him Fany day
  AmThey just let him Fhang Am7a---Ground
  Out of Fkindness I supAmpose
  A Ffew gray federales say
  CThey could have had him Fany day
  AmThey just let him Fslip Am7a----Gway
  Out of Fkindness I supAmpose
[END]
Am

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Pancho And Lefty

by Frank Turner

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Am7

[INTRO]

[VERSE]

Living on the road my friend

Was gonna keep you free and clean

When you wear your skin like iron

C G

Your breath's as hard as kerosene

You weren't your mama's only boy

C F

But her favorite one it seems

Am F Am7 G

She began to cry when you said goodbye

F Am

And sank into her dreams

Pancho was a bandit boy

His horse was fast as polished steel

Wore his gun outside his pants

C G

For all the honest world to feel

Pancho met his match you know

C F

On the deserts down in Mexico

Am F Am7 G

Nobody heard his dying words

F Am

That's the way it goes

[CHORUS]

All the federales say

C F

They could have had him any day

Am F Am7 G

They just let him hang a---round

F Am

Out of kindness I suppose

[VERSE]

Lefty he can't sing the blues

All night long like he used to

The dust that Pancho bit down south

C G

Ended up in Lefty's mouth

The day they laid poor Pancho low

C F

Lefty split for Ohio

Am F Am7 G

Where he got the bread to go

F Am

There ain't nobody knows

[CHORUS]

All the federales say

C F

They could have had him any day

Am F Am7 G

They just let him hang a---round

F Am

Out of kindness I suppose

[INSTRUMENTAL]

F C F Am F

Am7 G F Am

[VERSE]

The poets tell how Pancho fell

Lefty's livin' in a cheap motel

The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold

C G

So the story ends we're told

Pancho needs your prayers it's true,

C F

But save a few for Lefty too

Am F Am7 G

He just did what he had to do

F Am

Now he's growing old

[CHORUS]

All the federales say

C F

They could have had him any day

Am F Am7 G

They just let him hang a---round

F Am

Out of kindness I suppose

A few gray federales say

C F

They could have had him any day

Am F Am7 G

They just let him slip a----way

F Am

Out of kindness I suppose

[END]

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