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Pancho And Lefty

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Ryan Bingham version of the late, great Townes Van Zandt song Pancho and Lefty. Bingham performed this song at
his Amazon Concert: Ryan Bingham Live. Bingham loosely strums and fingerpicks throughout. If you have Amazon 
Prime be sure to check out his great concert.
One note about the chords: this is how Ryan Bingham performed the song in concert, he omitted a chorus at the
end and changed the lyrics of the last chorus, missing is "a few grey federales say". Also, I personally like
to add a G in between the Bm and A7 in the verse and chorus. It's up to you. 
[Verse]
DLivin' on the road my friend
A7Was gonna keep you free and clean
GNow you wear your skin like iron;
DYour breath's as hard as kerA7osene
GYou weren't your momma's only boy
DBut her favorite one, it sGeems
BmShe began to cry when you said A7goodbye
GAnd sank into your dBmreams 
[Verse]
DPancho was a bandit, boys
A7His horse was fast as polished steel
GWore his gun outside his pants
DFor all the honest world tA7o feel
GPancho met his match, you know
DOn the deserts down in GMexico
BmNobody heard his dying wA7ords
GThat's the way it gBmoes
[Chorus]
GAll the federales say
DThey could have had him aGny day
BmThey only let him slip aA7way
GOut of kindness, I sBmuppose
[Verse]
DLefty, he can't sing the blues
A7All night long like he used to
GThe dust that Pancho bit down south
DEnded up in Lefty's A7mouth
GThe day they laid poor Pancho low
DLefty split for OhGio
BmWhere he got the bread to A7go
GThere ain't nobody kBmnows
[Instrumental]
Bm D A7 G D A7 G D G Bm A G Bm D
[Verse]
DThe poets tell how Pancho fell;
A7Lefty's living in a cheap hotel
GThe desert's quiet; Cleveland's cold
DSo the story ends, we're tA7old
GPancho needs your prayers, it's true
DBut save a few for LeftGy, too
BmHe just did what he had tA7o do
GNow he's growing Bmold
[Chorus]
GAll the federales say
DThey could have had him aGny day
BmThey only let him go so A7wrong
GOut of kindness, I sBmuppose

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Pancho And Lefty

by Ryan Bingham

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Ryan Bingham version of the late, great Townes Van Zandt song Pancho and Lefty. Bingham performed this song at

his Amazon Concert: Ryan Bingham Live. Bingham loosely strums and fingerpicks throughout. If you have Amazon

Prime be sure to check out his great concert.

One note about the chords: this is how Ryan Bingham performed the song in concert, he omitted a chorus at the

end and changed the lyrics of the last chorus, missing is "a few grey federales say". Also, I personally like

to add a G in between the Bm and A7 in the verse and chorus. It's up to you.

[Verse]

Livin' on the road my friend

Was gonna keep you free and clean

Now you wear your skin like iron;

D A7

Your breath's as hard as kerosene

You weren't your momma's only boy

D G

But her favorite one, it seems

Bm A7

She began to cry when you said goodbye

G Bm

And sank into your dreams

[Verse]

Pancho was a bandit, boys

His horse was fast as polished steel

Wore his gun outside his pants

D A7

For all the honest world to feel

Pancho met his match, you know

D G

On the deserts down in Mexico

Bm A7

Nobody heard his dying words

G Bm

That's the way it goes

[Chorus]

All the federales say

D G

They could have had him any day

Bm A7

They only let him slip away

G Bm

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

D A7

Ended up in Lefty's mouth

The day they laid poor Pancho low

D G

Lefty split for Ohio

Bm A7

Where he got the bread to go

G Bm

There ain't nobody knows

[Instrumental]

Bm D A7 G D A7 G D G Bm A G Bm D

[Verse]

The poets tell how Pancho fell;

Lefty's living in a cheap hotel

The desert's quiet; Cleveland's cold

D A7

So the story ends, we're told

Pancho needs your prayers, it's true

D G

But save a few for Lefty, too

Bm A7

He just did what he had to do

G Bm

Now he's growing old

[Chorus]

All the federales say

D G

They could have had him any day

Bm A7

They only let him go so wrong

G Bm

Out of kindness, I suppose

About Pancho And Lefty Chords by Ryan Bingham

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