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* Chords in the brackets: Play only root note
[Intro]
  C    Cadd9    C    Cadd9(2x)
[Verse 1]
 CLivin' on the road, my friend
 GWas gonna keep us free and clean
 FBut now you wear your skin like iron
 And your Cbreath's as hard as Gkerosene
 FYou weren't your mama's only boy
But her Cfavorite one, it Fseems
                       Am(    F  E)  G  
She began to cry when you said goodbye
                    F      Am(  A   B)
And sank into your dreams
[Verse 2]
 CPancho was a bandit, boys
 GRode a horse fast as polished steel
 FWore his guns outside his pants
 For Call the honest Gworld to feel
 FPancho met his match, you know
 On the Cdeserts down in FMexico
               Am(  F  E) G  
 No one heard his dyin' words
 But Fthat's the way it goeAms
[Chorus]
 FAll the federales say
 CThey could have had him Fany day
                Am(    F  E)  G  
 They only let him slip a - way
                         F     Am(  A   B)
 Out of kindness, I suppose
[Verse 3]
 CLefty he can't sing the blues
 GAll night long like he used to
 FThe dust that Pancho bit down South
 It Cended up in GLefty's mouth
 FThe day they laid old Pancho low
 CLefty split for FOhio
               Am(     F  E) G  
 Where he got the bread to go
 Well there Fain't nobody knowAms
[Chorus]
 FAll the federales say
 CThey could have had him Fany day
                Am(    F  E)  G  
 They only let him slip a - way
                         F     Am(  A   B)
 Out of kindness, I suppose
[Verse 4]
 CPoets tell how Pancho fell
 GLefty's livin' in a cheap hotel
 FThe desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold
 And Cso the story Gends, we're told
 FPancho needs your prayers, it's true
 But Csave a few for FLefty, too
                  Am(   F  E) G  
 He only did what he had to do
 And Fnow he's growin' olAmd
[Chorus]
 FAll the federales say
 CThey could have had him Fany day
                Am(    F  E)  G  
 They only let him slip a - way
 Out of Fkindness, I supposAme
[Chorus]
 Yes a Ffew old gray federales still say
 They Ccould have had him Fany day
                Am(  F  E) G  
 They only let him go so wrong
 Out of Fkindness, I supposAme

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Pancho And Lefty

by Ashley Campbell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

* Chords in the brackets: Play only root note

[Intro]

C Cadd9 C Cadd9

(2x)

[Verse 1]

Livin' on the road, my friend

Was gonna keep us free and clean

But now you wear your skin like iron

C G

And 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 E G

( )

She began to cry when you said goodbye

F Am A B

( )

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

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 E G

( )

No one heard his dyin' words

F Am

But that's the way it goes

[Chorus]

All the federales say

C F

They could have had him any day

Am F E G

( )

They only let him slip a - way

F Am A B

( )

Out of kindness, I suppose

[Verse 3]

Lefty he can't sing the blues

All night long like he used to

The dust that Pancho bit down South

C G

It ended up in Lefty's mouth

The day they laid old Pancho low

C F

Lefty split for Ohio

Am F E G

( )

Where he got the bread to go

F Am

Well there ain't nobody knows

[Chorus]

All the federales say

C F

They could have had him any day

Am F E G

( )

They only let him slip a - way

F Am A B

( )

Out of kindness, I suppose

[Verse 4]

Poets tell how Pancho fell

Lefty's livin' in a cheap hotel

The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold

C G

And 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 E G

( )

He only did what he had to do

F Am

And now he's growin' old

[Chorus]

All the federales say

C F

They could have had him any day

Am F E G

( )

They only let him slip a - way

F Am

Out of kindness, I suppose

[Chorus]

Yes a few old gray federales still say

C F

They could have had him any day

Am F E G

( )

They only let him go so wrong

F Am

Out of kindness, I suppose

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