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Pancho And Lefty

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tab by jofo  30/5/09
add some hammer on's when playing the Am
             C       G      F                 Am*
e-------------------------------------------------------|
b------1----------1------1----1---------1-1-1-----------|
g------0----------0------2----2---------2-2-2-----------|
d------2-----------------3----2---------3/2/0-----------|
a------3----------2-------------------------------------|
e-----------------3-------------------------------------|
CLivin' on the road, my friend
GWas gonna keep us free and clean
Fnow you wear your skin like iron
ACnd your breath's as hard Gas kerosene
Fweren't your mama's only boy
CBut her favorite one, it seFems
AmShe began to cry when yFou said Ggood bye
FAnd sank into your dAmreams
(Verse 2)
CPancho was a bandit, boys
Ghorse fast as polished steel
FWore his guns outside his pants
CFor all the honest world Gto feel
FPancho met his match, you know
COn the deserts down iFn Mexico
AmNobody  heard his dyin' FwordsG  
FBut that's the way iAmt goes
(Chorus)
FAnd all the federales say
CThey could have had him any Fday
AmThey only let him hFang arounGd
Out of Fkindness, I suppAmose
(Verse 3)
CLefty he can't sing the blues
GAll night long like he used to
FThe dust that Pancho bit down South
CIt ended up in Lefty'Gs mouth
FThe day they laid poor Pancho low
CLefty split for OhioF  
AmWhere he got the bread tFo goG  
Fahh there ain't nobodAmy 'knows
(Chorus)
(Verse 4)
Cpoets tell how Pancho fell
GLefty's livin' in a cheap hotel
FThe desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold
CAnd so the story ends, weG're told
FPancho needs your prayers, it's true
CBut save a few for Lefty, toFo
AmHe only did what he had to dFoG  
FAnd now he's growin' Amold
(Chorus)
(Final Chorus)
FYes a few old gray federales still say
CThey could have had him any Fday
AmThey only let him go so FwrongG  
Out of Fkindness, I suppoAmse

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Pancho And Lefty

by Steve Earle

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

tab by jofo 30/5/09

add some hammer on's when playing the Am

C G F Am

e-------------------------------------------------------|

b------1----------1------1----1---------1-1-1-----------|

g------0----------0------2----2---------2-2-2-----------|

d------2-----------------3----2---------3/2/0-----------|

a------3----------2-------------------------------------|

e-----------------3-------------------------------------|

Livin' on the road, my friend

Was gonna keep us free and clean

now you wear your skin like iron

C G

And your breath's as hard as kerosene

weren't your mama's only boy

C F

But her favorite one, it seems

Am F G

She began to cry when you said good bye

F Am

And sank into your dreams

(Verse 2)

Pancho was a bandit, boys

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 G

Nobody heard his dyin' words

F Am

But that's the way it goes

(Chorus)

And all the federales say

C F

They could have had him any day

Am F G

They only let him hang around

F Am

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 poor Pancho low

C F

Lefty split for Ohio

Am F G

Where he got the bread to go

F Am

ahh there ain't nobody 'knows

(Chorus)

(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 G

He only did what he had to do

F Am

And now he's growin' old

(Chorus)

(Final Chorus)

Yes a few old gray federales still say

C F

They could have had him any day

Am F G

They only let him go so wrong

F Am

Out of kindness, I suppose

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