Leonard

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[Verse]
D G D
When Leonard finally came to California
G D A
He was twenty-one years old as I recall
D G D
He loved to write a song and pick the guitar
G A D
And he came to hang a Gold one on the wall.
Bm G
The town in which he lived is not important
G D A
But you'll know which town I mean by the time I'm thru
Bm G
He soon became a famous entertainer
G A D
But leonard was a name he never used
[Verse]
D G D
He was on his way to having what he wanted
G D A
Just about as close as one could be
D G D
Hey! Once he even followed Elvis Presley
G A D
And he wrote a lot of country songs for me.
Bm G
But he laid it all aside to follow Jesus
G D A
For years he chose to let his music go
Bm G
But preaching wasn't really meant for leonard
G A D
But how in the hell was leonard s'posed to know.
[Verse]
D G D
Well, life began to twist its way around him
G D A
And I wondered how he carried such a load
D G D
He came back again to try his luck in music
G A D
And lost his wife and family on the road.
Spoken:
Bm G
After that he seemed to bog down even deeper
G D A
And I saw what booze and pills could really do
Bm G
And I wondered if I'd ever see him sober
G A D
But I forgot about a Friend that leonard knew.
[Verse]
D G D
Well, leonard gave me lots of inspiration
G D A
He helped teach me how to write a country song
D G D
And he even brought around a bag of groceries
G A D
Hey! Back before Muskogee came along.
Bm G
Really I'm not trying to hide his showname
G D A
Or the town in which this episode began
Bm G
Spoken: [Somehow I had to write a song for old Tommy]
G A D
If just to see the smilin' faces in the band.
[Outro]
D G D
When leonard finally came to California
G D A
He was twenty-one years old as I recall
D G D
And he loved to write a song and pick the guitar
G A D
And he came to hang a Gold one on the wall.

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Leonard Chords by Merle Haggard

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