Pancho and Lefty Willie Nelson
Intro: D G A Bm D (X2)
D A
Livin’ on the road, my friend Was gonna keep us free and clean
G D A
But now you wear your skin like iron And your breath’s as hard as kerosene
G D G
You weren’t your mama’s only boy But her favorite one, it seems
Bm G A G Bm Bm A D
She began to cry When you said good bye And sank into your dreams
D A
Pancho was a bandit, boys Rode a horse fast as polished steel
G D A
He wore his guns outside his pants For all the honest world to feel
G D G
Pancho met his match, you know On the deserts down in Mexico
Bm G D A G Bm Bm A G
No one heard his dy in’ words Oh but that’s the way it goes
Chorus:
G D G
And all the federales say They could have had him any day
Bm G D A G Bm Bm A D
They only let him slip a….way Out of kindness, I suppose
D A
Lefty he can’t sing the blues All night long like he used to
G D A
The dust that Pancho bit down South ended up in Lefty’s mouth
G D G
The day they laid old Pancho low Lefty split for Ohio
Bm G D A G Bm Bm A G
Where he got the bread to go there ain’t nobody ‘knows
CHORUS
G D G
And all the federales say They could have had him any day
Bm G D A G Bm Bm A D
They only let him slip a….way Out of kindness, I suppose
D A
Poets sing how Pancho fell And Lefty’s livin’ in cheap hotels
G D A
The desert’s quiet and Cleveland’s cold And so the story ends, we’re told
G D G
Pancho needs your prayers, it’s true But save a few for Lefty, too
Bm G D A G Bm Bm A G
He only did what he had to do And now he’s growin’ old
Chorus:
G D G
few gray federales still say They could have had him any day
Bm G D A G Bm Bm A D
They only let him go so long Out of kindness, I suppose
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Pancho and Lefty
Intro: 1 23 45 6 . . G A Bm D (X4)
D A
Livin’ on the road, my friend Was gonna keep us free and clean
G D D/C# D4 A
But now you wear your skin like iron And your breath’s as hard as kerosene
G D D/C# G
You weren’t your mama’s only boy But her favorite one, it seems
Bm (Barr) A G Bm A ® D
She began to cry When you said good bye And sank into your dreams
D A
Pancho was a bandit, boys Rode a horse fast as polished steel
G D A
Wore his guns outside his pants For all the honest world to feel
G D G
Pancho met his match, you know On the deserts down in Mexico
Bm G D A G Bm Bm A G
No one heard his dy….in’ words But that’s the way it goes
Chorus:
G D G
And all the federales say They could have had him any day
Bm G D A G Bm Bm A D
They only let him slip a….way Out of kindness, I suppose
D A
Now Lefty he can’t sing the blues All night long like he used to
G D A
The dust that Pancho bit down South It ended up in Lefty’s mouth
G D G
The day they laid old Pancho low Lefty split for Ohio
Bm G D A G Bm Bm A G
Where he got the bread to go there ain’t nobody ‘knows
CHORUS AND STRUM CHORD FOR CHORUS G – D – G – Bm- G- D- A G- Bm HOLD A ® D
D A
Now poets sing how Pancho fell Lefty’s livin’ in a cheap hotel
G D A
The desert’s quiet and Cleveland’s cold And so the story ends, we’re told
G D G
Pancho needs your prayers, it’s true But save a few for Lefty, too
Bm G D A G Bm Bm A G
He only did what he had to do And now he’s growin’ old
Chorus:
G D G
A few gray federales still say They could have had him any day
Bm G D A G Bm Bm A
They only let go so long Out of kindness, I suppose
E –10—-9---7—-9---7---5-5------5------3---2---3---2---0--2
B –10—-10—-8—-10—-8---5-7------7------3---3---3---3---3--3
G –11—-9---7—-9---7---7-7------7------4---2---4---2---2--2
D- 0---------------------------0---------
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