Chords for Townes Van Zandt - Pancho & Lefty (Official Audio)
Tempo:
144.25 bpm
Chords used:
G
A
D
Bm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A]
[E] [G]
[Bm]
[D] Living on the road, my friend, [A] was gonna keep you free and clean.
[G] Now you wear your skin like [D] iron, your breath's as [A] hard as kerosene.
[G] You weren't your mama's only [D] boy, but her favorite [G] one it seems.
She [Bm] began to [G] cry when you said [A] goodbye, [E] [G]
sank into [Bm] your dreams.
[D] Pancho was a bandit boy, [A] his horse was fast as polished steel.
[G] Wore his gun outside his pants, [D] for all the [A] honest world to feel.
[G] Pancho met his match in Oak, [D] on the deserts down [G] in Mexico.
Nobody heard his [A] dying words, but [G] that's the way it [Bm] goes.
[G] And all the federales say, [D] they could have [G] had him any day.
[Bm] They only [G] let him [A] hang around, [G] out of kindness I [Bm] suppose.
[D] Well, lefty he keeps singing the blues, [A] all night long like he used to.
[G]
The dusty Pancho bit [D] down south, and it [A] up in [E] lefty's mouth.
[G]
The day they laid poor Pancho low, [D]
left his split [G] for Ohio.
[Bm]
And where he got [G] the bread to [A] go, [G] oh, it ain't nobody [Bm] knows.
[G]
And all the federales [E] say, [D] they could have [G] had him any day.
[Bm] They only [G] let him [A] slip away, [G] out of kindness [E] I [Bm] suppose.
[D]
[A] [D] [G]
[D]
[A] [E]
[G] [A]
[D] [G]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[G]
[Bm]
[D] Well, the poets tell how Pancho [A] fell, left his living in a cheap hotel.
[G] The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold, [D] so the [A] story ends we're told.
[G] Pancho needs your prayers, it's true, [D] to save a [G] few for lefty too.
[Bm]
He just [G] did what he had to [A] do, [G] oh, now he's growing [Bm] old.
[G] And a few great federales [D] say, they could have [G] had him any day.
[Bm] They only [G] let him go so [A] wrong, [G] out of kindness I [Bm] suppose.
A
[G] few great federales say, [D] they could have [G] had him any day.
[Bm] They only [G] let him go [A] so wrong, [G] out of kindness I [Bm] suppose.
[B] Thanks y'all.
[E] [G]
[Bm]
[D] Living on the road, my friend, [A] was gonna keep you free and clean.
[G] Now you wear your skin like [D] iron, your breath's as [A] hard as kerosene.
[G] You weren't your mama's only [D] boy, but her favorite [G] one it seems.
She [Bm] began to [G] cry when you said [A] goodbye, [E] [G]
sank into [Bm] your dreams.
[D] Pancho was a bandit boy, [A] his horse was fast as polished steel.
[G] Wore his gun outside his pants, [D] for all the [A] honest world to feel.
[G] Pancho met his match in Oak, [D] on the deserts down [G] in Mexico.
Nobody heard his [A] dying words, but [G] that's the way it [Bm] goes.
[G] And all the federales say, [D] they could have [G] had him any day.
[Bm] They only [G] let him [A] hang around, [G] out of kindness I [Bm] suppose.
[D] Well, lefty he keeps singing the blues, [A] all night long like he used to.
[G]
The dusty Pancho bit [D] down south, and it [A] up in [E] lefty's mouth.
[G]
The day they laid poor Pancho low, [D]
left his split [G] for Ohio.
[Bm]
And where he got [G] the bread to [A] go, [G] oh, it ain't nobody [Bm] knows.
[G]
And all the federales [E] say, [D] they could have [G] had him any day.
[Bm] They only [G] let him [A] slip away, [G] out of kindness [E] I [Bm] suppose.
[D]
[A] [D] [G]
[D]
[A] [E]
[G] [A]
[D] [G]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[G]
[Bm]
[D] Well, the poets tell how Pancho [A] fell, left his living in a cheap hotel.
[G] The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold, [D] so the [A] story ends we're told.
[G] Pancho needs your prayers, it's true, [D] to save a [G] few for lefty too.
[Bm]
He just [G] did what he had to [A] do, [G] oh, now he's growing [Bm] old.
[G] And a few great federales [D] say, they could have [G] had him any day.
[Bm] They only [G] let him go so [A] wrong, [G] out of kindness I [Bm] suppose.
A
[G] few great federales say, [D] they could have [G] had him any day.
[Bm] They only [G] let him go [A] so wrong, [G] out of kindness I [Bm] suppose.
[B] Thanks y'all.
Key:
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Bm
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ Living on the road, my friend, [A] was gonna keep you free and clean.
_ [G] _ Now you wear your skin like [D] iron, your breath's as [A] hard as _ kerosene.
[G] You weren't your mama's only [D] boy, but her favorite [G] one it seems.
She [Bm] began to [G] cry when you said [A] goodbye, _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
sank into [Bm] your dreams. _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ Pancho was a bandit boy, [A] his horse was fast as polished steel.
[G] _ Wore his gun outside his pants, [D] for all the [A] honest world to feel.
[G] _ _ Pancho met his match in Oak, [D] on the deserts down [G] in Mexico.
Nobody heard his [A] dying words, but _ _ [G] _ _ that's the way it [Bm] goes. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ And all the _ federales say, [D] _ they could have [G] had him any day.
[Bm] They only [G] let him [A] hang around, _ _ _ _ [G] out of kindness I [Bm] suppose. _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Well, lefty he keeps singing the blues, [A] _ all night long like he used to.
[G] _
The dusty Pancho bit [D] down south, and it [A] up in [E] lefty's mouth.
[G] _
The day they laid poor Pancho low, [D] _
left his split [G] for Ohio.
_ [Bm]
And where he got [G] the bread to [A] go, _ _ _ _ _ [G] oh, it ain't nobody [Bm] _ knows.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
And all the _ federales [E] say, [D] they could have [G] had him any day. _
[Bm] They only [G] let him [A] slip away, _ _ _ _ _ [G] out of kindness [E] I [Bm] _ suppose. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Well, the poets tell how Pancho [A] fell, left his living in a cheap hotel. _
[G] The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold, [D] so the [A] story ends we're told.
[G] _ Pancho needs your prayers, it's true, [D] to save a [G] few for lefty too.
[Bm]
He just [G] did what he had to [A] do, _ _ _ _ [G] oh, now he's growing [Bm] _ old. _ _ _ _ _
[G] And a few great federales [D] say, _ they could have [G] had him any day. _
[Bm] They only [G] let him go so [A] wrong, _ _ _ [G] out of kindness I [Bm] suppose.
A _ _ _
[G] few great _ federales say, [D] _ they could have [G] had him any day.
[Bm] They only [G] let him go [A] so wrong, _ _ _ [G] out of kindness I [Bm] suppose. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] Thanks y'all. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ Living on the road, my friend, [A] was gonna keep you free and clean.
_ [G] _ Now you wear your skin like [D] iron, your breath's as [A] hard as _ kerosene.
[G] You weren't your mama's only [D] boy, but her favorite [G] one it seems.
She [Bm] began to [G] cry when you said [A] goodbye, _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
sank into [Bm] your dreams. _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ Pancho was a bandit boy, [A] his horse was fast as polished steel.
[G] _ Wore his gun outside his pants, [D] for all the [A] honest world to feel.
[G] _ _ Pancho met his match in Oak, [D] on the deserts down [G] in Mexico.
Nobody heard his [A] dying words, but _ _ [G] _ _ that's the way it [Bm] goes. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ And all the _ federales say, [D] _ they could have [G] had him any day.
[Bm] They only [G] let him [A] hang around, _ _ _ _ [G] out of kindness I [Bm] suppose. _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Well, lefty he keeps singing the blues, [A] _ all night long like he used to.
[G] _
The dusty Pancho bit [D] down south, and it [A] up in [E] lefty's mouth.
[G] _
The day they laid poor Pancho low, [D] _
left his split [G] for Ohio.
_ [Bm]
And where he got [G] the bread to [A] go, _ _ _ _ _ [G] oh, it ain't nobody [Bm] _ knows.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
And all the _ federales [E] say, [D] they could have [G] had him any day. _
[Bm] They only [G] let him [A] slip away, _ _ _ _ _ [G] out of kindness [E] I [Bm] _ suppose. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Well, the poets tell how Pancho [A] fell, left his living in a cheap hotel. _
[G] The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold, [D] so the [A] story ends we're told.
[G] _ Pancho needs your prayers, it's true, [D] to save a [G] few for lefty too.
[Bm]
He just [G] did what he had to [A] do, _ _ _ _ [G] oh, now he's growing [Bm] _ old. _ _ _ _ _
[G] And a few great federales [D] say, _ they could have [G] had him any day. _
[Bm] They only [G] let him go so [A] wrong, _ _ _ [G] out of kindness I [Bm] suppose.
A _ _ _
[G] few great _ federales say, [D] _ they could have [G] had him any day.
[Bm] They only [G] let him go [A] so wrong, _ _ _ [G] out of kindness I [Bm] suppose. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] Thanks y'all. _ _ _ _ _