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