Pancho And Lefty [D] - Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard
[Intro]
[D] [A] [G] [D]
[Verse 1]
[D] Livin' on the road my friend, [A] was gonna keep us free and clean
[G] But now you wear you skin like iron, [D] and your breath's as hard as [A] kerosene
[G] You weren't your momma's only boy, [D] but her favorite one, it [G] seems
[Bm] She began to cry when you [G] said [D] good-[A]bye
[G] And sank into your [Bm] dreams [A]
[Verse 2]
[D] Pancho was a bandit, boys. [A] His horse was fast, as polished steel
[G] He wore his gun outside his pants, [D] for all the honest [A] world to feel
[G] Pancho met his match you know, [D] on the deserts down in [G] Mexico
[Bm] Nobody heard his [G] dy[D]ing [A] words [G] Aw but that's the way it [Bm] goes [A]
|[Chorus]
|[G] All the federales say, [D] they could have had him [G] any day
|[Bm] They only let him [G] slip [D] away [A] [G] Out of kindness, [Bm] I suppose [A]
[Verse 3]
[D] Now Lefty he can't sing the blues, [A] all night long, like he used to
[G] The dust that Pancho bit down south, [D] ended up in [A] Lefty's mouth
[G] The day they laid poor Pancho low, [D] Lefty split for [G] Ohio
[Bm] Where he got the [G] bread [D] to [A] go [G] There ain't nobody [Bm] knows [A]
|[Chorus]
|[G] All the federales say, [D] they could have had him [G] any day
|[Bm] They only let him [G] slip [D] away [A] [G] Out of kindness, [Bm] I suppose [A]
Instrumental verse:
[D] [A] [G] [D] [A] [G] [D] [G] [Bm] [G] [A] [G] [Bm] [A]
[Verse 4]
[D] Now poets sing how Pancho fell, and [A] Lefty's living in cheap hotels
[G] The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold, and [D] so the story [A] ends we're told
[G] Pancho needs your prayers, it's true. But [D] save a few for [G] Lefty too
[Bm] He only did what he [G] had [D] to [A] do. [G] And now, he's growing [Bm] old [A]
|[Chorus]
|[G] All the federales say, [D] they could have had him [G] any day
|[Bm] They only let him [G] slip [D] away [A] [G] Out of kindness, [Bm] I suppose [A]
[Outro]
[G] A few gray federales say, [D] they could have had him [G] any day
[Bm] They only let him [G] go [D] so long [A] [G] Out of kindness, [Bm] I suppose [A]
[G] [D]
Pancho And Lefty [D]Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard
Intro DAGD
Verse 1 D Livin' on the road my friend, A was gonna keep us free and clean G But now you wear you skin like iron, D and your breath's as hard as A kerosene G You weren't your momma's only boy, D but her favorite one, it G seems Bm She began to cry when you G said D good-Abye G And sank into your Bm dreams A
Verse 2 D Pancho was a bandit, boys. A His horse was fast, as polished steel G He wore his gun outside his pants, D for all the honest A world to feel G Pancho met his match you know, D on the deserts down in G Mexico Bm Nobody heard his G dyDing A words G Aw but that's the way it Bm goes A
Chorus G All the federales say, D they could have had him G any day Bm They only let him G slip D away AG Out of kindness, Bm I suppose A
Verse 3 D Now Lefty he can't sing the blues, A all night long, like he used to G The dust that Pancho bit down south, D ended up in A Lefty's mouth G The day they laid poor Pancho low, D Lefty split for G Ohio Bm Where he got the G bread D to A go G There ain't nobody Bm knows A
Chorus G All the federales say, D they could have had him G any day Bm They only let him G slip D away AG Out of kindness, Bm I suppose A
Instrumental verse DAGDAGDGBmGAGBmA
Verse 4 D Now poets sing how Pancho fell, and A Lefty's living in cheap hotels G The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold, and D so the story A ends we're told G Pancho needs your prayers, it's true. But D save a few for G Lefty too Bm He only did what he G had D to A do. G And now, he's growing Bm old A
Chorus G All the federales say, D they could have had him G any day Bm They only let him G slip D away AG Out of kindness, Bm I suppose A
Outro G A few gray federales say, D they could have had him G any day Bm They only let him G go D so long AG Out of kindness, Bm I suppose A GD