Pancho and Lefty chords
by Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard- Pancho and Lefty was written by country music artist - Townes Van Zandt. It was first recorded on his 1972 album, The Late Great Townes Van Zandt.
- The Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard version of the song reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs from the album - Pancho & Lefty released on April 30, 1983.
- Music: Key of D Major in 4/4 time at 122 bpm (♩)
- Chords: D, G, A, Bm
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Pancho and Lefty
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other keyIntro: 4/4 D A G A G A D D G D G D A D ||: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & :|| D | | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | D 1. Li-ving on the road my friend A Was gon-na keep you free and clean G And now you wear your skin like i-ron D A And your breath as hard as ke-ro-sene G You weren't your ma-ma's only boy D G But her fa-vo-rite one, it seems Bm G A She be-gan to cry when you said good-|bye | 𝄎 | G Bm Bm G A And sank in-to your dreams | 1& 2& 3 && 4& | D 2. Pan-cho was a ban-dit boy A His horse was fast as po-lished steel G He wore his gun outside his pants D A For all the ho-nest world to feel G Pan-cho met his match, you know D G On the de-serts down in Me-xi-co Bm G A No-bo-dy heard his dy-ing words | 𝄎 | G Bm Bm A Ah, but that's the way it | goes | 1& 2& 3& 4&| G Chorus: All the Fed-e-ra-les say D G They could have had him a-ny day Bm G A They on-ly let him slip a-way G Bm Out of kind-ness, I sup-|pose | 𝄎 | D 3. Lef-ty, he can't sing the blues A All night long like he used to G The dust that Pan-cho bit down south D A En-ded up in Lef-ty's mouth G The day they laid poor Pan-cho low D G Lef-ty split for O-hi-o Bm G A Where he got the bread to go | 𝄎 | G Bm Bm A There ain't no-body | knows | 1& 2& 3& 4& | G Chorus: All the Fed-e-ra-les say D G They could have had him a-ny day Bm G A We on-ly let him slip a-way G Bm Bm A G D Out of kind-ness, I sup-|pose | 1& 2& 3& 4& | | | 𝄎 | G G D G Bm Instr: | | | | | | G A A G Bm Bm G A | 1& 2& 3& 4& | | | | 1& 2& 3 && 4& | D 4. The po-ets tell how Pan-cho fell A And Lef-ty's li-ving in cheap ho-tels G The de-sert's quiet, Cleve-land's cold D A So the sto-ry ends, we're told G Pan-cho needs your prayers, it's true D G Save a few for Lef-ty too Bm G A He on-ly did what he had to do | 𝄎 | G Bm Bm G A And now he's grow-ing old | 1& 2& 3& 4& | G Chorus: All the Fed-e-ra-les say D G They could have had him a-ny day Bm G A On-ly let him go so long G Bm Bm A Out of kind-ness, I sup-|pose |1& 2& 3& 4& | G Chorus: A few great Fed-e-ra-les say D G They could have had him a-ny day Bm G A They on-ly let him go so long G Bm G A D Out of kind-ness, I sup-|pose | 𝄎 |1& 2& 3& 4& | |
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