Willie Nelson – Poncho And Lefty chords
Chords:
This is the way I play this song, and it's one of the first ones I ever learned. Not sure if it's correct compared to the original recording, but I think it sounds good. Hope you enjoy it! By the way, this is my first tab submitted! Chords used: =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== ===========||| D ||| ||| A ||| ||| G ||| ||| Bm ||| || Asus4 || || Asus2 ||X=X=O====== X=O=======O ====O=O=O== X========== X=O=======O X=O=====O=O| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | O | O | | O O O | | O | | | | | O | | | O | | O O | | | | O O | | | | | | O | | | | | | | O | | | | O | | | | O | | | | | O | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | O O | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |D (2) A (0) G (3) Bm (2) Asus4 (0) Asus2 (0) (3) (2) (0) (3) (3) (0)(2) (2) (0) (4) (2) (2) (0) (2) (0) (4) (2) (2) (x) (0) (2) (2) (0) (0) (x) (x) (3) (x) (x) (x) Intro: D A G D 1st VERSE:D A Livin' on the road my friend, was gonna keep us free and cleanG D A But now you wear you skin like iron, and your breath's as hard as keroseneG D G You weren't your momma's only boy, but her favorite one, it seemsBm G A Asus4 A Asus2 A She began to cry when you said good-byeG Bm A (quick change to D in the next verse) And sank into your dreams 2nd VERSE:D A Pancho was a bandit, boys. His horse was fast, as polished steelG D A He wore his gun outside his pants, for all the honest world to feelG D G Pancho met his match you know, on the deserts down in MexicoBm G A Asus4 A Asus2 A G Bm A Nobody heard his dying words Aw but that's the way it goesCHORUS:G D G All the federales say, they could have had him any dayBm G A Asus4 A Asus2 A G Bm A They only let him slip away Out of kindness, I suppose3rd VERSE:D A Now Lefty he can't sing the blues, all night long, like he used toG D A The dust that Pancho bit down south, ended up in Lefty's mouthG D GThe day they laid poor Pancho low, Lefty split for OhioBm G A Asus4 A Asus2 A G Bm AWhere he got the bread to go There ain't nobody knowsCHORUS:G D G All the federales say, they could have had him any dayBm G A Asus4 A Asus2 A G Bm A They only let him slip away Out of kindness, I supposeBREAK: Same chords and timing as a verse... D A G D A G D G Bm G A Asus4 A Asus2 A G Bm A 4th VERSE:D A Now poets sing how Pancho fell, and Lefty's living in cheap hotelsG D A The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold, and so the story ends we're toldG D GPancho needs your prayers, it's true. But save a few for Lefty tooBm G A Asus4 A Asus2 A G Bm A He only did what he had to do. And now, he's growing oldCHORUS:G D G All the federales say, they could have had him any dayBm G A Asus4 A Asus2 A G Bm A They only let him slip away Out of kindness, I supposeFINAL CHORUS:G D G A few gray federales say, they could have had him any dayBm G A Asus4 A Asus2 A G Bm A G D They only let him go so long Out of kindness, I supposeSo that's how I interpret the song. It might be correct, it might not. But I think it sounds great. Any comments are welcome, thanks.