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Pancho & Lefty chords by
Guy Clark
Guy Clark
Townes Van Zandt
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Key: Db major•
Intro 1
C
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Verse 1
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Living on the road my friend
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Is gonna keep you free and clean

Now you wear your skin like iron
C
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G
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And your breath as hard as kerosene
F
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You weren't your mama's

only boy
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F
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But her favorite one it seems
Am
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She began to cry when
F
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G
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you said goodbye
Gm
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3

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C
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Sank into your dreams
Verse 2
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Pancho was a bandit boy
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His horse was fast as polished steel
F
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Wore his gun outside his pants
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For all the honest world to feel

Pancho met his match you know
C
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F
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On the deserts down in Mexico
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Nobody heard his dying words
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Gm
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3

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Ah but that's the way it goes
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All the Federales
Verse 3

say
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F
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They could have had him any day
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They only let him hang around
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C
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Out of kindness, I suppose
Verse 4
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Lefty, he can't sing the blues
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All night long like he used to
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F
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The dust that Pancho bit down south
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Ended up in Lefty's mouth
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The day they laid poor Pancho low
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Lefty split for Ohio
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Gm
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Where he got the bread to go
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There ain't nobody knows
F
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Verse 5

All the Federales say
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They could have had him any day
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They only let him slip away
Interlude 1
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C
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C
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Verse 6
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Now the poets tell how
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Pancho fell

And Lefty's living in cheap hotel
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The desert's quiet,

Cleveland's cold
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And so the story ends we're told

Pancho needs your prayers it's true
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But save a few for Lefty too
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He just did what he had to do
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And now he's growing old
F
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Verse 7

And a few great Federales say
C
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They could have had him any day
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They only let him go so wrong
G
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Gm
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F
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Out of kindness, I suppose
Verse 8
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A few great Federales say
C
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They could have had him any day
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They only let him go
G
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so wrong
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Out of kindness, I suppose
Outro 1


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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • Am

  • G

  • F

  • Gm

    3

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Pancho & Lefty by Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt is Db major.

The primary chords used in Pancho & Lefty are Db, Bbm, Ab, Gb, Abm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Db, Bbm, Ab, Gb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Pancho & Lefty is approximately 71 beats per minute.

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