[Intro]
D A G D
[Verse 1]
D A
Livin' on the road my friend, was gonna keep us free and clean
G D A
But now you wear you skin like iron, and your breath's as hard as kerosene
G D G
You weren't your momma's only boy, but her favorite one, it seems
Bm G A Asus4 A Asus2 A
She began to cry when you said good-bye
G Bm A (quick change to D in the next verse)
And sank into your dreams
[Verse 2]
D A
Pancho was a bandit, boys. His horse was fast, as polished steel
G D A
He wore his gun outside his pants, for all the honest world to feel
G D G
Pancho met his match you know, on the deserts down in Mexico
Bm G A Asus4 A Asus2 A G Bm A
Nobody heard his dying words Aw but that's the way it goes
[Chorus]
G D G
All the federales say, they could have had him any day
Bm G A Asus4 A Asus2 A G Bm A
They only let him slip away Out of kindness, I suppose
[Verse 3]
D A
Now Lefty he can't sing the blues, all night long, like he used to
G D A
The dust that Pancho bit down south, ended up in Lefty's mouth
G D G
The day they laid poor Pancho low, Lefty split for Ohio
Bm G A Asus4 A Asus2 A G Bm A
Where he got the bread to go There ain't nobody knows
[Chorus]
G D G
All the federales say, they could have had him any day
Bm G A Asus4 A Asus2 A G Bm A
They only let him slip away Out of kindness, I suppose
[Break]
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
[Verse 4]
D A
Now poets sing how Pancho fell, and Lefty's living in cheap hotels
G D A
The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold, and so the story ends we're told
G D G
Pancho needs your prayers, it's true. But save a few for Lefty too
Bm G A Asus4 A Asus2 A G Bm A
He only did what he had to do. And now, he's growing old
[Chorus]
G D G
All the federales say, they could have had him any day
Bm G A Asus4 A Asus2 A G Bm A
They only let him slip away Out of kindness, I suppose
[Outro]
G D G
A few gray federales say, they could have had him any day
Bm G A Asus4 A Asus2 A G Bm A G D
They only let him go so long Out of kindness, I suppose
