Willie Nelson - Poncho And Lefty

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 :

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D ( 2 ) A ( 0 ) G ( 3 ) Bm ( 2 ) Asus4 ( 0 ) Asus2 ( 0 )
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( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 0 ) ( 4 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 )
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intro : D A G D

1st verse :
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

2nd verse :
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

3rd verse :
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

4th verse :
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

final chorus :
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

so 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 .