Hoyt Axton - Poncho and lefty
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This song reminds me of being a kid. My parents used to play music all the time and Hoyt Axton was one of my
favorites. I hope you enjoy it.
These chords correspond to the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg807ar4Fwc
Miss you Dad!
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Hoyt Axton - Poncho and Lefty
Standard Tuning
No capo
[Intro]
Dm F G C
[Verse 1]
CLivin' on the road my friend
GIs gonna make you free and clean
And Fnow you wear your skin like iron
Your Cbreath's as hot as Gkerosene
FYou weren't your mamma's only boy
But her Cfavorite one it sFeems
She beCgan to cry when you said, goodDmbye
And it Fsank you to your Amdream
[Verse 2]
CPoncho was a bandit beau
GHis horse was fast as polished steel
He Fwore his gun outside his clothes
For Call the honest Gworld to feel
FPoncho met his match you know
On the Cdesert down in FMexico
CNo one heard his dyin' Dmwords
But Fthat's the way it Amgoes
[Chorus]
And Fall the Federales say
CThey could have had him Fany day
CThey only let him Dmslip away
Out of Fkindness I sAmuppose
[Solo]
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[Verse 3]
CLefty, he can't sing the blues
GAll night long like he used to do
The Fdust that Poncho bit down south
CEnded up in GLefty's mouth
The Fday, they lay poor Poncho low
CLefty split for FOhio
CWhere he got the bread to Dmgo
Well, Fthere ain't nobody Amknows
[Verse 4]
CPoets tell how Poncho fell
And GLefty's livin' in a cheap hotel
The Fdesert's quiet, Cleveland's cold
CSo the story Gends I'm told
FPoncho needs your prayers, it's true
But Csave a few for FLefty too
CHe only did what he had to Dmdo
And Fnow he's growin' Amold
[Chorus]
And a Ffew gray Federales say
CWe could have had him Fany day
CThey only let him slip Dmaway
FOut of kindness I sAmuppose
[Chorus]
FSaid a few gray Federales say
CWe could have had him any Fday
CWe only let him Dmgo so long
Out of Fkindness I sAmuppose