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 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 Livin' on the road my friend, ^A was gonna keep us free and clean ^G But now you wear you skin like iron, ^Dand your breath's as hard as ^Akerosene

^G You weren't your momma's only boy, ^Dbut her favorite one, it ^Gseems ^Bm She began to cry when you ^Gsaid good-^Abye ^Asus4 ^A ^Asus2 ^A

G Bm A (quick change to D in the next verse) And sank into your dreams 2nd VERSE:

^D Pancho was a bandit, boys. ^A His horse was fast, as polished steel ^G He wore his gun outside his pants, ^Dfor all the honest ^Aworld to feel

^G Pancho met his match you know, ^Don the deserts down in ^GMexico ^Bm Nobody heard his ^Gdying ^Awor^Asus4ds ^A ^Asus2 ^A ^G Aw but that's the way it ^Bmgoes ^A

CHORUS:

^G All the federales say, ^Dthey could have had him ^Gany day ^Bm They only let him ^Gslip a^Awa^Asus4y ^A ^Asus2 ^A Out of ^Gkindness, I sup^Bmpose ^A

3rd VERSE:

^D Now Lefty he can't sing the blues, ^Aall night long, like he used to ^G The dust that Pancho bit down south, ^Dended up in ^ALefty's mouth

^GThe day they laid poor Pancho low, ^DLefty split for ^GOhio ^BmWhere he got the ^Gbread to ^Ago^Asus4 ^A ^Asus2 ^A ^G There ain't nobody ^Bmknows ^A

CHORUS:

^G All the federales say, ^Dthey could have had him ^Gany day ^Bm They only let him ^Gslip a^Awa^Asus4y ^A ^Asus2 ^A Out of ^Gkindness, I sup^Bmpose ^A

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 Now poets sing how Pancho fell, and^A Lefty's living in cheap hotels ^G The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold, and ^Dso the story ^Aends we're told

^GPancho needs your prayers, it's true. But^D save a few for ^GLefty too ^Bm He only did what he ^Ghad to ^Ado^Asus4. ^A ^Asus2 ^A ^G And now, he's growing ^Bmold ^A

CHORUS:

^G All the federales say, ^Dthey could have had him ^Gany day ^Bm They only let him ^Gslip a^Awa^Asus4y ^A ^Asus2 ^A Out of ^Gkindness, I sup^Bmpose ^A

FINAL CHORUS:

^G A few gray federales say, ^Dthey could have had him ^Gany day ^Bm They only let him ^Ggo so ^Alo^Asus4ng ^A ^Asus2 ^A Out of ^Gkindness, I sup^Bmpose ^A ^G ^D

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.

Willie Nelson - Poncho and lefty