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 (xx0232@1)||| ||| A (x02220@1)||| ||| G (320003@1)||| ||| Bm (x24432@1)||| || Asus4|| (x02230@1) || Asus2|| (x02200@1)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) (xx0232@1) A(0) (x02220@1) G (320003@1) Bm(2) (x24432@1) Asus4(0) (x02230@1) Asus2(0) (x02200@1) (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 (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1) 1st VERSE: D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) Livin' on the road my friend, was gonna keep us free and clean G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) But now you wear you skin like iron, and your breath's as hard as kerosene G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) You weren't your momma's only boy, but her favorite one, it seems Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) Asus4 (x02230@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A Asus2 (x02200@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A She began to cry when you said good-bye G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1) A(quick (x02220@1)change to Din (xx0232@1)the next verse) And sank into your dreams 2nd VERSE: D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) Pancho was a bandit, boys. His horse was fast, as polished steel G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) He wore his gun outside his pants, for all the honest world to feel G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) Pancho met his match you know, on the deserts down in Mexico Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)Asus4 (x02230@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A Asus2 (x02200@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1) A (x02220@1) Nobody heard his dying words Aw but that's the way it goes CHORUS: G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) All the federales say, they could have had him any day Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02230@1">Asus4 A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02200@1">Asus2 A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1) A (x02220@1) They only let him slip away Out of kindness, I suppose 3rd VERSE: D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) Now Lefty he can't sing the blues, all night long, like he used to G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) The dust that Pancho bit down south, ended up in Lefty's mouth G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GThe (320003@1)day they laid poor Pancho low, Lefty split for Ohio Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02230@1">Asus4 A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02200@1">Asus2 A (x02220@1)name="chord_320003@1">G Bm (x24432@1) AWhere (x02220@1)he got the bread to go There ain't nobody knows CHORUS: G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) All the federales say, they could have had him any day Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02230@1">Asus4 A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02200@1">Asus2 A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1) A (x02220@1) They only let him slip away Out of kindness, I suppose BREAK: Same chords and timing as a verse... D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)Bm (x24432@1)G (320003@1)A (x02220@1)Asus4 (x02230@1)A (x02220@1)Asus2 (x02200@1)A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)Bm (x24432@1)A (x02220@1) 4th VERSE: D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) Now poets sing how Pancho fell, and Lefty's living in cheap hotels G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold, and so the story ends we're told G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GPancho (320003@1)needs your prayers, it's true. But save a few for Lefty too Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02230@1">Asus4 A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02200@1">Asus2 A (x02220@1)G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1)A (x02220@1) He only did what he had to do. And now, he's growing old CHORUS: G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) All the federales say, they could have had him any day Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02230@1">Asus4 A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02200@1">Asus2 A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1) A (x02220@1) They only let him slip away Out of kindness, I suppose FINAL CHORUS: G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) A few gray federales say, they could have had him any day Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02230@1">Asus4 A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02200@1">Asus2 A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1) A (x02220@1)name="chord_320003@1">G D (xx0232@1) 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.