tab by jofo 30/5/09 add some hammer on's when playing the Am c (x3101x@1) g (355333@1) f (133111@1) am * e-------------------------------------------------------| b------1----------1------1----1---------1-1-1-----------| g------0----------0------2----2---------2-2-2-----------| d------2-----------------3----2---------3/2/0-----------| a------3----------2-------------------------------------| e-----------------3-------------------------------------| cLivin' (x3101x@1)on the road, my friend gWas (355333@1)gonna keep us free and clean fnow (133111@1)you wear your skin like iron c (x3101x@1) gAnd (355333@1)your breath's as hard as kerosene fweren't (133111@1)your mama's only boy cBut (x3101x@1)her favorite one, it seems am * gShe (355333@1)began to cry when you said good bye f (133111@1) am And sank into your dreams (Verse 2) cPancho (x3101x@1)was a bandit, boys ghorse (355333@1)fast as polished steel fWore (133111@1)his guns outside his pants c (x3101x@1) gFor (355333@1)all the honest world to feel fPancho (133111@1)met his match, you know c (x3101x@1) gOn (355333@1)the deserts down in Mexico am * gNobody (355333@1) heard his dyin' words f (133111@1) am But that's the way it goes (Chorus) fAnd (133111@1)all the federales say c (x3101x@1) gThey (355333@1)could have had him any day am (* gThey (355333@1)only let him hang around f (133111@1) am Out of kindness, I suppose (Verse 3) cLefty (x3101x@1)he can't sing the blues gAll (355333@1)night long like he used to fThe (133111@1)dust that Pancho bit down South c (x3101x@1) gIt (355333@1)ended up in Lefty's mouth fThe (133111@1)day they laid poor Pancho low c (x3101x@1) gLefty (355333@1)split for Ohio am * gWhere (355333@1)he got the bread to go f (133111@1) am ahh there ain't nobody 'knows (Chorus) (Verse 4) cpoets (x3101x@1)tell how Pancho fell gLefty's (355333@1)livin' in a cheap hotel fThe (133111@1)desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold c (x3101x@1) gAnd (355333@1)so the story ends, we're told fPancho (133111@1)needs your prayers, it's true c (x3101x@1) gBut (355333@1)save a few for Lefty, too Bm (x24432@1) * gHe (355333@1)only did what he had to do f (133111@1) am And now he's growin' old (Chorus) (Final Chorus) fYes (133111@1)a few old gray federales still say c (x3101x@1) gThey (355333@1)could have had him any day am * gThey (355333@1)only let him go so wrong f (133111@1) am Out of kindness, I suppose