Biography:
John Townes Van Zandt (March 7, 1944 – January 1, 1997), better known as Townes Van Zandt, was a critically acclaimed American songwriter and singer. Much of Van Zandt’s musical canon--songs such as "Pancho and Lefty", "For the Sake of the Song", "Tecumseh Valley", "Rex's Blues", and "To Live is to Fly"--are widely considered masterpieces of American folk music. His musical style is often described as melancholy in sound and delivery with rich and poetic lyrics.
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Other songs:
- At My Window
- Be Here To Love Me
- Cocaine Blues
- Colorado Girl
- Dead Flowers
- Pancho And Lefty
- Poncho and Lefty
- To Live Is To Fly
- Upon My Soul
- Waiting Around To Die
- Waiting Round To Die
- A Song For
- Aint Leavin Your Love
- Alone And Forsaken
- Ballad Of Ira Hayes
- Big Country Blues
- Black Crow Blues
- Black Jack Mama
- Blue Wind Blew
- Brand New Companion
- Brother Flower
- Buckskin Stallion Blues
- Columbine
- Come Tomorrow
- Cowboy Junkies Lament
- Delta Momma Blues
- Dollar Bill Blues
- Dont Let The Sunshine Fool Ya
- Dont Take It Too Bad
- Dont You Take It Too Bad
- Fare Thee Well Miss Carousel
- Flyin Shoes
- For The Sake Of The Song
- Fraulein
- Greensboro Woman
- Heavenly Houseboat Blues
- Hey Willie Boy
- High Low And In Between
- Highway Kind
- I Aint Ever Satisfied
- If I Needed You
- Ill Be Here In The Morning
- Indian Cowboy
- Ira Hayes
- Kathleen
- Katie Belle Blue
- Like A Summer Thursday
- Little Willie The Gambler
- Loretta
- Lovers Lullaby
- Lungs
- Many A Fine Lady
- Marie
- Mr Mudd And Mr Gold
- My Proud Mountains
- No Deal
- No Place To Fall
- None But The Rain
- Nothin
- Only Him Or Me
- Our Mother The Mountain
- Pueblo Waltz
- Quicksilver Daydreams Of Maria
- Rake
- Rexs Blues
- Sad Cinderella
- Saint John The Gambler
- Second Lovers Song
- She Came And She Touched Me
- Sixteen Summers Fifteen Falls
- Snake Mountain Blues
- Snake Song
- Snow Dont Fall
- Snowin On Raton
- St John The Gambler
- Still Looking For You
- Tecumseh Valley
- Texas River Song
- The Catfish Song
- The Hole
- The Silver Ships Of Andilar
- Tower Song
- Turnstyled Junkpiled
- Two Girls
- Two Hands
- Waitin Around To Die
- Waiting For The Day
- When He Offers His Hand
- When Shes Acting This Way
- When Your Dream Lovers Die
- White Freight Liner Blues
- White Freightliner Blues
- You Are Not Needed Now
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Pancho and Lefty
Townes Van Zandt
Verse 1.
G
Living on the road my friend
D
Was gonna keep you free and clean
C
Now you wear your skin like iron
G D
Your breath's as hard as kerosene
C
You weren't your mama's only boy
G C
But her favorite one it seems
Em C D
She began to cry when you said goodbye
C Em
sank into your dreams
Verse 2.
G
Pancho was a bandit boys
D
His horse was fast as polished steel
C
Wore his gun outside his pants
G D
For all the honest world to feel
C
Pancho met his match you know
G C
On the deserts down in Mexico
Em C D
Nobody heard his dying words
C Em
That's the way it goes
Chorus :
C
All the federales say
G C
They could have had him any day
Em C D
They only let him hang around
C Em
Out of kindness I suppose
Verse 3.
G
Lefty he can't sing the blues
D
All night long like he used to
C
The dust that Pancho bit down south
G D
Ended up in Lefty's mouth
C
The day they laid poor Pancho low
G C
Lefty split for Ohio
Em C D
Where he got the bread to go
C Em
There ain't nobody knows
Chorus :
C
All the federales say
G C
They could have had him any day
Em C D
They only let him slip away
C Em
Out of kindness I suppose
Verse 4.
G
The poets tell how Pancho fell
D
Lefty's livin' in a cheap hotel
C
The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold
G D
So the story ends we're told
C
Pancho needs your prayers it's true,
G C
But save a few for Lefty too
Em C D
He just did what he had to do
C Em
Now he's growing old
Chorus:
C
A few gray federales say
G C
They could have had him any day
Em C D
They only let him go so wrong
C Em
Out of kindness I suppose
(repeat)
C
A few gray federales say
G C
They could have had him any day
Em C D
They only let him go so wrong
C Em
Out of kindness I suppose
Townes Van Zandt
Verse 1.
G
Living on the road my friend
D
Was gonna keep you free and clean
C
Now you wear your skin like iron
G D
Your breath's as hard as kerosene
C
You weren't your mama's only boy
G C
But her favorite one it seems
Em C D
She began to cry when you said goodbye
C Em
sank into your dreams
Verse 2.
G
Pancho was a bandit boys
D
His horse was fast as polished steel
C
Wore his gun outside his pants
G D
For all the honest world to feel
C
Pancho met his match you know
G C
On the deserts down in Mexico
Em C D
Nobody heard his dying words
C Em
That's the way it goes
Chorus :
C
All the federales say
G C
They could have had him any day
Em C D
They only let him hang around
C Em
Out of kindness I suppose
Verse 3.
G
Lefty he can't sing the blues
D
All night long like he used to
C
The dust that Pancho bit down south
G D
Ended up in Lefty's mouth
C
The day they laid poor Pancho low
G C
Lefty split for Ohio
Em C D
Where he got the bread to go
C Em
There ain't nobody knows
Chorus :
C
All the federales say
G C
They could have had him any day
Em C D
They only let him slip away
C Em
Out of kindness I suppose
Verse 4.
G
The poets tell how Pancho fell
D
Lefty's livin' in a cheap hotel
C
The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold
G D
So the story ends we're told
C
Pancho needs your prayers it's true,
G C
But save a few for Lefty too
Em C D
He just did what he had to do
C Em
Now he's growing old
Chorus:
C
A few gray federales say
G C
They could have had him any day
Em C D
They only let him go so wrong
C Em
Out of kindness I suppose
(repeat)
C
A few gray federales say
G C
They could have had him any day
Em C D
They only let him go so wrong
C Em
Out of kindness I suppose
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