Levon Chords
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Difficulty: | beginner |
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Tuning: | E A D G B E |
Capo: | 5th fret |
Author stevensmigs [a] 93. 5 contributors total, last edit on Jul 25, 2022
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C F C
Levon wears his war wound like a crown
F C
He calls his child Jesus
G Am
`Cause he likes the name
Em7 F Dm7 G
And he sends him to the finest school in town
C F C
And Levon, Levon likes his money
F C
He makes a lot they say
G Am
Spend his days counting
Em7 F Dm7 G
In a garage by the motorway
Em Am F
He was born a pauper to a pawn on a Christmas day
C Dm7 C
When the New York Times said God is dead and the war's begun
F C Dm7 G
Alvin Tostig has a son today
F C
And he shall be Levon and he shall be a good man
F C
And he shall be Levon in tradition with the family plan
F C
And he shall be Levon and he shall be a good man
F Dm7 G
He shall be Levon
C F C
Levon sells cartoon balloons in town
F C
His family business thrives
G Am
Jesus blows up balloons all day
Em7 F Dm7 G
Sits on the porch swing watching them fly
C F C
And Jesus, he wants to go to Venus
F C
Leaving Levon far behind
G Am
Take a balloon and go sailing
Em7 F Dm7 G
While Levon, Levon slowly dies
Em Am F
He was born a pauper to a pawn on a Christmas day
C Dm7 C
When the New York Times said God is dead and the war's begun
F C Dm7 G
Alvin Tostig has a son today
F C
And he shall be Levon and he shall be a good man
F C
And he shall be Levon in tradition with the family plan
F C
And he shall be Levon and he shall be a good man
F Dm7 G
He shall be Levon
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![phildopip](https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/static/users/5/5/0/95055.gif?d=d)
Capo should be on the 5th fret, actually.
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![scosio](https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/static/users/1/6/5/1174561.gif?d=d)
Watch the bass lines... Elton likes to walk his bass lines up and down like this (C to B to A):
------------------ C --- G/B ----------------- Am
He calls his child Jesus, `Cause he likes the name
And this (F to E to D to C):
----------------------------------- F
He was born a pauper to a pawn on a Christmas day
-------- C/E --------------- Dm7 ----------------------- C
When the New York Times said God is dead and the war's begun
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![rahunter](https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/static/users/4/2/4/4126424.gif?d=d)
I capo this on the 3rd fret and play in G. The chord shape allows a fingerpicking style that flows like the piano part. When I play the D I play the F# on the 6th string and I “feel” it the way I do when I hear the piano part.
I like what this arrangement has offered me for guidance.
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