Leftys Song
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
D C
When Lefty Clark was a young man
G D
He was a handsome Sunday athlete
G C
Wrote stories for the paper
D
down on main street
D C
And chances he had chances
G D
to escape the small town life
G C
But his brother was deaf and dumb
D
And couldn’t be left behind
D C
The depression was going strong then
G D
Actors were on the road
G C D
One hot July a girl came through in a WPA show
D C
She was city bred and beautiful
G D
A lady to her finger tips
G C
As much at home in her velvet shoes
D
As Lefty he was in his
D C
They fell in love on the courthouse square
G D
But pretty soon her show
G C
Moved on as she couldn’t stay
D
And Lefty couldn’t go
[Chorus]
Am
So the years passed
G
And Lefty grew old
D
With only his brother at home
Am G
And when Dummy died it was too late
A
To find any place else and so
Am G
Some night he'd have a little whiskey
D
For the summer on his mind
Am
And open his trunk
G
And hold two velvet shoes
D C G
And sit and cry
D C G
He’d sit and cry
[Verse 2]
D C
But of the time he was Lefty
G D
Who always had a joke
G C
Was good to his friends and neighbors
D
And never whispered of being alone
D C
He hit sixty-eight all by himself
G D
With tobacco on his chin
G C
A TV diner in the oven
D
And a few friends dropping in
D C
Still once each million chances
G D
There’s justice in the world
G C
And Late that year he finally heard
D
From the long lost velvet girl
D C
She was still so beautiful
G D
Tall, silver haired and proud
G C
They'd took walks like they used to take
D
Before the last summer run out
[Outro]
Am G
She said better late than never
D
Lefty said you took a while
Am G
She spoke her life with sadness
D C G
And he spoke with a smile
D C G
He’d sit and smile
D C G
He’d sit and smile
D C G
He’d sit and smile
How to play Leftys Song
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.