Levon Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[C]Levon wears his [F]war wound like a [C]crown
[F]He calls his child Jes[C]us
[G]'Cause he likes the nam[Am]e
And he [Em]sends him
to the [F]finest school in [Dm]town

[Verse 2]
[C]Levon, [F]Levon likes his [C]money
[F]He makes a lot they say[C]
[G]Spend his days cou[Am]nting
In a [Em]garage by the [F]motor[Dm]way[Ebm]

[Pre-chorus 1]
[Em]He was born a paup[Am]er
To a pawn on a [F]Christmas day
When the [C]New York Times said [Dm]God is dead
and the [C]wars begun
[F]Alvin Tostig has[C] a son today[Dm]

[Chorus 1]
And he shall be [F]Levon
And he shall be a [C]good man
And he shall be [F]Levon
In tradition with the [C]family plan
And he shall be [F]Levon
And he shall be a [C]good man
[F]He shall be Le[G]von

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 3]
[C]Levon sells car[F]toon balloons in [C]town
[F]His family business thr[C]ives
[G]Jesus blows up balloons all [Am]day
Sits [Em]on the porch swing
[F]watching them [Dm]fly

[Verse 4]
And [C]Jesus, he [F]wants to go to [C]Venus
[F]Leave Levon far behin[C]d
[G]Take a balloon and go sai[Am]ling
While [Em]Levon, [F]Levon slowly [Dm]dies[Ebm]

[Pre-chorus 2]
[Em]He was born a paup[Am]er
To a pawn on a [F]Christmas day
When the [C]New York Times said [Dm]God is dead
and the [C]wars begun
[F]Alvin Tostig has[C] a son today[Dm]

[Chorus 2]
And he shall be [F]Levon
And he shall be a [C]good man
And he shall be [F]Levon
In tradition with the [C]family plan
And he shall be [F]Levon
And he shall be a [C]good man
[F]He shall be Le[G]von
And he shall be [F]Levon
And he shall be a [C]good man
And he shall be [F]Levon
In tradition with the [C]family plan
And he shall be [F]Levon
And he shall be a [C]good man
[F]He shall be Le[G]von

[Outro 1]
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[Repeat and fade]