Levon
By Todd
(Capo 3rd fret)
(Intro) D G (2x)
D G D
Levon wears his war wound like a crown
G D
He calls his child Jesus
A Bm
`Cause he likes the name
F#m7 G Em7
And he sends him to the finest school in town
D G D
Levon, Levon likes his money
G D
He makes a lot they say
A Bm
Spend his days counting (notes only)
F#m7 G Em7 E F
In a garage by the motorway
F#m7 Bm G
He was born a pauper to a pawn on a Christmas day
D Em7 D
When the New York Times said God is dead and the war's begun
G D Em7
Alvin Tostig has a son today
(Chorus)
G D
And he shall be Levon and he shall be a good man
G D
And he shall be Levon in tradition with the family plan
G D
And he shall be Levon and he shall be a good man
G Asus4
He shall be Levon
(Instrumental) D G (2x)
D G D
Levon sells cartoon balloons in town
G D
His family business thrives
A Bm
Jesus blows up balloons all day
F#m7 G Em7
Sits on the porch swing watching them fly
D G D
And Jesus, he wants to go to Venus
G D
Leaving Levon far behind
A Bm
Take a balloon and go sailing (notes only)
F#m7 G Em7 E F
While Levon, Levon slowly dies
F#m7 Bm G
He was born a pauper to a pawn on a Christmas day
D Em7 D
When the New York Times said God is dead and the war's begun
G D Em7
Alvin Tostig has a son today
(Chorus)
G D
And he shall be Levon and he shall be a good man
G D
And he shall be Levon in tradition with the family plan
G D
And he shall be Levon and he shall be a good man
G Asus4
He shall be Levon
G D
And he shall be Levon and he shall be a good man
G D
And he shall be Levon in tradition with the family plan
G D
And he shall be Levon and he shall be a good man
G Asus4
He shall be Levon
(Outro) D G (2x) D (hold)