Levon
C - F C
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C F C
1. Levon wears his war wound like a crown,
F C
he calls his child Jesus,
G Am
'cause he likes the name,
Em F Dm
and he sends him to the finest
school in town.
C F C
2. Levon, Levon
likes his money,
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he makes a lot they say,
G Am
spends his days counting,
Em
F Dm
in a garage
by the motorway.
Em F Am
He was born a pauper to a
pawn, on a Christmas Day,
F
Am
when the New York Times said,
God is dead,
F - Am F Dm
and the war's begun, Alvin Tostig has a son today.
F Dm F Am
And he shall be Levon, and he shall be a good
man,
F Dm F Am
and he shall be Levon in tradition with the
family plan.
F Dm F Am
And he shall be Levon, and he shall be a good
man,
F Dm
G
he shall be Levon.
+ C - F - C -
F…..
C F C
3. Levon sells cartoon balloons in town,
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his family business thrives,
G Am
Jesus blows up balloons all
day,
Em F Dm
sits up on the porch swing
watching them fly.
C F C
4. And Jesus, he wants to go to Venus,
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leave Levon
far behind,
G Am
take a balloon and go sailing,
Em F Dm
while Levon,
Levon slowly dies
Em F Am
He was born a pauper to a
pawn, on a Christmas Day,
F
Am
when the New York Times said,
God is dead,
F - Am F Dm
and the war's begun, Alvin Tostig has a son today.
F Dm F Am
And he shall be Levon, and he shall be a good
man,
F Dm F Am
and he shall be Levon in tradition with the
family plan.
F Dm F Am
And he shall be Levon, and he shall be a good
man,
F Dm
G
he shall be Levon. + repeat CHORUS
+ C - F
C - F… (orig. = capo
5th) (Elton John)