Leonard (CHORDS) by Merle Haggard
[Verse]~
B E B
When Leonard finally came to California
E B F#
He was twenty-one years old as I recall
B E B
He loved to write a song and pick the guitar
E F# B
And he came to hang a Gold one on the wall!
G#m E
The town in which he lived is not important
E B F#
But you'll know which town I mean by the time I'm thru
G#m E
He soon became a famous entertainer
E F# B
But leonard was a name he never used
[Verse]~
B E B
He was on his way to having what he wanted
E B F#
Just about as close as one could be
B E B
Hey! Once he even followed Elvis Presley
E F# B
And he wrote a lot of country songs for me!
G#m E
But he laid it all aside to follow Jesus
E B F#
For years he chose to let his music go
G#m E
But preaching wasn't really meant for leonard
E F# B
But how in the hell was leonard s'posed to know!
[Verse]~
B E B
Well,..!! life began to twist its way around him
E B F#
And I wondered how he carried such a load
B E B
He came back again to try his luck in music
E F# B
And lost his wife and family on the road!
G#m E
After that he seemed to bog down even deeper
E B F#
And I saw what booze and pills could really do
G#m E
And I wondered if I'd ever see him sober
E F# B
But I forgot about a Friend that leonard knew!
[Verse]~
B E B
Well,..!! leonard gave me lots of inspiration
E B F#
He helped teach me how to write a country song
B E F#
And he even brought around a bag of groceries
E F# B
Hey! Back before Muskogee came along!
G#m E
Really I'm not trying to hide his showname
E B F#
Or the town in which this episode began
G#m E
E F# B
If just to see the smilin' faces in the band!
[Outro]~
B E B
When leonard finally came to California
E B F#
He was twenty-one years old as I recall
B E B
And he loved to write a song and pick the guitar
E F# B
And he came to hang a Gold one on the wall!
B E B
When Leonard finally came to California
E B F#
He was twenty-one years old as I recall
B E B
He loved to write a song and pick the guitar
E F# B
And he came to hang a Gold one on the wall!
G#m E
The town in which he lived is not important
E B F#
But you'll know which town I mean by the time I'm thru
G#m E
He soon became a famous entertainer
E F# B
But leonard was a name he never used
[Verse]~
B E B
He was on his way to having what he wanted
E B F#
Just about as close as one could be
B E B
Hey! Once he even followed Elvis Presley
E F# B
And he wrote a lot of country songs for me!
G#m E
But he laid it all aside to follow Jesus
E B F#
For years he chose to let his music go
G#m E
But preaching wasn't really meant for leonard
E F# B
But how in the hell was leonard s'posed to know!
[Verse]~
B E B
Well,..!! life began to twist its way around him
E B F#
And I wondered how he carried such a load
B E B
He came back again to try his luck in music
E F# B
And lost his wife and family on the road!
G#m E
After that he seemed to bog down even deeper
E B F#
And I saw what booze and pills could really do
G#m E
And I wondered if I'd ever see him sober
E F# B
But I forgot about a Friend that leonard knew!
[Verse]~
B E B
Well,..!! leonard gave me lots of inspiration
E B F#
He helped teach me how to write a country song
B E F#
And he even brought around a bag of groceries
E F# B
Hey! Back before Muskogee came along!
G#m E
Really I'm not trying to hide his showname
E B F#
Or the town in which this episode began
G#m E
E F# B
If just to see the smilin' faces in the band!
[Outro]~
B E B
When leonard finally came to California
E B F#
He was twenty-one years old as I recall
B E B
And he loved to write a song and pick the guitar
E F# B
And he came to hang a Gold one on the wall!
