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Levon Tab by Myles Kennedy

Levon tab by Myles Kennedy

Guitar Tab

  • Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
  • Capo on 2nd
Levon
Elton John
Myles Kennedy ver.
Capo: 2nd fret


Chords:
D5*    050000
G2     550000
D      004000
G4     550400
A4     002000
D*     020000
D**    400000
A7sus4 075000
D2     202000
Dm     303000
D***   404000
D4     555000
D5     000000
A4*    777000
E7sus4 220000

Verse 1:
   D5*                       G2                        D
   Levon wears his           war wound like a          crown
D|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
A|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-4-----------------------|
A|-5-----------------------|-2-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
   G4                        D                         A4                  D*
   He calls his child        Jesus                     'cause he likes the name
D|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
D|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
A|-4-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
D|-0-----------------------|-4-----------------------|-2-------------------0---|
A|-5-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------2---|
D|-5-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
         D**                 G2               A7sus4
  And he sends him to the    finest school in town
D|-------0-----------------|-0----------------0------|
D|-------0-----------------|-0----------------0------|
A|-------0-----------------|-0----------------0------|
D|-------0-----------------|-0----------------5------|
A|-------0-----------------|-5----------------7------|
D|-------4-----------------|-5----------------0------|

Verse 2:
   D5*                       G2                        D
   Levon,                    Levon likes his           money
D|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
A|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-4-----2-4-5-4-2-4h-2p-0-|
A|-5-----------------------|-2-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
   G4                        D                         A4                  D*
   He makes a lot they       say                       Spends his days     counting
D|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
D|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
A|-4-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
D|-0-----------------------|-4-----------------------|-2-------------------0---|
A|-5-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------2---|
D|-5-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
         D**                 G2               A7sus4
  In a   garage              by the      motorway
D|-------0-----------------|-0----------------0------|
D|-------0-----------------|-0----------------0------|
A|-------0-----------------|-0----------------0------|
D|-------0-----------------|-0----------------5------|
A|-------0-----------------|-5----------------7------|
D|-------4-----------------|-5----------------0------|

Pre-Chorus 1:
   D2 Dm D***                D*                        G2
         He was born a       pauper To a pawn on a     Christmas day
D|-0--0--0-----------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D|-0--0--0-----------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
A|-0--0--0-----------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D|-2--3--4-----------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
A|-0--0--0-----------------|-2-----------------------|-5-----------------------|
D|-2--3--4-----------------|-0-----------------------|-5-----------------------|
            D**                  E7sus4                D**
  When the  New York Times  Said God is dead and the   war's begun
D|----------0--------------|-----0-------------------|-0-----------------------|
D|----------0--------------|-----0-------------------|-0-----------------------|
A|----------0--------------|-----0-------------------|-0-----------------------|
D|----------0--------------|-----0-------------------|-0-----------------------|
A|----------0--------------|-----2-------------------|-0-----------------------|
D|----------4--------------|-----2-------------------|-4-----------------------|
   G2           D**
   Alvin Tostig has a son
D|-0------------0----------|
D|-0------------0----------|
A|-0------------0----------|
D|-0------------0----------|
A|-5------------0----------|
D|-5------------4----------|
       A7sus4
       today
D|-------------------------|
D|---------0-------0-------|
A|-----------0-------0-----|   x2
D|-------5-------5---------|
A|-----7-------7-----------|
D|-------------------------|

D|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
D|-5-4-2-4h-2p-0-2---------|
A|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|

Chorus 1:
                   D4                          D5
   And he shall be Levon     And he shall be a good man
D|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
D|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
A|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
D|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
A|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
D|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
                   D4                          D5
   And he shall be Levon In tradition with the family plan
D|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
D|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
A|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
D|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
A|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
D|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
                   D4                          D5
   And he shall be Levon     And he shall be a good man
D|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
D|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
A|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
D|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
A|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
D|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
   D4                        A4*
   He shall be               Levon
D|-0-----------------------|---0---------------------|
D|-0-----------------------|---0---------------------|
A|-0-----------------------|---0---------------------|
D|-5-----------------------|---7---------------------|
A|-5-----------------------|---7---------------------|
D|-5-----------------------|---7---------------------|
   D5*                       D5*
D|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
A|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
A|-5------------0-2-3-2-0--|-5------------0-2-3-2-0--|
D|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
   D5*                       D5*
D|-0------------0--0--0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-0------------0--0--0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
A|-0------------0--0--0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-0------------0--0--0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
A|-5------------7--9--7-5--|-5------------0-2-3-2-0--|
D|-0------------0--0--0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|

Verse 3:
   D5*                       G2                        D
   Levon's sells             cartoon balloons in       town
D|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
A|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-4-----------------------|
A|-5-----------------------|-2-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
   G4                        D                         A4                  D*
         His family business thrives           Jesus blows up balloons all day
D|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
D|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
A|-4-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
D|-0-----------------------|-4-----------------------|-2-------------------0---|
A|-5-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------2---|
D|-5-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
         D**                 G2               A7sus4
  Sits   on the porch swing  watching them    fly by
D|-------0-----------------|-0----------------0------|
D|-------0-----------------|-0----------------0------|
A|-------0-----------------|-0----------------0------|
D|-------0-----------------|-0----------------5------|
A|-------0-----------------|-5----------------7------|
D|-------4-----------------|-5----------------0------|

Verse 4:
   D5*                       G2                        D
And Jesus, he                wants to go to            Venus
D|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
A|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-4-----------------------|
A|-5-----------------------|-2-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
   G4                        D                         A4                  D*
             Leave Levon far behind                  Take a balloon and go sailing,
D|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
D|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
A|-4-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
D|-0-----------------------|-4-----------------------|-2-------------------0---|
A|-5-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------2---|
D|-5-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------0---|
         D**                 G2               A7sus4
  While  Levon,              Levon slowly     dies
D|-------0-----------------|-0----------------0------|
D|-------0-----------------|-0----------------0------|
A|-------0-----------------|-0----------------0------|
D|-------0-----------------|-0----------------5------|
A|-------0-----------------|-5----------------7------|
D|-------4-----------------|-5----------------0------|

Pre-Chorus 2:
   D2 Dm D***                D*                        G2
         He was born a       pauper To a pawn on a     Christmas day
D|-0--0--0-----------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D|-0--0--0-----------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
A|-0--0--0-----------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
D|-2--3--4-----------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
A|-0--0--0-----------------|-2-----------------------|-5-----------------------|
D|-2--3--4-----------------|-0-----------------------|-5-----------------------|
            D**                  E7sus4                D**
  When the  New York Times  Said God is dead and the   war's begun
D|----------0--------------|-----0-------------------|-0-----------------------|
D|----------0--------------|-----0-------------------|-0-----------------------|
A|----------0--------------|-----0-------------------|-0-----------------------|
D|----------0--------------|-----0-------------------|-0-----------------------|
A|----------0--------------|-----2-------------------|-0-----------------------|
D|----------4--------------|-----2-------------------|-4-----------------------|
   G2           D**
   Alvin Tostig has a son
D|-0------------0----------|
D|-0------------0----------|
A|-0------------0----------|
D|-0------------0----------|
A|-5------------0----------|
D|-5------------4----------|
       A7sus4
       today
D|-------------------------|
D|---------0-------0-------|
A|-----------0-------0-----|   x2
D|-------5-------5---------|
A|-----7-------7-----------|
D|-------------------------|

D|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
D|-5-4-2-4h-4p-0-2---------|
A|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|

Chorus 2:
                   D4                          D5
   And he shall be Levon     And he shall be a good man
D|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
D|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
A|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
D|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
A|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
D|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
                   D4                          D5
   And he shall be Levon In tradition with the family plan
D|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
D|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
A|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
D|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
A|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
D|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
                   D4                          D5
   And he shall be Levon     And he shall be a good man
D|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
D|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
A|-----------------0-------|-------------------0-----|
D|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
A|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
D|-----------------5-------|-------------------0-----|
   D4                        A4*
   He shall be               Levon
D|-0-----------------------|---0---------------------|
D|-0-----------------------|---0---------------------|
A|-0-----------------------|---0---------------------|
D|-5-----------------------|---7---------------------|
A|-5-----------------------|---7---------------------|
D|-5-----------------------|---7---------------------|

Outro:

   D5*                       D5*
D|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
A|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
A|-5------------0-2-3-2-0--|-5------------0-2-3-2-0--|
D|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
   D5*                       D5*
D|-0------------0--0--0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-0------------0--0--0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
A|-0------------0--0--0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-0------------0--0--0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
A|-5------------7--9--7-5--|-5------------0-2-3-2-0--|
D|-0------------0--0--0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|

   D5*                       D5*
D|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
A|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
A|-5------------0-2-3-2-0--|-5------------0-2-3-2-0--|
D|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|-0------------0-0-0-0-0--|
   D5*                       D5*
D|-0-------------0--0--0-0-|-0--------0-0-0----------|
D|-0-------------0--0--0-0-|-0--------0-0-0----------|
A|-0-------------0--0--0-0-|-0--------0-0-0----------|
D|-0-------------0--0--0-0-|-0--------0-0-0----------|
A|-5-------------7--9--7-5-|-5--------0-2-3----------|
D|-0-------------0--0--0-0-|-0--------0-0-0----------|

D|-------------------------|
D|---------0-------0-------|
A|-----------0-------0-----| x2
D|-------0-------0---------|
A|-----3-------3-----------|
D|-------------------------|

D|-------------------------|
D|---------0-------0-------|
A|-----------0-------0-----| x2
D|-------0-------0---------|
A|-----2-------2-----------|
D|-------------------------|

D|-------------------------|
D|---------0-------0-------|
A|-----------0-------0-----| x2
D|-------0-------0---------|
A|-----1-------1-----------|
D|-------------------------|
                      D5
D|--------------------0----|
D|--------0-------0---0----|
A|----------0-------0-0----|
D|------0-------0-----0----|
A|--------------------0----|
D|-----3-----2--------0----|

***********************
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
***********************

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Myles Kennedy tabs for Levon

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This guitar tab for Levon by Myles Kennedy is suitable for players wanting a clear and accurate transcription. Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E). Capo on the 2nd fret. Helpful for practicing timing, picking, and song structure.