C
F
C
Levon wears his war wound like a crown
F
C
He calls his child Jesus
G
Am
`Cause he likes the name
Em7
F
Dm7
G
And he sends him to the finest school in town
C
F
C
And Levon, Levon likes his money
F
C
He makes a lot they say
G
Am
Spend his days counting
Em7
F
Dm7
G
In a garage by the motorway
Em
Am
F
He was born a pauper to a pawn on a Christmas day
C
Dm7
C
When the New York Times said God is dead and the war's begun
F
C
Dm7
G
Alvin Tostig has a son today
F
C
And he shall be Levon and he shall be a good man
F
C
And he shall be Levon in tradition with the family plan
F
C
And he shall be Levon and he shall be a good man
F
Dm7
G
He shall be Levon
C
F
C
Levon sells cartoon balloons in town
F
C
His family business thrives
G
Am
Jesus blows up balloons all day
Em7
F
Dm7
G
Sits on the porch swing watching them fly
C
F
C
And Jesus, he wants to go to Venus
F
C
Leaving Levon far behind
G
Am
Take a balloon and go sailing
Em7
F
Dm7
G
While Levon, Levon slowly dies
Em
Am
F
He was born a pauper to a pawn on a Christmas day
C
Dm7
C
When the New York Times said God is dead and the war's begun
F
C
Dm7
G
Alvin Tostig has a son today
F
C
And he shall be Levon and he shall be a good man
F
C
And he shall be Levon in tradition with the family plan
F
C
And he shall be Levon and he shall be a good man
F
Dm7
G
He shall be Levon