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Panama Red

Peter Rowan

Key of D · Chords: I II III IV V vi

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Intro

F# G A D

Verse 1

       Bm          A
Panama Red, Panama Red,
      G                E                   A
He'll steal your woman then he'll rob your head.
       Bm          A
Panama Red, Panama Red,
       F#                              G
On his white horse Mescalito, he comes breezin' thru town.
         A                                  D
Bet your woman is up in bed with ol' Panama Red.
                D                                      G
The judge don’t know when Red's in town, he keeps well hidden underground.
A                                D
Everybody's actin' lazy, fallin' out or hangin' round.
   D                                    G
My woman said, Hey Pedro, you're actin’ crazy like a clown.
A                                               D
Nobody feels like workin' Panama Red is back in town.

Chorus

Solos over Verse / Chorus
Everybody's lookin' out for him cause they know Red satisfies.
Little girls like to listen to him sing & tell sweet lies.(Oh Red)
But when things get too confusin' honey, you're better off in bed.
I'll be searchin' all the joints in town for Panama Red.