Leonard lyrics and chords

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Leonard
Written and recorded by Merle Haggard

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When Leonard finally came to California 
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He was twenty-one years old as I recall
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He loved to write a song and pick the guitar
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And he came to hang a gold one on the wall

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The town in which he lived is not important
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But you'll know the town I mean by the time I'm through
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He soon became a famous entertainer
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But Leonard was a name he never used

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He was on his way to having what he wanted
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Just about as close as one could be
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Hey once he even followed Elvis Presley
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And he wrote a lot of country songs for me

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But he laid it all aside to follow Jesus 
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For years he chose to let his music go
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But preaching wasn't really meant for Leonard
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But how in the hell was Leonard supposed to know
 
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Well life began to twist its way around him
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And I wondered how he carried such a load
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He came back again to try his luck in music
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And lost his wife and family on the road

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After that he seemed to bog down even deeper
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And I saw what booze and pills could really do
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And I wondered if I'd ever see him sober
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But I forgot about a friend that Leonard knew

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Well Leonard gave me lots of inspiration
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He helped teach me how to write a country song
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And he even brought around a bag of groceries
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Hey back before Muskogee came along

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Really I'm not trying to hide his show name
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Or the town in which this episode began
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Somehow I had to write a song for ol' Tommy
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If just to see the smiling faces in the band

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Well when Leonard finally came to California 
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He was twenty-one years old as I recall
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And he loved to write a song and pick the guitar
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And he came to hang a gold one on the wall

 

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