Levon

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

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

In a garage by the motorway

Em7 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

Alvin Tostig has a son today

C 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 C 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

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

While Levon, Levon slowly dies