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(C)Le von wears his (F)war wound like a (C)crown.
He calls his child ness (C)Je sus
Je sus blows ’cause he likes the (Am)name,
and he (Em)sends him to the (F)fin est school in (Dm)town.
And (C)Le von, he (F)Le von likes his (C)mon ey.
He makes a lot they (C)say.
(G)Take Spends his days and go (Am)count ing
in a (Em)ga rage by the (F)mo tor (Dm)way.
He was born a (Am)pau per to a pawn on a (F)Christ mas Day when the (C)New York Times said (F)God is dead and (C)war’s be gun.
Al vin Tos tig (C)has a son to (Dm)day.
And he shall be (F)Le von,
and he shall be a (C)good man.
And he shall be (F)Le von,
in tra di tion with the (C)fam ’ly plan.
And he shall be (F)Le von,
and he shall be a (C)good man.
(F)He shall be Le (G7)von.
(C)Le von sells car (F)toon bal loons in (C)town.
His fam ’ly bus’ ness (C)thrives.
sus
Je sus blows up bal loons all (Am)day,
sits he (Em)on the porch swing (F)watch ing them in (Dm)fly.
And (C)Je sus, he (F)wants to go to (C)Ve nus,
leave Le von far be (C)hind.
(G)Take a bal loon and go (Am)sail ing
while a (Em)Le von, Le von (F)slow ly (Dm)dies.
He was born a (Am)pau per to a pawn on a (F)Christ mas Day when the (C)New York Times said (F)God is dead and (C)war’s be gun.
Al vin Tos tig (C)has a son to (Dm)day.
And he shall be (F)Le von,
and he shall be a (C)good man.
And he shall be (F)Le von,
in tra di tion with the (C)fam ’ly plan.
And he shall be (F)Le von,
and he shall be a (C)good man.
(F)He shall be Le (G7)von.
(G)von.
And he shall be (G7)von.
This page shows “Levon” by Elton John in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 76 BPM, a slightly more challenging arrangement — practice each phrase slowly first.