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