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Leader Of The Band

Leader Of The Band

Leader Of The Band chords

by Dan Fogelberg

Year: 1979

Genre: Folk

Guitar
TuningE A D G B E
CapoFret 1
Transpose
EADGBE
Capo

G
C
Am
Em
D
Bm
F

Smart scroll

Chord Highlight

Intro 1

G

C

Am

Em

D

G

G

Verse 1

G

An only

child alone

and wild,

a

Bm

cabinet maker's

C

son

Am

His hands were

meant for different

Em

work

And his

Am

heart was known to

C

none

D

G

He left his

home and went

his lone

and

Bm

solitary

C

way

And he

Am

gave to me a

gift

Em

I know

I

Am

never

D

can re

G

pay

G

Verse 2

G

A quiet man

of music

denied

Bm

a

C

simpler fate

Am

He tried to

be a soldier

Em

once,

but his

Am

music wouldn't

C

wait

D

G

He earned his

love through discipline,

a thundering

Bm

velvet

C

hand

His

Am

gentle means of

sculpting

Em

souls

took me

Am

years to

D

under

G

stand

Chorus 1

C

The leader of

the band

Bm

is tired

and his

C

eyes are growing

G

old

But his

Am

blood runs through my

Em

instrument

and his

Am

song is in my

F

soul

D

C

My life has

been a poor

Bm

attempt

C

to imitate the

G

man

I'm

Am

just a living

Em

legacy

to the

Am

leader

C

of the

G

band

G

Verse 3

G

My brothers'

G

lives were different

for they

Bm

heard another

C

call

Am

One went to Chi

Em

cago

and the

Am

other to St.

C

Paul

D

G

And I'm in

G

Colorado

when I'm

Bm

not in some ho

C

tel

Am

Living out this

life

Em

I've chose

and

Am

come to

D

know so

G

well

Interlude 1

G

C

Am

Em

D

G

G

Verse 4

G

I thank you

for the music

and your

Bm

stories of the

C

road

Am

I thank you

Em

for the freedom

when it came

Am

my time

C

to go

D

G

I thank you

for the kindness

and the times

Bm

when you

got

C

tough

And

Am

papa, I don't

Em

think I said

I

Am

love you

D

near e

G

nough

Chorus 2

C

The leader of

the band

Bm

is tired

and his

C

eyes are growing

G

old

But his

Am

blood runs through my

Em

instrument

and his

Am

song is in my

F

soul

D

C

My life has

been a poor

Bm

attempt

C

to imitate the

G

man

I'm

Am

just a living

Em

legacy

to the

Am

leader

C

of the

G

band

I

Am

am a living

Em

legacy

to the

Am

leader

C

of

D

the

G

band

G

Outro 1

G

C

Am

Em

D

G

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