The Leader of the Band / Dan Fogelberg Chords & Lyrics

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THE LEADER OF THE BAND
Artist: Dan Fogelberg

Intro: G7 C Am Em D G (C/G) G (C/G) G (C/G) G

Verse:
G        (C/G)    G              Bm              C
An only child alone and wild, a cabinet maker's son
Am                        Em                    Am                 C    D
His hands were meant for different work and his heart was known to none.
G           (C/G)     G                Bm       C
He left his home and went his lone and solitary way
 Am            Em     Am    D7            G   (C/G) G (C/G) G (C/G) G
And he gave to me a gift I know I never can repay
G      (C/G)   G         Bm             C
A quiet man of music, denied a simpler fate
Am                  Em                Am              C    D
He tried to be a soldier once but his music wouldn't wait
G      (C/G)    G                          Bm               C
He earned his love through discipline, a thund'ring velvet hand
Am              Em                      Am      D7      G
His gentle means of sculpting souls took me years to understand

Chorus:
C                  Bm                  C                 G
The leader of the band is tired and his eyes are growing old
       Am                    Em                 Am            F    D
But his blood runs through my instrument and his song is in my soul
C                  Bm                  C                 G
My life has been a poor attempt    to  imitate   the    man
 Am              Em           Am       C        G
I'm just a living  legacy to the lea--der of-- the band

(C/G)  G  (C/G)  G  (C/G)  G

G           (C/G)        G                 Bm             C
My brothers' lives were different for they heard another call
Am              Em        Am          C    D
One went to Chicago, the other to St. Paul
G          (C/G)  G          Bm             C
And I'm in Colorado when I'm not in some hotel
Am              Em               Am       D7      G   (C/G) G
Living out this life I chose and come to know so well
     G7 C Am Em D7   G (C/G) G (C/G) G (C/G) G
(no lyrics)
G          (C/G)     G              Bm             C
I thank you for the music and your stories of the road
Am                    Em             Am             C    D
I thank you for the freedom when it came my time to go
G          (C/G)     G                Bm                 C
I thank you for the kindness and the times when you got tough
Am               Em               Am       D7      G
And papa I don't think I said "I love you" near enough.

(Chorus followed by ending: )
            Am              Em           Am     C  D       G
          I am the living  legacy to the leader of    the band
                         (C/G)  G  (C/G)  G  (C/G)  G  G7 C Am Em D7 G

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