Chords for Dan Fogelberg - Leader of the Band (Live 2003)

[Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ I think if I had been [G#m] only allowed to write [Em] one song in my lifetime, it would have been this [C#m] one _ _
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[G] No, _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
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_ _ _ _ [C] they child [G] alone I'm [Bm] a
_ cabinetmaker _ [C] son
_ [Am] _ His hands are meant [Em] for different work [Am] and his all don't [C] know _
[D] _ [G] Left [C] his [G] home and went his own [Bm] and _ _ [C] solitary way
_ [Am] And he gave to me [Em] a gift I know [Am] I [D] never can [G] _
[C] repay
_ [G] a [C] _ _ [G] _ _
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[C] quiet man [G] of music
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Ignored the [Bm] [C] simpler thing
_ _ [Am] He tried to be [E] a soldier once [Am] but his music couldn't [C] _ [D] wait
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[C] He earned his love [G] through discipline, [Bm] a thought enduring
_ [C] _ _ Melody
[Am] His gentle means [Em] of sculpting sauce [Am] took me [D] years to [G] understand
[Am] _ [G] _ [C] The leader [Em] of [Bm] the band is touch [C] and his eyes are [G] growing
_ [A] [G] But [Am] his blood runs through [Em] my instruments [Am] and his song is in [G] my _ [D] [C] soul
My life has been [Bm] a poor attempt
[C] _ To imitate [G] the man
[Am] Who I'm just a new
[Em] _ Legacy [C] to the leader of [G] the band
[C] _ [G] My _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ brother's lies [G] are different
They [Bm] _ heard another [C] call
_ _ [Am] One went [Em] to Chicago _ [Am] and the other to [C] San [D] _
_ [G] Paul
[C] And I'm in [G] _ Colorado
When [Bm] I'm not in some _ [C] hotel
_ _ [Am] Living [Em] out this life I've chosen [Am] and I've come [D] to [G] know so [C] _
well
[G] I _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [C] thank you for [G] music and [Bm] your _ stories [C] of the road
_ [Am] I thank you [Em] for the freedom
[Am] When it came my [C] time to go [G] [D] I
[G] _ [C] Thank you for [G] your kindness [Bm] and the times when you [C] got _ tough
[Am] And Papa, I [Em] don't think I said [Am] I [D] love you [G] near _
[Am] _ [G] [C] enough
The leader [Em] of [Bm] the band is [G] touch [C] and his eyes are [G] growing _
[Am] _ [G] [Am] But his blood runs through [Em] my instruments [Am] and his song is in [F] my [Em] _
[D] soul
[C] My life has [G] been [Bm] a poor attempt
[C] To imitate [G] the man
Whom [Am] I'm just a new
[Em] Legacy _ [Am] to the [C] leader [G] of the band
[Am] I am a living [Em] _
legacy
To [Am] the _ _ [C] leader
_ _ [Gm] _ [D] _ _ _ Of _ the [G] band _ _ _
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