Chords for Dan Fogelberg - Leader Of The Band (Lyrics)

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[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] And only a child [Ab] alone and wild, [Cm] a _ [Db] cabinetmaker's son
_ [Bbm] His hands were meant [Fm] for different work, [Bbm] and his heart was [Db] known to [Eb] none
_ [Ab] He [Db] left his home and [Ab] went his own, [Cm] in _ solitary [Db] way
_ [Bbm] And he gave to me [Fm] a gift I know [Bbm] I [Eb] never can [Ab] repay
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_ [Db] quiet man of [Ab] _ music [Cm] denied a [Db] simpler fate _ _
[Bbm] He tried to be [Fm] a soldier once, [Bbm] but his music wouldn't wait
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[Ab] He [Db] earned his love through [Ab] _ discipline, [Cm] a thundering [Db] velvet hand
[Bbm] His gentle [Fm] means of sculpting souls [Bbm] took me [Eb] years to [Ab] _ understand _
[Db] The leader [G] of the band is dead [Db] and his eyes are [Ab] growing [Bb] old
But [Bbm] his blood runs through [Fm] my instrument [F] and his song is in [Ebm] my _ soul
[Db] _ [Ab] My life has been a [Cm] poor _ [Db] attempt to imitate [Ab] the man _
[Bbm] I'm just a living [Fm] legacy [Bbm] to the [Ab] leader of the [Db] band
My _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] brother's lives were [Ab] different, for [Cm] they heard another [Db] call
_ _ [Bbm] One went [Fm] to Chicago and [Bbm] the other [Db] to St.
[Eb] Paul
_ _ [Db] And I'm in _ [Ab] Colorado when [Cm] I'm not in some [Db] hotel
_ _ _ [Bbm] Living out [Fm] this life I've chose [Bbm] and [Eb] come to know [Ab] so _ [Db] well
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[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] thank you for the [Ab] music and [Cm] your stories [Db] of the road
[Bbm] I thank you for [Fm] the freedom when [Bbm] it came my time to [Eb] go
_ _ [Ab] I [Db] thank you for [Ab] the kindness and [Cm] the times when you [Db] got tough
_ [Bbm] And Papa, I [Fm] don't think I said [Bbm] I love [Eb] you near [Bb] _ enough
_ [Db] The leader of the [Cm] band is [Db] dead and his eyes are [Ab] growing old
_ But [Bbm] his blood runs through my [Fm] instrument [Bbm] and his song is in [Gb]
my [Eb] soul
[Db] My life [Ab] has been a poor _ [Db] attempt to [Fm] imitate the [Bb] man
_ [Bbm] I'm just a [Fm] living legacy [Bbm] to the [Db] leader [Ab] of the band
[Bbm] I am a living [Fm] legacy [Bbm] to the _ leader _ [Eb] _ of the [Db] band _ _
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