Chords for Leader of the band - Dan Fogelberg (cover)
Tempo:
126.7 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Em
Am
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [Gm]
[F#] [C]
[Em] [Am]
[Em] [G] [D]
[G]
And only child alone and why, the [Bm] cabin and [C] maker's son.
work, and his heart was known to [A] none.
his own, a [Bm] solitary [C]
[F#] [C]
[Em] [Am]
[Em] [G] [D]
[G]
And only child alone and why, the [Bm] cabin and [C] maker's son.
work, and his heart was known to [A] none.
his own, a [Bm] solitary [C]
100% ➙ 127BPM
C
G
Em
Am
D
C
G
Em
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And _ _ _ _ _ only child alone and why, the [Bm] cabin and [C] maker's son.
[G] _ [Am] His hands were meant for [C] different work, and his heart was known to [A] none.
He [G] left [G] his home and went his own, a [Bm] _ solitary [C] _
way.
He [Am] gave to me [Em] a gift I know I [C] never [D] can [G] repay. _ _ _ _ _ _
A [C] quiet man [G] of music, [Bm] denied a simpler [C] fate.
_ _ [Am] He tried to be [Em] a soldier once, [C] but his music wouldn't [A] wait.
_ _ [G]
He [Cm] earned his life [G] through discipline, [B] a father [B] in the [C] bedhead.
_ [Am] His gentle means [Em] of scoffing souls, [C] took me [Dm] years to _ [A] understand.
_ _ [C]
The leader of [G] the band is tired [Am] and his eyes [D] are [G] growing old.
[Am] But his blood runs through [Em] my instrument, [Am] and his song is in [C] my _ [Gm] soul.
[C]
My life has been [Em] a poor attempt [Am] _
to [Dm] imitate the [G] man.
_ [Am] I'm just a living [Em] _ legacy to [C] the [G] leader of the band.
My _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] brother's lives [G] are different, but they [A] heard another [C] call.
_ _ [Am] One went to [Em] Chicago and [C] the other to St.
[G] Paul.
_ And [C] I'm in _ Colorado when I'm [B] not in some [C] hotel.
_ _ _ [Am] Living out this [Em] life I chose, [C] and come [D] to know [G] so well.
I _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] thank you for [G] the music and [B] your stories of [Am] the road.
_ _ [Am]
Thank you for [Em] the freedom when [C] it came my time to go.
[D] _ _ [G]
I [C] thank you for [G] the kindness and [Bm] the times when you [C] got tough.
[Am] And Papa _ [Em] don't think I said [C] I [G] love you near enough.
[A] _ _ [C]
The leader [B] of the band is [Am] tired and his [D] eyes are [G] growing old.
[Am] But his blood runs through [Em] my instrument, [C] and his song is in [C] my _ [Dm] soul.
[C]
My life has [B] been a poor [Bm] attempt _ [Am]
to [D] imitate [G] the man.
[C] I'm just a living [Em] _ legacy [C] to the [G] leader of the band.
[Am] I am a living [Em] _ legacy [C] to the _ leader [Em] _ of [G] the band. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And _ _ _ _ _ only child alone and why, the [Bm] cabin and [C] maker's son.
[G] _ [Am] His hands were meant for [C] different work, and his heart was known to [A] none.
He [G] left [G] his home and went his own, a [Bm] _ solitary [C] _
way.
He [Am] gave to me [Em] a gift I know I [C] never [D] can [G] repay. _ _ _ _ _ _
A [C] quiet man [G] of music, [Bm] denied a simpler [C] fate.
_ _ [Am] He tried to be [Em] a soldier once, [C] but his music wouldn't [A] wait.
_ _ [G]
He [Cm] earned his life [G] through discipline, [B] a father [B] in the [C] bedhead.
_ [Am] His gentle means [Em] of scoffing souls, [C] took me [Dm] years to _ [A] understand.
_ _ [C]
The leader of [G] the band is tired [Am] and his eyes [D] are [G] growing old.
[Am] But his blood runs through [Em] my instrument, [Am] and his song is in [C] my _ [Gm] soul.
[C]
My life has been [Em] a poor attempt [Am] _
to [Dm] imitate the [G] man.
_ [Am] I'm just a living [Em] _ legacy to [C] the [G] leader of the band.
My _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] brother's lives [G] are different, but they [A] heard another [C] call.
_ _ [Am] One went to [Em] Chicago and [C] the other to St.
[G] Paul.
_ And [C] I'm in _ Colorado when I'm [B] not in some [C] hotel.
_ _ _ [Am] Living out this [Em] life I chose, [C] and come [D] to know [G] so well.
I _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] thank you for [G] the music and [B] your stories of [Am] the road.
_ _ [Am]
Thank you for [Em] the freedom when [C] it came my time to go.
[D] _ _ [G]
I [C] thank you for [G] the kindness and [Bm] the times when you [C] got tough.
[Am] And Papa _ [Em] don't think I said [C] I [G] love you near enough.
[A] _ _ [C]
The leader [B] of the band is [Am] tired and his [D] eyes are [G] growing old.
[Am] But his blood runs through [Em] my instrument, [C] and his song is in [C] my _ [Dm] soul.
[C]
My life has [B] been a poor [Bm] attempt _ [Am]
to [D] imitate [G] the man.
[C] I'm just a living [Em] _ legacy [C] to the [G] leader of the band.
[Am] I am a living [Em] _ legacy [C] to the _ leader [Em] _ of [G] the band. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _