Chords for Leader of the Band (Dan Fogelberg cover) - Mike Masse (from Denver, Colorado)

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_ _ An [Db] only 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 [Ab] and went his own, [Cm] in _ solitary [Db] way
_ [Bbm] They gave to me [Fm] a gift I know [Bbm] I [Eb] never can [Ab] repay
[Db] _ [Ab] A _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _
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[Db] quiet man [Ab] of music, [Cm] denied a simpler [Db] fate
_ [Bbm] He tried to be [Fm] a soldier once, [Bbm] but his music wouldn't [Db] _ [Eb] wait
_ [Ab] He [Db] earned his love [Ab] through discipline, _ [Cm] _
thundering [Db] velvet hand
[Bbm] His gentle [Db] means [Fm] of sculpting souls, [Bbm] took me [Eb] years to _ [Ab] _ understand
_ [Db] The leader [Ab] of the band is tired [Db] and his eyes are [Ab] growing old
[Bbm] But his blood runs through [Fm] my instrument, [Bbm] and his song is in [Gb] my [Ab] _ soul
[Db] My life has been [Ab] a poor attempt [Db] to imitate [Ab] the man
[Bbm] I'm just a [Fm] living legacy [Bbm] to the [Eb] leader [Ab] of the [Db] band
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_ _ My [Db] brother's lives [Ab] were different, for [Cm] they heard another [Db] call
_ _ [Bbm] One went to [Fm] _
Chicago, [Bbm] and the other to [Db] St.
[Eb] Paul
_ [Ab] And [Db] 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] _ [Ab] well
I _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Db] thank you for [Ab] the music, [Cm] and your stories [Db] of the road
I [Bbm] _ thank you for [Fm] the freedom, when [Bbm] it came my time [Db] to go
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] I [Db] thank you for [Ab] the kindness, and [Cm] the times when you [Db] got tough
_ [Bbm] And Papa, I [Db] don't [Fm] think I said, [Bb] I love [Eb] you [Ab] near _ enough
[Db] The leader of [Ab] the band is tired [Db] and his eyes are [Ab] growing old
[Bbm] But his blood runs through [Fm] my instrument, and his [Bbm] song is in [Gb] my _
[Ab] soul
[Db] My life has [Ab] been a [Cm] poor _ [Db] attempt to imitate [Ab] the [Bbm] man
[Ab] [Bbm] I'm just a [Fm] living legacy [Bbm] to the leader [Ab] of the band
[Bbm] I am a [Fm] living legacy [Bbm] to the _ leader [Db] _ _
[Eb] of [Ab] the band _ _ _
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