Leader of the Band - Dan Fogelberg(Lyrics) Chords

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