Leader of the Band Chords by Dan Fogelberg
Tempo:
134.15 bpm
Chords used:
Db
Ab
Bbm
Fm
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
[Ab]
[Db]
[Bbm] [Fm]
[Eb] [Db]
[Ab] [Db]
[Db] An only child, [Ab] alone and wild, [Cm] a [Db] cabinetmaker's son
meant for [Fm] different work, and [Bbm] his heart was known to [Eb] none
home [Ab] and went his lone [Cm] and solitary [Db] way
[Db]
[Bbm] [Fm]
[Eb] [Db]
[Ab] [Db]
[Db] An only child, [Ab] alone and wild, [Cm] a [Db] cabinetmaker's son
meant for [Fm] different work, and [Bbm] his heart was known to [Eb] none
home [Ab] and went his lone [Cm] and solitary [Db] way
100% ➙ 134BPM
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Ab
Bbm
Fm
Eb
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_ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] An only child, [Ab] alone and wild, [Cm] a _ _ [Db] cabinetmaker's son
His [Bbm] hands were meant for [Fm] different work, and [Bbm] his heart was known to [Eb] none
_ [Db] He left his home [Ab] and went his lone [Cm] and _ solitary [Db] way
_ [Bbm] And he gave to me [Fm] a gift I know I [Eb] never can [Ab] repay
[Db] _ _ [Ab] A [Db] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [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 _ [Eb] wait
_ [Ab] He [Db] earned his love [Ab] through _ discipline [Cm] by thundering [Db] velvet hand
[Bbm] His gentle means [Fm] of sculpting souls [Bbm] took me years to _ [Ab] _ understand
_ [Db] The leader of [G] the band is dead [Db] and his eyes are [Ab] growing old
[Bb] But his [Bbm] blood runs through [Fm] my instrument [Bbm] and his song is in [Ebm] my soul
_ [Db] My life has been [Cm] a poor attempt [Db] to imitate [Ab] the man
_ [Bbm] I'm just a living [Fm] legacy [Bbm] to the leader [Db] of the band
My [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
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.
_ Paul
[Ab] And I'm [Db] in _ Colorado when [Cm] I'm not in some [Db] hotel
_ _ _ [Bbm] Living out [Fm] this life I've chose [Bbm] and come to [Eb] know [Ab] so _ [Db] well
[Ab] I _
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_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
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[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 go
_ [Ab] I [Db] thank you for the [Ab] 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 [Bb] near enough
_ [Db] The leader of the [Cm] band is dead [Db] and his eyes are growing old
_ But [Bbm] his blood runs through my [Fm] _ instrument and [Bbm] his song is in [Gb] my [Eb] soul
_ [Db] My life has [Ab] been a poor _ attempt [Fm] to imitate the [Ab] man
_ [Bbm] I'm just a living [Fm] legacy to the [Db] leader [Ab] of the band
_ [Bbm] I am a living [Fm] _ legacy to the _ leader _ _ [Eb] of [Ab] the band
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] An only child, [Ab] alone and wild, [Cm] a _ _ [Db] cabinetmaker's son
His [Bbm] hands were meant for [Fm] different work, and [Bbm] his heart was known to [Eb] none
_ [Db] He left his home [Ab] and went his lone [Cm] and _ solitary [Db] way
_ [Bbm] And he gave to me [Fm] a gift I know I [Eb] never can [Ab] repay
[Db] _ _ [Ab] A [Db] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [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 _ [Eb] wait
_ [Ab] He [Db] earned his love [Ab] through _ discipline [Cm] by thundering [Db] velvet hand
[Bbm] His gentle means [Fm] of sculpting souls [Bbm] took me years to _ [Ab] _ understand
_ [Db] The leader of [G] the band is dead [Db] and his eyes are [Ab] growing old
[Bb] But his [Bbm] blood runs through [Fm] my instrument [Bbm] and his song is in [Ebm] my soul
_ [Db] My life has been [Cm] a poor attempt [Db] to imitate [Ab] the man
_ [Bbm] I'm just a living [Fm] legacy [Bbm] to the leader [Db] of the band
My [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
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.
_ Paul
[Ab] And I'm [Db] in _ Colorado when [Cm] I'm not in some [Db] hotel
_ _ _ [Bbm] Living out [Fm] this life I've chose [Bbm] and come to [Eb] know [Ab] so _ [Db] well
[Ab] I _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [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 go
_ [Ab] I [Db] thank you for the [Ab] 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 [Bb] near enough
_ [Db] The leader of the [Cm] band is dead [Db] and his eyes are growing old
_ But [Bbm] his blood runs through my [Fm] _ instrument and [Bbm] his song is in [Gb] my [Eb] soul
_ [Db] My life has [Ab] been a poor _ attempt [Fm] to imitate the [Ab] man
_ [Bbm] I'm just a living [Fm] legacy to the [Db] leader [Ab] of the band
_ [Bbm] I am a living [Fm] _ legacy to the _ leader _ _ [Eb] of [Ab] the band
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _
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_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
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