Leader Of The Band

Leader Of The Band easy guitar chords by Dan Fogelberg

1979Folk
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 1

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo
  • G

  • C

  • Am

  • Em

  • D

  • Bm

    2
  • F

  • G

  • C

  • Am

  • Em

  • D

  • Bm

    2
  • F

  • Intro 1




    Verse 1
    An 
    only 
    child 
    alone 
    and 
    wild, 

    cabinet 
    maker's 
    son 

    His 
    hands 
    were 
    meant 
    for 
    different 
    work 

    And 
    his 
    heart 
    was 
    known 
    to 
    none 

    He 
    left 
    his 
    home 
    and 
    went 
    his 
    lone 

    and 
    solitary 
    way 

    And 
    he 
    gave 
    to 
    me 
    gift 
    know 

    never 
    can 
    re
    pay 


    Verse 2
    quiet 
    man 
    of 
    music 

    de
    nied 
    simpler 
    fate 

    He 
    tried 
    to 
    be 
    soldier 
    once, 

    but 
    his 
    music 
    wouldn't 
    wait 

    He 
    earned 
    his 
    love 
    through 
    discipline, 

    thundering 
    velvet 
    hand 

    His 
    gentle 
    means 
    of 
    sculpting 
    souls 

    took 
    me 
    years 
    to 
    under
    stand 

    Chorus 1
    The 
    leader 
    of 
    the 
    band 
    is 
    tired 

    and 
    his 
    eyes 
    are 
    growing 
    old 

    But 
    his 
    blood 
    runs 
    through 
    my 
    instrument 

    and 
    his 
    song 
    is 
    in 
    my 
    soul 

    My 
    life 
    has 
    been 
    poor 
    attempt 

    to 
    imitate 
    the 
    man 

    I'm 
    just 
    living 
    legacy 

    to 
    the 
    leader 
    of 
    the 
    band 


    Verse 3
    My 
    bro
    thers' 
    lives 
    were 
    different 

    for 
    they 
    heard 
    another 
    call 

    One 
    went 
    to 
    Chi
    cago 

    and 
    the 
    other 
    to 
    St. 
    Paul 

    And 
    I'm 
    in 
    Col
    orado 

    when 
    I'm 
    not 
    in 
    some 
    ho
    tel 

    Living 
    out 
    this 
    life 
    I've 
    chose 

    and 
    come 
    to 
    know 
    so 
    well 

    Interlude 1




    Verse 4
    thank 
    you 
    for 
    the 
    music 

    and 
    your 
    stories 
    of 
    the 
    road 

    thank 
    you 
    for 
    the 
    freedom 

    when 
    it 
    came 
    my 
    time 
    to 
    go 

    thank 
    you 
    for 
    the 
    kindness 

    and 
    the 
    times 
    when 
    you 
    got 
    tough 

    And 
    papa, 
    don't 
    think 
    said 

    love 
    you 
    near 
    e
    nough 

    Chorus 2
    The 
    leader 
    of 
    the 
    band 
    is 
    tired 

    and 
    his 
    eyes 
    are 
    growing 
    old 

    But 
    his 
    blood 
    runs 
    through 
    my 
    instrument 

    and 
    his 
    song 
    is 
    in 
    my 
    soul 

    My 
    life 
    has 
    been 
    poor 
    attempt 

    to 
    imitate 
    the 
    man 

    I'm 
    just 
    living 
    legacy 

    to 
    the 
    leader 
    of 
    the 
    band 

    am 
    living 
    legacy 

    to 
    the 
    leader 
    of 
    the 
    band 


    Outro 1

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