Leader Of The Band/Washington Post March chords by
Dan Fogelberg

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Key: Ab major•

Intro 1

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An only child alone

Verse 1

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and wild,

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a cabinet maker's son

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His hands were meant

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for different work

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And his heart was known to none

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He left his home and went

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his lone and solitary way

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And he gave to me a gift I know I never can

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re pay

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Verse 2

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A quiet man of mu sic denied

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a simpler fate

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He tried to be a soldier once,

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but his music wouldn't wait

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He earned his love through discipline,

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a thundering velvet hand

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His gentle means of sculpting souls

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took me years to understand

Verse 3

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The leader of the band is tired and

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his eyes are growing old

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But his blood runs through my instrument

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and his song is in my soul

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My life has been a poor attempt

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to imitate the man

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I'm just a living legacy to the leader of

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the band

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Verse 4

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My brother's lives were different

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for they heard another call

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One went to Chicago

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and the other to St Paul

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And I'm in Colorado when

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I'm not in some hotel

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Living out this life I've chose and come to know so well

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Interlude 1

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I thank you for the mu

Verse 5

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sic and

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your stories of the road

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I thank you for the freedom when

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C

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it came my time to go

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I thank you for the kindness and

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C

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the times when you got tough

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And papa, I don't think I said

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I love you near enough

Verse 6

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Bm

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The leader of the band is tired

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and his eyes are growing old

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But his blood runs through my instrument

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D

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and his song is in my soul

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Bm

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My life has been a poor at

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tempt to imitate the man

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I'm just a living legacy to the

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leader of the band

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I am a living legacy to the leader of the band

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Outro 1

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The original key of Leader Of The Band/Washington Post March by Dan Fogelberg is Ab major.

The primary chords used in Leader Of The Band/Washington Post March are Ab, Gb, Db, Bbm, Fm, Eb.

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