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LEADER OF THE BAND Dan Fogelberg
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[1] [2] [3] [4] [1] [2] [3] [4] (Verse pattern)
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A[1]n on[2]ly c[3]hild[4] a- l[1]one [2]and [3]wild[4], a c[1]abin[2]et m[3]aker[4]'s
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s[1]on [2] [3] [4] [1] his[2] han[3]ds..[4]. ..[1]diff[2]eren[3]t wo[4]rk and his
way he gave to me a gift I know I
(1st time)
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h[1]eart[2] was[3] kno[4]wn to [1]none[2] [3] [4]
(2nd time)
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n[1]ever[2] c[3]an [4]re- p[1]ay[2] [3] [4] [1] [2] [3] [4]
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[1] [2] [3] [4] [1] [2] [3] [4] (on to verse 2...)
(Verse 1)
G C/g G Bm C
An only child alone and wild, a cabinet-maker's son
[Am] His hands were meant for[Em] different work and his
[Am]heart was known to n[C]one[D7]
G C/g G Bm C
He left his home and went his lone and solitary way
[Am] He gave to me a [Em]gift I know I [Am]never [D7]can rep[G]ay
(Verse 2)
G C/g G Bm C
A quiet man of music, denied a simpler fate
[Am] He tried to be a [Em]soldier once, but his
[Am]music wouldn't w[C]ait[D7]
G C/g G Bm C
He earned his love through discipline, a thund'ring velvet hand
[Am] His gentle means of [Em]sculpting souls took me [Am]years to [D7]underst[G]and
(to chorus)
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..[1]year[2]s 2 [3]un-d[4]er- st[1]and[2] [3] [4]
(Chorus)
[C] [Bm7] [C]
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T[1]he l[2]eade[3]r of[4] the b[1]and [2]is t[3]ired[4] & his[1] eye[2]s ar[3]e gr[4]owing
My life has been a poor attempt to imitate the
[G] [Am] [Em]
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o[1]ld [2] [3] bu[4]t his [1]bloo[2]d ru[3]ns t[4]hru my[1] ins[2]trum[3]ent [4]& his
man I'm just a living leg - a - cy to the
(1st time)
[Am] [F] [D]
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s[1]ong [2] is [3]in m[4]y so[1]ul[2] [3] [4] [1] [2] [3] [4]
(2nd time) (**)
[Am] [C] [G] (h) (h)
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l[1]eade[2]r o[3]f [4] the b[1]and[2] [3] [4] [1] [2] [3] [4]
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[1] [2] [3] [4] [1] [2] [3] [4] **(After the last verse, go to ending at this point in the
chorus)
(Verse 3)
G C/g G Bm C
My brother's lives were different, for they heard another call
[Am] One went to Chi[Em]cago, a-
[Am] nother to St. P[C]aul[D7]
G C/g G Bm C
Me, I'm in Colorado when I'm not in some motel
[Am] living out this [Em]life I chose and have [Am]come to k[D7]now so w[G]ell
(Play intro, then on to...)
(Verse 4)
G C/g G Bm C
I thank you for the music and your stories of the road
[Am] I thank you for the f[Em]reedom... when it
[Am]came my time to [C]go[D7]
G C/g G Bm C
I thank you for the kindness and the times when you got tough
and, [Am]Papa, I don't t[Em]hink I said "I [Am]love you" [D7]near eno[G]ugh
(to chorus)
(Ending)
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I am a li- ving leg -a - cy to the
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l[1]ea [2] - [3] d[4]er [1]of [2] [3] [4] the b[1]and[2] [3] [4]
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