Leader of the Band by Dan Fogelberg

.        Leader of the Band - Dan Fogelberg
.
.          Intro: G7 C Am Em D G (C/G) G (C/G) G (C/G) G
Verse:
G        (C/G)    G              Bm              C
An only child alone and wild, a cabinet maker's son
Am                        Em                    Am                 C    D
His hands were meant for different work and his heart was known to none.
G           (C/G)     G                Bm       C
He left his home and went his lone and solitary way
.      Am            Em     Am    D7            G   (C/G) G (C/G) G (C/G) G
And he gave to me a gift I know I never can repay
G      (C/G)   G         Bm             C
A quiet man of music, denied a simpler fate
Am                  Em                Am              C    D
He tried to be a soldier once but his music wouldn't wait
G      (C/G)    G                          Bm               C
He earned his love through discipline, a thund'ring velvet hand
.    Am              Em                      Am      D7      G
His gentle means of sculpting souls took me years to understand

 Chorus:
 .    C                  Bm                  C                 G
 .    The leader of the band is tired and his eyes are growing old
 .            Am                    Em                 Am            F    D
 .    But his blood runs through my instrument and his song is in my soul
 .    C                  Bm                  C                 G
 .    My life has been a poor attempt    to  imitate   the    man
 .      Am              Em           Am       C        G
 .  I'm just a living  legacy to the lea--der of-- the band

  .(C/G)  G  (C/G)  G  (C/G)  G

   G           (C/G)        G                 Bm             C
   My brothers' lives were different for they heard another call
   Am              Em        Am          C    D
   One went to Chicago, the other to St. Paul
   G          (C/G)  G          Bm             C
   And I'm in Colorado when I'm not in some hotel
   Am              Em               Am       D7      G   (C/G) G
   Living out this life I chose and come to know so well
   .        G7 C Am Em D7   G (C/G) G (C/G) G (C/G) G
   (no lyrics)
   G          (C/G)     G              Bm             C
   I thank you for the music and your stories of the road
   Am                    Em             Am             C    D
   I thank you for the freedom when it came my time to go
   G          (C/G)     G                Bm                 C
   I thank you for the kindness and the times when you got tough
   Am               Em               Am       D7      G
   And papa I don't think I said "I love you" near enough.
   .
   (Chorus followed by ending: )
   .               Am              Em           Am     C  D       G
   .             I am the living  legacy to the leader of    the band
   .                            (C/G)  G  (C/G)  G  (C/G)  G  G7 C Am Em D7 G
   .
   Chord chart:
   Am      - 0 2 2 1 0           Bm      - 2 4 4 3 -
   C       - 3 2 0 1 0           C/G     3 3 2 0 1 0
   D       x x 0 2 3 2           D7      x x 0 2 1 2
   Em      0 2 2 0 0 0           F       1 3 3 2 1 1
   G       3 2 0 0 0 3           G7      3 2 0 0 0 1
   originally posted by Chris Butler  SIMPed by Sennet

    What do you think of this format?  If you like it, then SIMP
    (Stupidity Induced Music Page) format is for you.  I SIMPed this song
    because I want to play the song without spending a lot of time
    practicing/memorizing it, my ear is not good, and I wanted it in a form
    where I could play it correctly the even if I had not practiced it for
    weeks.
       I'm trying to get several hundred rock songs in this format.  If you
       are interested in cooperating, please Email me.  I currently have
       20 or 30 songs in the SIMP format, which I have found easier to
       play than any other format I have seen.
       SIMP format briefly:
       A: Chords printed with every line
       B: It should be easily printable on 1 (sometimes 2) pages.
       C: Chord chart included.
       D: If some of the chord changes aren't really apparent, put them
          in ( ) so that some players can skip them
       E: You should be able to play it really easily
Does this sound like something you are interested in?  If so, please
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