Leader of the Band Dan Fogelberg
Lines: 101
Distribution: world
Keywords: SIMP, Fogelberg, Cat Stevens
This song was recently posted, but it was in a format not easy for me to
play. If the previous post worked for you, you should stop reading this
post now.
Basically, I wanted to be able to play this song without memorizing it,
and my ear is real bad, and my girlfriend wants it and is just starting
to play, so it had to be real easy. Chords are printed with every line,
You can skip the chords in ( ), and I moved the chords to where they
sound right, not where the music says. (this is SIMP format)
.
. Intro: G7 C Am Em D G (C/G) G (C/G) G (C/G) G
Verse:
[G]An only c[(C/G)]hild alon[G]e and wild, a c[Bm]abinet maker's s[C]on
[Am]His hands were meant for d[Em]ifferent work and his [Am]heart was known to [C]none.[D]
[G]He left his [(C/G)]home and w[G]ent his lone and [Bm]solitary [C]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]A quiet[(C/G)] man of [G]music, den[Bm]ied a simpler f[C]ate
[Am]He tried to be a sol[Em]dier once but his [Am]music wouldn't w[C]ait[D]
[G]He earn[(C/G)]ed his lo[G]ve through discipline, a th[Bm]und'ring velvet h[C]and
. 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]My brothers'[(C/G)] lives were d[G]ifferent for they [Bm]heard another c[C]all
[Am]One went to Chic[Em]ago, the o[Am]ther to St. [C]Paul[D]
[G]And I'm in [(C/G)]Colorad[G]o when I'm [Bm]not in some hot[C]el
[Am]Living out this [Em]life I chose and [Am]come to k[D7]now so w[G]ell[(C/G)] [G]
. G7 C Am Em D7 G (C/G) G (C/G) G (C/G) G
(no lyrics)
[G]I thank you[(C/G)] for the m[G]usic and your s[Bm]tories of the r[C]oad
[Am]I thank you for the fr[Em]eedom when it c[Am]ame my time to [C]go[D]
[G]I thank you[(C/G)] for the k[G]indness and the t[Bm]imes when you got t[C]ough
[Am]And papa I don't [Em]think I said "I l[Am]ove you" [D7]near eno[G]ugh.
.
(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
I'll send you a list of what I have so far.
Happiness is a LEARNed condition - Tom Robbins, from "Another Roadside Attraction"
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