LEADER OF THE BAND by Dan Fogelberg - guitar chords, guitar tabs and lyrics

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	G	C/G	G	Bm	C
	An only c	hild alon	e and wild, a c	abinet maker's s	on

	Am	Em	Am	C	D
	His hands were meant for d	ifferent work and his	heart was known to	none.

	G	C/G	G	Bm	C
	He left his	home and w	ent 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, den	ied a simpler f	ate

	Am	Em	Am	C	D
	He tried to be a sol	dier once but his	music wouldn't w	ait

	G	C/G	G	Bm	C
	He earn	ed his lo	ve through discipline, a th	und'ring velvet h	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	C/G	G	Bm	C
	My brothers'	lives were d	ifferent for they	heard another c	all

	Am	Em	Am	C	D
	One went to Chic	ago, the o	ther to St.	Paul

	G	C/G	G	Bm	C
	And I'm in	Colorad	o when I'm	not in some hot	el

	Am	Em	Am	D7	G	C/G	G
	Living out this	life I chose and	come to k	now so w	ell

. 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 m	usic and your s	tories of the r	oad

	Am	Em	Am	C	D
	I thank you for the fr	eedom when it c	ame my time to	go

	G	C/G	G	Bm	C
	I thank you	for the k	indness and the t	imes when you got t	ough

	Am	Em	Am	D7	G
	And papa I don't	think I said "I l	ove you"	near eno	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

E-mail me. If you're interested in bilaterally exchanging songs in SIMP,

I'll send you a list of what I have so far.

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LEADER OF THE BAND

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