Leader Of The Band Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][C]
[Am][Em][D]
[G]
[G]

[Verse 1]
[G]An only child alone and wild,
a [Bm]cabinet maker's [C]son
[Am]His hands were meant for diffe[Em]rent work
And his [Am]heart was known to [C]none[D]
[G]He left his home and went his lone
and [Bm]solitary [C]way
And he [Am]gave to me a [Em]gift I know
I [Am]never [D]can re[G]pay
[G]

[Verse 2]
[G]A quiet man of music
de[Bm]nied a simpler [C]fate
[Am]He tried to be a soldi[Em]er once,
but his [Am]music wouldn't [C]wait[D]
[G]He earned his love through discipline,
a [Bm]thundering velvet [C]hand
His [Am]gentle means of [Em]sculpting souls
took me [Am]years to [D]under[G]stand

[Chorus 1]
[C]The leader of the ban[Bm]d is tired
and his [C]eyes are growing [G]old
But his [Am]blood runs through my [Em]instrument
and his [Am]song is in my [F]soul[D]
[C]My life has been a poo[Bm]r attempt
[C]to imitate the man[G]
I'm [Am]just a living [Em]legacy
to the [Am]leader [C]of the [G]band
[G]

[Verse 3]
[G]My brothers' lives were dif[G]ferent
for they [Bm]heard another [C]call
[Am]One went to Chic[Em]ago
and the [Am]other to St. [C]Paul[D]
[G]And I'm in Colora[G]do
when I'm [Bm]not in some hot[C]el
[Am]Living out this [Em]life I've chose
and [Am]come to [D]know so [G]well

[Interlude 1]
[G][C]
[Am][Em][D]
[G]
[G]

[Verse 4]
[G]I thank you for the music
and your [Bm]stories of the [C]road
[Am]I thank you for the free[Em]dom
when it [Am]came my time to [C]go[D]
[G]I thank you for the kindness
and the [Bm]times when you got [C]tough
And [Am]papa, I don't [Em]think I said
I [Am]love you [D]near e[G]nough

[Chorus 2]
[C]The leader of the ban[Bm]d is tired
and his [C]eyes are growing [G]old
But his [Am]blood runs through my [Em]instrument
and his [Am]song is in my [F]soul[D]
[C]My life has been a poo[Bm]r attempt
[C]to imitate the man[G]
I'm [Am]just a living [Em]legacy
to the [Am]leader [C]of the [G]band
I [Am]am a living le[Em]gacy
to the [Am]leader [C]of [D]the ban[G]d
[G]

[Outro 1]
[G][C]
[Am][Em][D][G]