Leader Of The Band Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]This is one of my favorite
songs in the whole world

[Interlude 1]
And I dedicate this tonight to my dad
[D][G][D][G]
[Em][Bm][A][D][Dsus4][D][Dsus4][D]

[Verse 2]
An only child, [D]alone and wild,
he's a [Bm]cabin[D]et maker's [G]son[D]
[Em]His hands were meant for differe[Bm]nt work
But his [Em]heart was known [G]to none
[D]He left his hom[Dsus4]e and wen[D]t his
lone [Bm]and sol[D]it [F#m]ary wa[G]y[D]
And [Em]he gave to me a [Bm]gift I know [Em]I never
can [A]re pay

[Interlude 2]
[D][Dsus4][D][Dsus4][D]

[Verse 3]
A quiet man of [D]music,
[Bm]denied a simpler [D]fate[G][D]
[Em]He tried to be a soldier[Bm] once but
his [Em]music wouldn't [G]wait[A]
[D]He earned his love through discipline,
a thun[Bm]der [D]ing, velvet [G]hand[D]
[Em]His gentle means [Bm]of sculpting souls
took me [Em]years to [D]understand

[Verse 4]
[G]
The leader of the [F#m]band is t[D]ired
and his [G]eyes are grow[D]ing old
But [Em]his blood runs through [Bm]my
instrument and [Em]his song is in my [G]soul[A]
[G]My life has been a poo[F#m]r attempt
[D]to [G]imitate the ma[D]n
I'm just [Em]a living [Bm]legacy to [Em]the leader
[D]of the [Dsus4]band
[D]

[Verse 5]
Brothers' lives were different,
for [Bm]they heard an[D]other [G]call[D]
And [Em]one went to [Bm]Chicago and
the [Em]other to Saint [G]Paul[Em]
[D]But I'm[Dsus4] in Colorado,[D]
when I'm [Bm]not i[F#m]n some h[G]otel[D]
Living [Em]out this [Bm]life I've chosen and
[Em]come to know [D]so [Dsus4]well[D]

[Verse 6]
[G]The leader of the[F#m] band is tir[D]ed
and his [G]eyes are grow[D]ing old
But [Em]his blood runs through [Bm]my
instrument and [Em]his song is in [G]my [A]soul
[G]My life has been a poo[F#m]r attempt
[D]to [G]imitate the ma[D]n
I'm [Em]just [Bm]a living legacy to [Em]the leader [D]of the [Dsus4]band
[D][Dsus4]

[Interlude 3]
[D][G][Em]
[Bm][A][D][Dsus4][D][Dsus4][D]

[Verse 7]
Thank you for [D]your music and your
[F#m]stories [D]of the roa[Em]d
Thank you for the [Bm]freedom when
[Em]it came my time [A]to go
[D]Thank you for the kindness and the times
[F#m]when you got to[D]ugh[G][D]
[Em]Papa, I don't [Bm]think I said "I [Em]love
you" [D]near enough
[Dsus4][D]

[Verse 8]
[G]The leader of the ban[Bm]d is tir[D]ed
and his [G]eyes are grow[D]ing old
But his blood [Em]runs through [Bm]my
instrument and [Em]his song is in my [G]soul[A]
[G]My life has been a poo[F#m]r attempt
[G]to imitate the[D] man
I'm [Em]just [D]a living [Bm]legacy
to the [Em]leader [D]of the band
I [Em]am the l[D]iving le[Bm]g acy to the le[Em]ader [Bm]of t[G]he [D]band
[Dsus4]

[Outro 1]
[D][G]
[Em][Bm][A][D][Dsus4][D][Dsus4][D][Dsus4][D]