{"id":28183,"date":"2026-01-04T06:04:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T06:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=28183"},"modified":"2026-01-04T06:04:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T06:04:43","slug":"leader-of-the-band","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/leader-of-the-band\/","title":{"rendered":"Leader of the Band"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dan Fogelberg<\/p>\n

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[Intro]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\nC<\/span>         F\/C<\/span>    C<\/span>                Em<\/span>              F<\/span>\r\n  An only child alone and wild, a cabinet maker's son\r\nDm<\/span>                         Am<\/span>                     Dm<\/span>                 F<\/span>    G<\/span>\r\n  His hands were meant for different work and his heart was known to none\r\nC<\/span>             F\/C<\/span>      C<\/span>                 Em<\/span>       F<\/span>\r\n  He left his home and went his lone and solitary way\r\n       Dm<\/span>            Am<\/span>           Dm<\/span>    G7<\/span>    C<\/span>  F\/C<\/span>  C<\/span>  F\/C<\/span>  C<\/span>  F\/C<\/span>  C<\/span>\r\nAnd he gave to me a gift I know I never can repay\r\n \r\n[Verse 2]\r\nC<\/span>         F\/C<\/span>    C<\/span>        Em<\/span>             F<\/span>\r\n  A quiet man of music, denied a simpler fate\r\nDm<\/span>                 Am<\/span>                   Dm<\/span>             F<\/span>    G<\/span>\r\n  He tried to be a soldier once but his music wouldn't wait\r\nC<\/span>               F\/C<\/span>          C<\/span>             Em<\/span>                F<\/span>\r\n  He earned his love through discipline, a thund'ring velvet hand\r\n    Dm<\/span>              Am<\/span>                      Dm<\/span>       G7<\/span>   C<\/span>\r\nHis gentle means of sculpting souls took me years to understand\r\n \r\n\r\n{ CHORUS }\r\nF<\/span>                   Em<\/span>                    F<\/span>                C<\/span>\r\n  The leader of the band is tired and his eyes are growing old\r\n        Dm<\/span>                    Am<\/span>                 Dm<\/span>            A#<\/span> G<\/span>\r\nBut his blood runs through my instrument and his song is in my so-oul\r\nF<\/span>                    Em<\/span>           F<\/span>               C<\/span>\r\n  My life has been a poor attempt, to imitate the man\r\n    Dm<\/span>            Am<\/span>            Dm<\/span>     F<\/span>      C<\/span>   F\/C<\/span>  C<\/span>  F\/C<\/span>  C<\/span>  F\/C<\/span>  C<\/span>\r\nI'm just a living legacy to the leader of the band\r\n \r\n[Verse 3]\r\nC<\/span>              F\/C<\/span>        C<\/span>                  Em<\/span>            F<\/span>\r\n  My brothers' lives were different for they heard another call\r\nDm             Am            Dm           F    G\r\nOne went to Chicago, and the other to St. Paul\r\nC            F\/C C             Em            F\r\n  And I'm in Colorado when I'm not in some hotel\r\nDm              Am               Dm      G7      C  F\/C  C\r\nLiving out this life I chose and come to know so well\r\n \r\n[Instrumental] (repeat intro part with orchestra)\r\n| C7  | C7  | F   | F   |\r\n| Dm  | Am  | G   | C  F\/C |\r\n| C  F\/C | C  F\/C | C   |\r\n \r\n[Verse 4]\r\nC             F\/C     C              Em             F\r\n  I thank you for the music and your stories of the road\r\nDm                    Am              Dm              F   G\r\n  I thank you for the freedom when it came my time to go\r\nC             F\/C     C                Em                 F\r\n  I thank you for the kindness and the times when you got tough\r\n    Dm            Am              Dm        G7    C\r\nAnd Papa, I don't think I said \"I love you\" near enough\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\nF                   Em                    F                C\r\n  The leader of the band is tired and his eyes are growing old\r\n        Dm                    Am                 Dm            A# G\r\nBut his blood runs through my instrument and his song is in my so-oul\r\nF                    Em           F               C\r\n  My life has been a poor attempt, to imitate the man\r\n    Dm            Am            Dm     F      C\r\nI'm just a living legacy to the leader of the band\r\n \r\n  Dm            Am            Dm     F  G     C  F\/C  C  F\/C  C  F\/C  C\r\nI am the living legacy to the leader of   the band\r\n \r\n[Outro]\r\n| C7  | C7  | F   | F   |\r\n| Dm  | Am  | G   | C\r\n \r\n \r\n************************************\r\n \r\n| h  Hammer-on\r\n| p  Pull-off\r\n \r\n************************************<\/pre>\n
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