Leader Of The Band Uke tab by Dan Fogelberg

8 Chords used in the song: G, C, Bm, Am, Em, D, D7, F

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Year:  2001
Difficulty: 
3.25
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Key: G, EmChords
G G          C C       G G         
An only child, alone and wild
Bm Bm C C
A A cabinet maker son.
Am Am Em Em
His hands were meant for different work,
Am Am C C D D
and his heart was known to none.
G G C C G G Bm Bm C C
He left his home and went his lone and solitary way.
Am Am Em Em D7 D7 G G C C G G
And he gave to me a gift I know I never can repay.
C C Bm Bm C C G G
The leader of the band is tired, his eyes are growing old.
Am Am Em Em
But his blood runs through my instrument
Am Am F F
and his song is in my soul.
C C Bm Bm C C G G
My life has been a poor attempt to imitate the man.
Am Am Em Em Am Am G G
I'm just a living legacy to the leader of the band.

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Missing additional verses
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About this song: Leader Of The Band

"Leader of the Band" is a song written by Dan Fogelberg from his 1981 album The Innocent Age. The song was written as a tribute to his musician father. Released as a single at the end of the year, it did quite well on charts, climbing to number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It became Fogelberg's second #1 song on the Billboard adult contemporary chart, following his 1980 hit "Longer".

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