Leader Of The Band

Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: AbCapotraste: 1st traste [Intro] G7 G7 C e|---------------0-|-----------------|-----------------| B|-3---------3-----|---3---1---0-----|-1---------1-----| G|-------0---------|---------------0-|-------0-------0-| D|-----3-------3---|-----3-------0---|-----2-------2---| A|-2---------------|-2-------0-------|-3---------------| E|---------3-------|-----------------|---------3-------| C Am Em e|---0-------------|-------0---------|-----------------| B|-3---3-1---0-----|-0h1-------1-----|-0h1-0-----0-----| G|---------------2-|---------------0-|-------0-------0-| D|-------------0-2-|-----2-------2---|-------------2---| A|-3---------------|-0---------------|-----------------| E|--------3--------|---------0-------|-0-------0-------| D G C/G G C/G e|-2-----------------|-----------3-----|-----------3-----| B|-------3-----------|-----0h1---------|-----0h1---------| G|-----2---0h2p0---0-|---------------0-|---------------0-| D|-0-------------4---|-----0h2-----2---|-----0h2-----2---| A|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-------------------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------| G C/G G (Instrumental ends on) e|-----------3-----|-----------------| |-----------------| B|-----0h1-----1---|-0---------0-----| |-0---------------| G|-----------------|-------0-------0-| |-----------------| D|-----0h2-----2---|-----0-------0---| |-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------| E|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------| |-3---------------| [Verse 1] G C/G G Bm C An only child alone and wild, a cabinet maker's son Am Em Am C D His hands were meant for different work and his heart was known to none G C/G G Bm C He left his home and went 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 [Verse 2] G C/G G Bm C A quiet man of music, denied a simpler fate Am Em Am C D He tried to be a soldier once but his music wouldn't wait G C/G G Bm C He earned his love through discipline, a thund'ring velvet hand 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 so-oul C Bm C G My life has been a poor attempt, to imitate the man Am Em Am C G C/G G C/G G C/G G I'm just a living legacy to the leader of the band [Verse 3] G C/G G Bm C My brothers' lives were different for they heard another call Am Em Am C D One went to Chicago, and the other to St. Paul G C/G G Bm C And I'm in Colorado when I'm not in some hotel Am Em Am D7 G C/G G Living out this life I chose and come to know so well [Instrumental] (repeat intro part with orchestra) | G7 | G7 | C | C | | Am | Em | D | G C/G | | G C/G | G C/G | G | [Verse 4] G C/G G Bm C I thank you for the music and your stories of the road Am Em Am C D I thank you for the freedom when it came my time to go G C/G G Bm C I thank you for the kindness and the times when you got tough Am Em Am D7 G And Papa, I don't think I said "I love you" near enough [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 so-oul 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 leader of the band Am Em Am C D G C/G G C/G G C/G G I am the living legacy to the leader of the band [Outro] | G7 | G7 | C | C | | Am | Em | D | G ************************************ | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off ************************************