Chords
[Intro]
G7 C Am Em
D G
[Verse 1]
G An only child alone and wild
A Bmcabinet maker's soCn
Am His hands were meant for difEmferent work
And his Amheart was known to CnoDne
G He left his home and went his lone
And Bmsolitary Cway
And he Amgave to me a giEmft
I know I Amnever Dcan reGpay
[Verse 2]
G A quiet man of music
DenieBmd a simpler faCte
Am He tried to be a soEmldier once
But his Ammusic wouldn't waiC_t D
G He earned his love through discipline
A thunBmdering, velvet haCnd
His Amgentle means of sculpEmting souls
Took me Amyears to DunderGstand
[Chorus]
C The leader of the baBmnd is tired
And his Ceyes are growing oGld
But his Amblood runs through my Eminstrument
And his Amsong is in my FsouDl
C My life has been a pooBmr attempt
C To imitate the maGn
I'm Amjust a living leEmgacy
To the Amleader Cof the Gband
[Verse 3]
G My brothers' lives were different
For they Bmheard another caCll
AmOne went to ChicaEmgo
And the Amother to Saint CPaul D
G And I'm in Colorado
When I'm Bmnot in some hoteCl
AmLiving out this liEmfe I've chose
And Amcome to Dknow so Gwell
[Bridge]
G7 C Am Em
D G
[Verse 4]
G I thank you for the music
And your Bmstories of the Croad
Am I thank you for the freeEmdom
When it caAmme my time to go C D
G I thank you for the kindness
And the tiBmmes when you got Ctough
And, Ampapa I don't Emthink I said
I Amlove you Dnear eGnough
[Chorus]
C The leader of the baBmnd is tired
And his Ceyes are growing oGld
But his Amblood runs through my Eminstrument
And his Amsong is in my FsouDl
C My life has been a pooBmr attempt
C To imitate the maGn
I'm Amjust a living leEmgacy
To the Amleader Cof the Gband
I Amam the living Emlegacy
To the Amleader CofD the Gband.
[Outro]
G7 C Am Em
D G