# From: loonytun@primenet.com Subject: TAB: Leader of the Band (Dan Fogelberg) Date: 1 Oct 1997 21:50:00 -0700 LEADER OF THE BAND (Dan Fogelberg) (intro) |-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------| |-3---------3-----|---3---1---0-----|-1---------1-----| |-------0-------0-|-----------------|-------0-------0-| |-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---| |-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------| |-3-------3-------|-3-------0-------|---------3-------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 (p) |---0-------------|-----------0-----|-----------0-----| |-3---3-1---------|-------1-------1-|-0-----0-------0-| |-----------0-----|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---| |-----------------|-----------------|---2-------------| |-3-------3---2---|-0---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------0-------|-0-------0-------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 (h) (h) |-2-----2-----3---|-----------3-----|-----------3-----| |---3-----3-----2-|-----0-1-----1---|-----0-1-----1---| |-----2-----2-----|---------------0-|---0-----------0-| |-0---------------|-----0-2---------|-----0-2---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 (h) |-----------3-----|-----------------|| |-----0-1-----1---|-0---------0-----|| |---------------0-|-------0-------0-|| |-----0-2---------|-----0-------0---|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 (Verse pattern) |-----------------|-----------3-----|-----------2-----| |-------0-1-----0-|-------0-------0-|-3-----3-----3---| |-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----4---------4-| |---0-------2-----|---0-------------|---4-------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------| |-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|---------2-------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 An only child a- lone and wild, a cabinet maker's He left his... ..went his lone and so - l-i- tary |-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----| |-1-----1-----1---|-------1-----1---|-0-----0-----0---| |-----0---------0-|-----2---------2-|-----0---------0-| |---2-------------|---2-------------|---2-------------| |-3---------------|-0---------------|-----------------| |---------3-------|---------0-------|-0-------0-------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 son his hands... ..different work and his way he gave to me a gift I know I (1st time) |-----------0-----|---------------2-|| |-------1-----1---|-------1-----3---|| |-----2---------2-|-----0-----2-----|| |---2-------------|---2-----0-------|| |-0---------------|-3---------------|| |---------0-------|-----------------|| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 heart was known to none (2nd time) (h) (h) |---------------2-|-----------3-----|-----------3-----| |-1-----1-----1---|-----0-1-----1---|-----0-1-----1---| |-----2-----2-----|---0-----------0-|---------------0-| |---2-----0-------|-----0-2---------|-----0-2---------| |-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 never can re- pay (h) |-----------3-----|-----------3-----|| |-----0-1-----1---|-0-----0-----0---|| |---0-----------0-|-----0---------0-|| |-----0-2---------|---0-------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 (on to verse 2...) (Verse 1) G C/g G Bm C An only child alone and wild, a cabinet-maker's son Am Em His hands were meant for different work and his Am C D7 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 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 He tried to be a soldier once, but his Am C D7 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 (to chorus) |---------------2-|-----------------|----- |-------1-----1---|-------0-1---3---|----- |-----2-----2-----|-----0-----------|----- |---2-----0-------|---0-------------|----- |-0---------------|---------0---2---|----- |-----------------|-3---------------|----- 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ..years 2 un-der- stand (Chorus) C Bm7 C |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-1-----1-----1---|-------3-----3---|-------1-----1---| |-----0-----0---0-|-----2-----2---2-|-----0-----0---0-| |---2-----2-------|---4-----4-------|---2-----2-------| |-3---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 The leader of the band is tired & his eyes are growing My life has been a poor attempt to imitate the G Am Em |-----------3-----|-----------------|-----------0-----| |-------0-------0-|-------1-----1---|-0-----0-------0-| |-----0-------0---|-----2-----2---2-|-----0-------0---| |---0-------------|---2-----2-------|---2-------------| |-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------| |-3-------3-------|-----------------|-0-------0-------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 old but his blood runs thru my instrument & his man I'm just a living leg - a - cy to the (1st time) Am F D |-----------0-----|-1-----1-2-----2-|-----------------| |-1-----1-------1-|-----1-------3---|-----------------| |-----2-------2---|---2-------2-----|-----------------| |---2-------------|-3-------0-------|-----------------| |-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 song is in my soul (2nd time) (**) Am C G (h) (h) |-----------------|-----------3-----|-----------3-----| |-------1-------1-|-----0-1-----1---|-----0-1-----1---| |-----2-------0---|---------------0-|---------------0-| |---2-------2-----|-----0-2---------|-----0-2---------| |-0-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 leader of the band (h) |-----------3-----|-----------3-----|| |-----0-1-----1---|-0-----0-----0---|| |---------------0-|-----0---------0-|| |-----0-2---------|---0-------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 **(After the last verse, go to ending at this point in the chorus) (Verse 3) G C/g G Bm C My brother's lives were different, for they heard another call Am Em One went to Chicago, a- Am C D7 nother to St. Paul G C/g G Bm C Me, I'm in Colorado when I'm not in some motel Am Em Am D7 G living out this life I chose and have come to know so well (Play intro, then on to...) (Verse 4) G C/g G Bm C I thank you for the music and your stories of the road Am Em I thank you for the freedom... when it Am C D7 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 (to chorus) (Ending) |-----------3-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----| |-------0-------0-|-------1-----1---|-0-----0-------0-| |-----0-------0---|-----2---------2-|-----2-------2---| |---0-------------|---2-------------|---2-------------| |-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------| |-3-------3-------|---------0-------|-0-------0-------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 I am a li- ving leg -a - cy to the (h) |-----------0-----|---------------2-|-----------3-----| |-------1-------1-|-------1-----1---|-----0-1-----1---| |-----2-------2---|-----0-----2-----|---0-----------0-| |---2-------------|---2-----0-------|-----0-2---------| |-0---------------|-3---------------|-----------------| |---------0-------|-----------------|-3-------3-------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 lea - der of the band (h) (h) |-----------3-----|-----------3-----|-----------3-----| |-----0-1-----1---|-----0-1-----1---|-0-----0-----0---| |---------------0-|---0-----------0-|-----0---------0-| |-----0-2---------|-----0-2---------|---0-------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 |-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------| |-3---------3-----|---3---1---0-----|-1---------1-----| |-------0-------0-|-----------------|-------0-------0-| |-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---| |-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------| |-3-------3-------|-3-------0-------|---------3-------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 (p) |---0-------------|-----------0-----|-----------0-----| |-3---3-1---------|-------1-------1-|-0-----0-------0-| |-----------0-----|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0--- |-----------------|-----------------|---2-------------| |-3-------3---2---|-0---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------0-------|-0-------0-------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 |-2-----2-----2---|-3-------3-------|| |---3-----3-----3-|-------0---------|| |-----2-----2-----|-----0-----------|| |-0---------------|---0-------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-3---------------|| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4