Leader Of The Band

**Chords:**
G  Cadd9  G  Cadd9  G  Cadd9  G  Cadd9

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An only child alone and wild
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A cabinet maker's son
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His hands were meant for different work
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And his heart was known to none
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He left his home and went his lone
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And solitary way
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And he gave to me a gift I know
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I never can repay

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A quiet man of music
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Denied a simpler fate
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He tried to be a soldier once
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But his music wouldn't wait
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He earned his love through discipline
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A thundering, velvet hand
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His gentle means of sculpting souls
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Took me years to understand

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The leader of the band is tired
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And his eyes are growing old
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But his blood runs through my instrument
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And his song is in my soul
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My life has been a poor attempt
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To imitate the man
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I'm just a living legacy
                      G              Cadd9
To the leader of the band