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Capo 1

[G]An only [C/G]child 
a[G]lone and wild 
a [Bm]cabinet makers [C]son
[Am]His hands were meant 
for [Em]different work 
and his [Am]heart was 
known to [C]none[D]
[G]He left his [C/G]home 
and [G]went his 
lone and [Bm]solitary [C]way
And he [Am]gave 
to me a g[Em]ift 
I know I [Am]never 
[D7]can re[G]pay
[C/G][G][C/G][G][C/G][G]

[G]A quiet [C/G]man 
of [G]music 
de[Bm]nied a simpler 
[C]fate
[Am]He tried to be a 
[Em]soldier once 
but his [Am]music 
wouldn't [C]wait[D]
[G]He earned his [C/G]love 
through [G]discipline 
a [Bm]thundring velvet [C]hand
His [Am]gentle means of 
[Em]sculpting souls 
took me [Am]years to 
[D7]under[G]stand

[C]The leader of the 
[Bm]band is tired 
and his [C]eyes are 
growing [G]old
But his [Am]blood runs 
through my [Em]instrument 
and his [Am]song is in 
my [F]so-[D]oul
[C]My life has been a 
[Bm]poor attempt[C] 
to imitate the [G]man
I'm [Am]just a 
living [Em]legacy 
to the [Am]leader 
[C]of the [G]band
[C/G][G][C/G][G][C/G][G]

[G]My brothers [C/G]lives 
were [G]different 
for they [Bm]heard 
another [C]call
[Am]One went to Chi[Em]cago 
and the [Am]other 
to St [C]Paul[D]
[G]And I'm in [C/G]Colo[G]rado 
when I'm [Bm]not in 
some ho[C]tel
[Am]Living out this 
[Em]life I chose 
and [Am]come to 
[D7]know so [G]wel[C/G]l[G]

[G7][G7][C][C]
[Am][Em][D][G][C/G]
[G][C/G][G][C/G][G]

[G]I thank you [C/G]for 
the [G]music 
and your [Bm]stories 
of the [C]road
[Am]I thank you for 
the [Em]freedom 
when it [Am]came my 
time to [C]go[D]
[G]I thank you [C/G]
for the [G]kindness 
and the [Bm]times when
 you got [C]tough
And [Am]Papa I don't 
[Em]think I said 
I [Am]love you 
[D7]near e[G]nough

[C]The leader of the 
[Bm]band is tired 
and his [C]eyes are 
growing [G]old
But his [Am]blood runs 
through my [Em]instrument 
and his [Am]song is 
in my [F]so-[D]oul
[C]My life has been 
a [Bm]poor attempt[C] 
to imitate the [G]man
I'm [Am]just a living [Em]legacy 
to the [Am]leader 
[C]of the [G]band

I [Am]am the living [Em]legacy 
to the [Am]leader [C]of 
[D]the [G]ban[C/G]d
[G][C/G][G][C/G][G]

[G7][G7][C][C]
[Am][Em][D][G]