Cherish The Ladies - The Leader Of The Band
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
G Em Am G Em C D7 G C G C D G
[Verse 1]
Bm Em
An only child alone and wild, a cabinet maker's son
Am G/B C D G
His hands were meant for different work and his heart was known to none
Bm Em
He left his home and went his lone and solitary way
Am G/B C D G
He gave to me a gift I know I never can repay
[Verse 2]
Bm Em
A quiet man of music, denied a simpler fate
Am G/B C D G
He tried to be a soldier once, but his music wouldn't wait
Bm Em
He earned his love through discipline, a thundering velvet hand
Am G/B C D G C
And his gentle means of sculpting souls took me years to understand
[Chorus]
Bm Am G
The leader of the band is tired and his eyes are growing old
C Em C D C
His blood runs through my instrument, his song is in my soul
Bm Am G
My life has been a poor attempt to imitate the man
Am Em C G
I'm just a living legacy to the leader of the band
[Instrumental]
(Celtic Reel)
[Verse 3]
Bm Em
My brothers' lives were different for they heard another call
Am G/B C D
One went to Chicago and the other to St. Paul
G Bm Em
Now I'm in Colorado when I'm not in some motel
Am G/B C D G
Living out this life I chose and have come to know so well
[Verse 4]
Bm Em
I thank you for the music and your stories of the road
Am G/B C D
I thank you for the freedom when it came my time to go
G Bm Em
I thank you for the kindness and the times when you were tough
Am G/B C D G C
Sometimes I don't think I said "I love you" near enough
[Chorus]
Bm Am G
The leader of the band is tired and his eyes are growing old
C Em C D C
His blood runs through my instrument, his song is in my soul
Bm Am G
My life has been a poor attempt to imitate the man
Am Em C G
I'm just a living legacy to the leader of the band
[Outro]
(Celtic Reel)