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Legend In Your Own Time from Anticipation - 1971
Intro:  E7#5 
WAm7ell I have known yoDm7u
Since you were a sAm7mall boyDm7  
And your mAm7ama used to sayDm7  
My bAm7oy is gonna grow up and be
SDm7ome kind of leader somAm7e dayDm7  
E7Then you'd turn on the radio
And sA6ing with the singer in the band
Am7And your mama would say to you
This isBmn't exactly what sE7he had planned
But you're a legAm7end in your own tiDm7me
Am7A hero in the footlDm7ights
Am7Playin' tunes to fDm7it your rhyme
But a legenBmds only a lonelE7y boy
When he gAm7oes home alone.Dm7  
Dm7   Am7   Dm7   E   E7
Am7And although I know Dm7you
Am7Still have the hearDm7t of that small boy
Am7Well, you lend it oDm7ut far too much
Am7And no one woman loDm7ving you
Am7Can ever tell if she's been really tDm7ouched
E7Then you turn on the radio
And sA6ing with the singer in the band
Am7And think kind of sadly to yourself
BmThis isn't exactly what you had E7planned
But you're a legAm7end in your own tiDm7me
Am7A hero in the footlDm7ights
Am7Playin' tunes to fDm7it your rhyme
But a legenBmds only a lonelE7y boy
When he gAm7oes home alone....   Dm7(Ab Am7lib)Dm7  Am7  

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Legend In Your Own Time

by Carly Simon

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Am7

Dm7

Legend In Your Own Time from Anticipation - 1971

Intro: E7#5

Am7 Dm7

Well I have known you

Am7 Dm7

Since you were a small boy

Am7 Dm7

And your mama used to say

Am7

My boy is gonna grow up and be

Dm7 Am7 Dm7

Some kind of leader some day

Then you'd turn on the radio

And sing with the singer in the band

Am7

And your mama would say to you

Bm E7

This isn't exactly what she had planned

Am7 Dm7

But you're a legend in your own time

Am7 Dm7

A hero in the footlights

Am7 Dm7

Playin' tunes to fit your rhyme

Bm E7

But a legends only a lonely boy

Am7 Dm7

When he goes home alone.

Dm7 Am7 Dm7 E E7

Am7 Dm7

And although I know you

Am7 Dm7

Still have the heart of that small boy

Am7 Dm7

Well, you lend it out far too much

Am7 Dm7

And no one woman loving you

Am7 Dm7

Can ever tell if she's been really touched

Then you turn on the radio

And sing with the singer in the band

Am7

And think kind of sadly to yourself

Bm E7

This isn't exactly what you had planned

Am7 Dm7

But you're a legend in your own time

Am7 Dm7

A hero in the footlights

Am7 Dm7

Playin' tunes to fit your rhyme

Bm E7

But a legends only a lonely boy

Am7 Dm7 Am7 Dm7 Am7

When he goes home alone.... (Ab lib)

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