Key: G
Introduction:
G2
I don't mind if you've got something nice to say about me
G2 D/F# A/C# Bm
I enjoy an accolade like the rest
G2 D/F# Bbº7 Bm
if you could take my picture and hang it in a gallery
E/G# Eº/G D/F# Dº/F
with all the who's who and so and so's that used to be the best
Em7 A G2 D G2 D
at such and such ...it wouldn't matter much
G2 D G2
I won't lie it feels alright to see your name in lights
G2 D/F# A/C# Bm
we all need an atta boy or atta girl
G2 D/F# Bbº7 Bm
in the end I'd like to hang my hat on more besides
E/G# G
the temporary trappings of this world
D
I wanna leave a legacy
A/C#
How will they remember me
Bm
Did I choose to love
G D
Did I point to you enough to make a mark on things
Bbº7 Bm
I want to leave an offering
G D/F# Em A
A child of mercy and grace who blessed your name unapologetically
G2 D G2 D
And leave that kind of legacy
G2 D G D
I don't have to look too far or too long awhile
G2 D A/C# Bm
To make a lengthy list of all that I enjoy.
G2 D/F# Bbº7 Bm
It's an accumulating trinket and a treasure pile
E/G# Eº/G D/F# G
Where moth and rust, thieves and such will soon enough destroy.
D
I wanna leave a legacy
A/C#
How will they remember me
Bm
Did I choose to love
G D
Did I point to you enough to make a mark on things
Bbº7 Bm
I want to leave an offering
G D/F# Em A
A child of mercy and grace who blessed your name unapologetically
G2 D G2 D
And leave that kind of legacy
Bb Gm F/A
Not well-traveled not well-read
Bb Gm F/A
Not well to do or well-bred
C Am G/B
I just want to hear instead
C Am G/B D A/C# Bm G
"Well done," good and faithful one!
D
I wanna leave a legacy
A/C#
How will they remember me
Bm
Did I choose to love
G D
Did I point to you enough to make a mark on things
Bbº7 Bm
I want to leave an offering
G D/F# Em A
A child of mercy and grace who blessed your name unapologetically
G2 D G2 D
And leave that kind of legacy