Verse 1
Gsus2
I don't mind if you've got something nice to say about me
Gsus2 D/F# A/C# Bm
I enjoy an accolade like the rest
Gsus2 D/F# Bbdim7 Bm
if you could take my picture and hang it in a gallery
E/Ab Edim/G D/F# Ddim/F
with all the who's who and so and so's that used to be the best
Em7 A Gsus2 – D – Gsus2 - D
at such and such ...it wouldn't matter much
Gsus2 D Gsus2
I won't lie it feels alright to see your name in lights
Gsus2 D/F# A/C# Bm
we all need an atta boy or atta girl
Gsus2 D/F# Bbdim7 Bm
in the end I'd like to hang my hat on more besides
E/Ab G
the temporary trappings of this world
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CHORUS:
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
Bbdim7 Bm
I want to leave an offering
G D/F# Em A
A child of mercy and grace who blessed your name unapologetically
Gsus2 – D – Gsus2 - D
And leave that kind of legacy
Verse 2
Gsus2 D G D
I don't have to look too far or too long awhile
Gsus2 D A/C# Bm
To make a lengthy list of all that I enjoy.
Gsus2 D/F# Bbdim7 Bm
It's an accumulating trinket and a treasure pile
E/Ab Edim/G D/F# G
Where moth and rust, thieves and such will soon enough destroy.
CHORUS
BRIDGE:
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!
CHORUS
