LEGACY

I don’t mind if you’ve got some thing nice to say a bout me, and I en (G)joy an ac co lade, like the rest.

And you could (G)take my pic ture and (B)hang it in a (Em)gal ler y of all the (A)“who’s whos” and (Cm6)“so and sos” that (G)used to be the (Bbdim7)best at (Am)such and such; it would n’t (D)mat ter much.

I won’t (G)lie; it feels al (Gsus)right to see your name in lights.

We all (G)need an “At ta (D)boy” or “At ta (C)girl.”

But in the end, I’d like to (B)hang my hat on (Em)more be sides the (A)tem po rar y trap pings of this (C)world.

I wan na leave a (G)leg a cy.

How will they re (D)mem ber me?

Did I (C)choose to (Em)love?

Did I (C)point to You e nough to make a (G)mark on things?

I wan na leave an (B)of fer ing.

A child of (C)mer cy and grace who (G)blessed Your name un a pol o (Am)get i c’lly,

and leave that kind of (Csus2)leg a cy.

Don’t (G)have to look too (Csus2)far or too (G)long a while

to make a (G)length y list of (D)all that I en (C)joy.

It’s an ac (G)cum u lat ing (B)trin ket and a (Em)treas ure pile where (A)moth and rust, (Cm6)thieves and such will (G)soon e nough de (Csus2)stroy.

I wan na leave a

(Eb)Not well trav eled, not well (Bb)read,

not well to do or well (Cm)bred.

I just wan na hear in stead,

“Well (F)done, good and (Dm)faith ful one.” Hey,

(Em)yeah, yeah, yeah.

I wan na leave a (G)leg a cy.

How will they re (D)mem ber me?

Did I (C)choose

to (Em)love?

Did I (C)point to You e nough to make a (G)mark on things?

I wan na leave an (B)of fer ing.

A child of (C)mer cy and grace who (G)blessed Your name un a pol o (Am)get i c’lly,

and leave that kind of (Csus2)leg a cy.

I don’t mind if you’ve got some thing nice to say a bout me.