Chords with lyrics
Living the Legacy
Glen Campbell
by Glen Campbell
1994 The Boy In Me album
Intro BB F#F# DbDb
Verse 1
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My father knew it and his before him
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And it goes way back down the line
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They had a vision, a prayer for the future
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For what I would believe in time
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Now I'm not perfect, life's not easy,
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But I wouldn't take the world for what they gave to me
Chorus 1
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I'm living the legacy
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Walking the path that the faithful have laid down
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I'm living the legacy
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Finding the hope that my fathers found
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I am standing tall when I'm on my knees
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I'm living the legacy
Verse 2
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Something in common deep inside me
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With those before me who are gone
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It gives me the vision fills me with a passion
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To make the message carry on
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Lord I'm not perfect life's not easy
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But for the future's sake I'm gonna do the best I can
Chorus 2
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I'm living the legacy
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Walking the path that the faithful ones have paved
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I'm living the legacy
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Giving the hope that my fathers gave
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I am standing tall when I'm on my knees
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I'm living the legacy
Chorus 3
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I'm living the legacy
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Walking the path that the faithful have laid down
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I'm living the legacy
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I'm finding the hope that my fathers found
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I am standing tall when I'm on my knees
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I'm living the legacy
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