Nichole Nordeman - Legacy

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# A#dim7 Bm
if you could take my picture and hang it in a gallery
E/G# 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# A#dim7 Bm
in the end i’d like to hang my hat on more besides
E/G# G
the temporary trappings of this world
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
A#dim7 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# A#dim7 Bm
it’s an accumulating trinket and a treasure pile
E/G# Edim/G D/F# G
where moth and rust , thieves and such will soon enough destroy .
chorus
bridge :
A# Gm F/A
not well – traveled not well – read
A# 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