I Was Meant For The Stage chords by The Decemberists

C             F          C
I was meant for the stage, I was meant for the curtains
C   C/B   Am     Am/G    F       C
I was meant to tread these boards, of this much I am certain
C             F          C
I was meant for the crowd, I was meant for the shouting
C   C/B   Am     Am/G    F       C
I was meant to raise these hands with quiet all about me
  G
Oh, Oh
C             F          C
Mother, please be proud, Father, be forgiving
C   C/B   Am     Am/G    F       C
Even though you told me, son, you'll never make a living
  G    G7
Oh Oh

              F             C
From the floorboards to the fly, here I was fated to reside
            G  G7         C   C7
And as I take my final bow, was there ever any doubt?
            F                C
And as the spotlights fade away, and you're escorted through the foyer
              G     G7         C
You will resume your callow ways, but I was meant for the stage

C             F          C
The heavens, at my birth, intended me for stardom
C   C/B   Am     Am/G    F       C
Rays of light shine down on me and all my sins were pardoned

C             F          C
I was meant for applause, I was meant for derision
C   C/B   Am     Am/G    F       C
Nothing short of fate itself has affected my decision
  G
Oh Oh
              F             C
From the floorboards to the fly, here I was fated to reside
            G  G7         C   C7
And as I take my final bow, was there ever any doubt?
            F                C
And as the spotlights fade away, and you're escorted through the foyer
              G     G7         C
You will resume your callow ways, but I was meant for the stage

(C F C C/B Am Am/G F C G)
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