I Was Meant For The Stage chords by The Decemberists

Chords with lyrics

C majorC             FF          C majorC
I was meant for the stage, I was meant for the curtains
C majorC   C/BC/B   A minorAm     Am/GAm/G    FF       C majorC
I was meant to tread these boards, of this much I am certain
C majorC             FF          C majorC
I was meant for the crowd, I was meant for the shouting
C majorC   C/BC/B   A minorAm     Am/GAm/G    FF       C majorC
I was meant to raise these hands with quiet all about me
  G+G
Oh, Oh
C majorC             FF          C majorC
Mother, please be proud, Father, be forgiving
C majorC   C/BC/B   A minorAm     Am/GAm/G    FF       C majorC
Even though you told me, son, you'll never make a living
  G+G    G7G7
Oh Oh

              FF             C majorC
From the floorboards to the fly, here I was fated to reside
            G+G  G7G7         C majorC   C7C7
And as I take my final bow, was there ever any doubt?
            FF                C majorC
And as the spotlights fade away, and you're escorted through the foyer
              G+G     G7G7         C majorC
You will resume your callow ways, but I was meant for the stage

C majorC             FF          C majorC
The heavens, at my birth, intended me for stardom
C majorC   C/BC/B   A minorAm     Am/GAm/G    FF       C majorC
Rays of light shine down on me and all my sins were pardoned

C majorC             FF          C majorC
I was meant for applause, I was meant for derision
C majorC   C/BC/B   A minorAm     Am/GAm/G    FF       C majorC
Nothing short of fate itself has affected my decision
  G+G
Oh Oh
              FF             C majorC
From the floorboards to the fly, here I was fated to reside
            G+G  G7G7         C majorC   C7C7
And as I take my final bow, was there ever any doubt?
            FF                C majorC
And as the spotlights fade away, and you're escorted through the foyer
              G+G     G7G7         C majorC
You will resume your callow ways, but I was meant for the stage

(C majorC FF C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm Am/GAm/G FF C majorC G+G)
(G+G)