I Was Meant for the Stage chords and lyrics - THE DECEMBERISTS

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[Verse 1]
[C]I was[Am] meant for [C]the stage,
[F]I was meant for the curt[C]ain.
I was meant [G]to [Am]tread these boards,
Of [F]this much I am cer[C]tain.

[Verse 2]
[C]I was meant for the crowd,
[F]I was meant for t[C]he shouting.
I [G]was meant [Am]to raise these hands
With [F]quiet all about [C]me. oh, [G]oh.

[Verse 3]
[G]Mother[C], please, be proud.
[F]Father, be forgiven.
[C]Even tho[G]ugh you tol[Am]d me
'son, you'll [F]never make
[C]a living.' o[G]h, oh.

[Verse 4]
[G]
From the floorboards to [F]the fly,
Here I was fated [C]to reside.
And as I take my final [G]bow,
Was there ever any [C]doubt?
And as the spotlights [F]fade away,
And you're escorted
[C]through the foyer,
You will resume your callow [G]ways,
But I was meant for the stage.
[C]

[Verse 5]
The heavens at my birth
In[F]tended me for star[C]dom,
Rays of [G]light shone [Am]down on me
And [F]all my sins were [C]pardoned.

[Verse 6]
[C]I was meant for applause.
[F]I was meant for deris[C]ion.
Nothing [G]short of [Am]fate itself
Has af[F]fected my de[C]cision. oh, oh.
[G]

[Verse 7]
From the floorboards [F]to the fly,
Here I was fated [C]to reside.
And as I take my [G]final bow,
Was there ever any [C]doubt?
And as the spotlights [F]fade away,
And you're escorted
[C]through the foyer,
You will resume your cal[G]low ways,

[Outro 1]
But I was meant for the stage.
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