get off the stage chords by Chuck Prophet

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D
A
Bm
F#
G
Gm
Aaug

Intro 1

Verse 1
D 
 (D major) Me, I’m just one man,
A 
up on the stage  (A major) I make my stand.
Bm 
Yes, it’s true,  (B minor) 
F# 
I have a band up here behind  (F sharp major) me.
D 
While  (D major) you, you’ve got your crew
A 
and the Secret  (A major) Service too
Bm 
and your wife  (B minor) from the EU,
but you’re no good at rhyming.
F# 
 (F sharp major) 

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Verse 2

So hey, get down off that stage,

we’veheard everything you’ve got to say.

You’vebeen calling all the shots,

you’ve got us all tied up in knots.

C’mon man, get off the stage.

Verse 3
Now me, I spend half of my life in an
A 
 (A major) Econoline van with my band and my wife
Bm 
and when she  (B minor) steps up to the mic I’ve seen
F# 
grown men burst out  (F sharp major) crying.
D 
While  (D major) you, you’ve got an ugly mouth,
A 
you got no heart at all  (A major) except for your Russian pal.
Bm 
You’re an obstruction  (B minor) in democracy’s bowel
and the patient is dying.
F# 
 (F sharp major) 

Verse 4
G 
 (G major) 
A 
So  (A major) come down off that stage,
D 
G 
A 
D 
 (D major) please  (G major)  (A major) get off the stage,  (D major) 
G 
A 
come on down  (G major) and take a seat.  (A major) We’ll put
D 
Gm 
some  (D major) John Prine on repeat,  (G minor) 
D 
A 
 (D major) all we’re asking is  (A major) get
off the stage.
D 
 (D major) 

Verse 5
F# 
 (F sharp major) 
If you were an automobile
G 
you’d be  (G major) out of gas
D 
with four flat tires  (D major) and a smog check
A 
Aaug 
F# 
that’s nev (A major) er gonna pass.  (Aaug)  (F sharp major) 
If you were a pair of socks,
G 
you’d be full  (G major) of holes,
A 
you’re one bad hombre,  (A major) so,
why don’t you just turn around and go home.

Verse 6

And maybe do something with that hair, take a walk in the park,

visit a renaissance fair.

You’re headed for prison, you know,

but don’t be scared, the first time is the hardest.

Verse 7
G 
 (G major) 
A 
Just  (A major) get down off that stage,
D 
G 
A 
D 
 (D major) we’ve (G major) heard everything  (A major) you’ve got to say.  (D major) 
G 
Take a  (G major) book down off the shelf,
A 
D 
Gm 
 (A major) try to  (D major) love somebody else.  (G minor) 
D 
A 
D 
Whatever  (D major) you do, just  (A major) get off the  (D major) stage.