I Was Meant for the Stage

I Was Meant for the Stage easy guitar chords by The Decemberists

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  • Verse 1
    was 
    meant 
    for 
    the stage, 

    was 
    meant 
    for 
    the 
    cur
    tain. 

    was 
    meant 
    to 
    tread 
    these 
    boards, 

    Of 
    this 
    much 
    am 
    cer
    tain. 

    Verse 2
    was 
    meant 
    for 
    the crowd, 

    was 
    meant 
    for 
    the shout
    ing. 

    was 
    meant 
    to 
    raise 
    these 
    hands 

    With 
    quiet 
    all 
    about 
    me. 
    oh, 
    oh. 

    Verse 3

    Mother
    please, 
    be 
    proud. 

    Father, 
    be 
    forgiven. 

    Even 
    though 
    you 
    told 
    me 

    'son, 
    you'll 
    never 
    make 

    living.' 
    oh, oh. 

    Verse 4

    From 
    the floorboards 
    to 
    the fly, 

    Here 
    was 
    fated 
    to 
    reside. 

    And as 
    I take 
    my 
    final 
    bow, 

    Was 
    there 
    ever 
    any 
    doubt? 

    And as 
    the spotlights 
    fade 
    away, 

    And you're 
    escorted 

    through 
    the foyer, 

    You will 
    resume 
    your 
    callow 
    ways, 

    But 
    was 
    meant 
    for 
    the stage. 

    Verse 5

    The 
    heavens 
    at 
    my 
    birth 

    In
    tended 
    me 
    for 
    star
    dom, 

    Rays 
    of 
    light 
    shone 
    down 
    on 
    me 

    And 
    all 
    my 
    sins 
    were 
    pardoned. 

    Verse 6
    was 
    meant 
    for 
    applause. 

    was 
    meant 
    for 
    deri
    sion. 

    Nothing 
    short 
    of 
    fate 
    itself 

    Has 
    af
    fected 
    my 
    de
    cision. 
    oh, 
    oh. 

    Verse 7

    From 
    the floorboards 
    to 
    the fly, 

    Here 
    was 
    fated 
    to 
    reside. 

    And as 
    I take 
    my 
    final 
    bow, 

    Was 
    there 
    ever 
    any 
    doubt? 

    And as 
    the spotlights 
    fade 
    away, 

    And you're 
    escorted 

    through 
    the foyer, 

    You will 
    resume 
    your 
    cal
    low 
    ways, 

    Outro 1
    But 
    was 
    meant 
    for 
    the stage. 






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