The Decemberists – I Was Meant For The Stage (Guitar)

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I was meant for the curtain

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I was meant to tread these boards,

   F              C
of this much I am certain

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I was meant for the crowd

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I was meant for the shouting

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I was meant to raise these hands

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With quiet all about me, oh, oh

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Mother, please be proud

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Father, be forgiving

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Even though you told me

Am7/G        F            C          G
"Son, you'll never make a living." oh, oh

G7                       F
From the floorboards to the flies

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Here I was fated to reside

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And as I take my final bow

G7                 C
Was there ever any doubt?

C7                    F
And as the spotlights fade away

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And you're escorted through the foyer

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You will resume your callow ways

    G7                   C
But I was meant for the stage

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The heavens at my birth

 F               C
Intended me for stardom

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Rays of light shone down on me

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And all my sins were pardoned

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I was meant for applause

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I was meant for derision

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Nothing short of fate itself

    F             C        G
Has affected my decision, oh, oh

G7                       F
From the floorboards to the flies

                    C
Here I was fated to reside

                     G
And as I take my final bow

G7                   C
Was there ever any doubt?

C7                    F
And as the spotlights fade away

                       C
And you're escorted through the foyer

                         G
You will resume your callow ways

    G7                   C
But I was meant for the stage

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(repeat)