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by Decemberists


The Decemberists - I Was Meant For The Stage Chords 

Play it softly and mean it - Brian


I was meant for the stage, 
                   
I was meant for the curtain. 
                   
I was meant to tread these boards, 
                 
Of this much i am certain. 


I was meant for the crowd, 
                   
I was meant for the shouting. 
                   
I was meant to raise these hands 
                           
With quiet all about me. oh, oh. 


Mother, please, be proud. 
             
Father, be forgiven. 
                 
Even though you told me 'Son, 
                               
you'll never make a living.' oh, oh. 

                            
From the floorboards to the fly, 
                      
Here I 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 I was meant for the stage.