Tom: G
C F C
I was meant for the stage, I was meant for the curtains
C C/B Am Am/G F C
I was meant to tread these boards, of this much I am certain
C F C
I was meant for the crowd, I was meant for the shouting
C C/B Am Am/G F C
I was meant to raise these hands with quiet all about me
G
Oh, Oh
C F C
Mother, please be proud, Father, be forgiving
C C/B Am Am/G F C
Even though you told me, son, you'll never make a living
G G7
Oh Oh
F C
From the floorboards to the fly, here I was fated to reside
G G7 C C7
And as I take my final bow, was there ever any doubt?
F C
And as the spotlights fade away, and you're escorted through the foyer
G G7 C
You will resume your callow ways, but I was meant for the stage
C F C
The heavens, at my birth, intended me for stardom
C C/B Am Am/G F C
Rays of light shine down on me and all my sins were pardoned
C F C
I was meant for applause, I was meant for derision
C C/B Am Am/G F C
Nothing short of fate itself has affected my decision
G
Oh Oh
F C
From the floorboards to the fly, here I was fated to reside
G G7 C C7
And as I take my final bow, was there ever any doubt?
F C
And as the spotlights fade away, and you're escorted through the foyer
G G7 C
You will resume your callow ways, but I was meant for the stage
( C F C C/B Am Am/G F C G )
( G )
( C F C C/B Am Am/G F C G )
