| C | |
| I was meant for the stage, |
| F | C | |
| I was meant for the | curtain. |
| C | Cmaj9 | Am | Am7/G | |
| I was | meant to | tread these | boards, |
| F | C | |
| Of | this much i am | certain. |
| C | |
| I was meant for the crowd, |
| F | C | |
| I was meant for the | shouting. |
| C | Cmaj9 | Am | Am7/G | |
| I was | meant to | raise these | hands |
| F | C | G | |
| With | quiet all about | me. oh, | oh. |
| C | |
| Mother, please, be proud. |
| F | C | |
| Father, be for | given. |
| C | Cmaj9 | Am | Am7/G | |
| Even | though you | told me ' | Son, |
| F | C | G | |
| you'll | never make a li | ving.' oh, | oh. |
| G | F | |
| From the floorboards to the f | ly, |
| C | |
| Here I was fated to re | side. |
| G | |
| And as I take my final | bow, |
| C | |
| Was there ever any dou | bt? |
| F | |
| And as the spotlights fade a | way, |
| C | |
| And you're escorted through the f | oyer, |
| G | |
| You will resume your callow w | ays, |
| C | |
| But I was meant for the st | age. |