Chuck Prophet - Get off the stage

^CMe, I’m just one ^Cman, up on the ^Gstage I make my ^Gstand. Yes, it’s ^Amtrue, I have a ^Amband up here be^Ehind me. While ^Cyou, you’ve got your ^Ccrew and the ^GSecret Service ^Gtoo and your ^Amwife from the E^AmU, but you’re no good at ^Erhyming.

So ^Fhey, ^Gget down off that ^Cstage, we’ve ^Fheard every^Gthing you’ve got to ^Csay. You’ve been ^Fcalling all the ^Gshots, you’ve got us ^Call tied up in ^Fmknots. ^C C’mon man, ^G get off the ^Cstage. ^C

Now ^Cme, I spend half of my ^Clife in an Econoline ^Gvan with my band and my ^Gwife Am Am E R and when she steps up to the mic I’ve seen grown men burst out crying. While ^Cyou, you’ve got an ugly ^Cmouth, you got no heart at ^Gall except for your Russian ^Gpal. You’re an ob^Amstruction in democracy’s ^Ambowel and the patient is ^Edying.

^F So ^Gcome down off that ^Cstage, ^Fplease ^G get off the ^Cstage, come on ^Fdown and take a ^Gseat. We’ll put some ^CJohn Prine on re^Fmpeat, ^C all we’re asking is ^G get off the ^Cstage.

^E If you were an automobile you’d be ^Fout of gas with four flat ^Ctires and a smog check that’s ^Gnever gonna pass. ^E If you were a pair of socks, you’d be ^Ffull of holes, you’re one bad ^Ghombre, so, why don’t you just ^Gturn around and go home.

And maybe ^Cdo something with that ^Chair, take a walk in the ^Gpark, visit a renaissance ^Gfair. You’re headed for ^Amprison, you know, but don’t be ^Amscared, the first time is the ^Ehardest.

^F Just ^Gget down off that ^Cstage, we’ve ^Fheard every^Gthing you’ve got to ^Csay. Take a ^Fbook down off the ^Gshelf, try to ^Clove somebody ^Fmelse. ^Fm What^Cever you do, just ^G get off the ^Cstage. ^C