Maybe I'm Not Meant to Do Anything Remarkable After All
Composer: Henning Ohlenbusch
Album: Another Sleepless Nap by Henning Ohlenbusch
https://youtu.be/PPM1ud8vo70

Note: Played with capo on third fret. Chords are listed as their chord shape with that capo.
If you don't want to use a capo, transpose, or play it in this lower key:

[verse]
C
Another year, another year,
C
And here I am, still sitting here.
       G
It’s a wonderful place for a boy to be.
     C
Even me.
C
My generation was pacified,
C
Taught self-esteem and filled with pride.
  G
Ergo egos. Away we go.
     C
Egos weee!


[chorus]
Dm                  G                           C             F
I believed it for a long, long time though they told it to us all.
F                                                        C
But, maybe I’m not meant to do anything remarkable after all.


[verse]
C
An enrichment program, a gifted class.
C
I didn’t have to do very much to pass.
         G
Oh, what could I be if I applied myself?
            C
We’ll never know.
C
‘Cause I give up almost instantly,
C
If something doesn’t come to me easily.
         G
If I’m entitled to success, well, I must be great,
          C
And I can wait.


[chorus]
Dm                  G                           C             F
I believed it for a long, long time but I got this wake-up call.
F                                                        C
But, maybe I’m not meant to do anything remarkable after all.


[bridge]
Am  C/G         Fmaj7
I’m starting to recognize.
Am C/G                Fmaj7 
I don’t need a bigger life.
Am  C/G         Fmaj7
I’m starting to recognize.
Am C/G                Fmaj7 
I don’t need a bigger life.


[verse]
C
I used to feel nothing but guilt,
C
When I took a look at the life I built.
G
Surely I was meant for something more,
          C
Something great.
C
Lately, I feel something more like peace.
C
Have I given up or have I been released?
G
Maybe this drive to improve ourselves,
             C
Might be a mistake. (We all make.)


[chorus]
Dm                  G                           C             F
I believed it for a long, long time but I was headed for a wall.
F                                                        C
But, maybe I’m not meant to do anything remarkable after all.
Dm                  G                           C             F
I believed it for a long, long time though they told it to us all.
F                                                        C
But, maybe I’m not meant to do anything remarkable after all.