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Date: 20th Jan 2003         To: Majicat          From: DJ
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                     Ready 
by Cat Stevens (1977)

CAPO AT 1st FRET ( Key of F# )


Intro
  F     Bb     F     Gm     Bb    Gm     F     Gm
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  Bb    G      B     F#     D7     G      D* Eb*   E*
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |  /__/     /  |


Verse 1

E                            A
   I love, I love, I’m ready to love, yes!
E                            A
   I love, I love, I’m ready to love, yeah!
E                                   A
   I love, I love, I’m ready to...ready to...ready to love!
E                            A
   I love, I love, I’m ready to love, yeah!
      E                            A
You keep me awake with your white lily smile,
       E                                    D/A  A
Don't keep me watching your charms all the while,
       C           F
‘Cause as all the wisemen say,
   D*             Eb*       E*
‘Grab it, if it comes your way!’



Verse 2
          A      E                            A
I’m ready,  oh----, I love, I love, I’m ready to love, yeah!
E   A
        Ready to love!
E                            A
   I love, I love, I’m ready to love, yeah!
Bm               E                 A            F#m
    You make me feel things I’ve never felt be-fore,
Bm             E             A           D
    Help me, baby eyes, and open up the door,
Bm               E7            A
    You make me real to every-one,
          F#m    Bm                                   F#
And every day I ... I thank the Lord that you came a-long this way!
         D          G*         D* Eb*  E*
It’s no more an il-lusion that I  can say...


Verse 3

E                            A
   I love, I love, I’m ready to love, yeah!
E                            A
   I love, I love, I’m ready to love, yes!

  F     Bb     F     Gm     Bb    Gm     F     Gm
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  Bb    G      Bm    F#     D7    G*      D* Eb*   E*
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |  /__/     /  |

E                              A
   I love, I love, I’m ready, ready, ready to love!
E                            A
   I love, I love, I’m ready to love, oh!


Coda

E                                             A
   I love, I love, I’m ready, ready to love, ready to love!
E                              A
   I love, I love, I’m ready, ready to love! 



Repeat coda



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Chords:

    F        Bb        Gm        G        B         F# 
 133211    688766    355333   355433   799877    244322
 IRMLII    IRLMII    IRLIII   IRLMII   IRLMII    IRLMII

    D*        Eb*      E*        C        Bm        F#m
 xx4232     xx5343   xx6454   x32010    x24432    244222
   LIRM       LIRM     LIRM    RM I     IIRLMI    IRLIII

    D         E7        E         G*       D7
 xx0232     022130   022100    320033    xx0212
    IRM      MRIL     MRI      MI  RL       MIR


Fingering:  T= Thumb                
            I= Index finger
            M= Middle finger
            R= Ring finger
            L= Little finger


NB These suggested fingerings of the chords are shown as played with the left hand ( i.e. for a right handed
player.)
Where a row of ‘I’s is shown this indicates a barre chord and the Index finger lays across all strings at that fret.
 

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