James - Are You Ready

Taken from the album Strip Mine

Written and performed by James

Riff 1:

e------5-5-------------5-5-------------7-7-7-7----5-7-7-7-7--
B--8-8-----8--8-5--8-8-----8--8-5--8-8----------8------------
G------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 2:

e-------------------------5--7---7--5-------------------
B--8--7--4---4--7--8---8--7--8---8--7--8----------------
G--7--7--4---4--7--7---7---------------7----------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------

Riff 3:

e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D----7------5-------------------------------------------
A--8---8--5---------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------

Song Structure:

An early "folk pop" song, this contains two riffs that start it off which both crop up at varying points as well, usually one after the other.  Along the way an acoustic guitar also strums the chords, adding to Larry's sharp strumming of the G chord during the chorus.  Watch out for the F chord that appears at the end, when Riff 3 is played!

Lyrics/Chords:

G     Em          G         Em
Julie says that I must wake up

     G      Em             D
I am losing touch 'cause I think too much

    G         Em            G       Em
I'm afraid to feel, my life feels unreal

         G        Em          D
You will not find love if you think you're not good enough

 
G
Are you ready to rebel

Change your mind, I know you live in hell

Are you ready, oh

 
       G    Em               G       Em
All of my beliefs, they come back to me

I think life is tough, so my life is tough

She says find a way to develop love

To receive my love, believe you are good enough

 

Are you ready to rebel

Change your mind, I know you live in hell,

Are you ready

 

Hey, hey, hey

When we forget why we're here

Out goes love, in comes fear

I need nothing, I'm all alone

I need nothing 'til my mind takes hold

F           G
Hold, hold, hold, 

F           G
Hold, hold, hold

 

Are you ready to rebel, are you ready to rebel

Are you ready, are you ready, are you ready



  
Transcribed by Alex Carter 2001.

alex@shandy3000.fsnet.co.uk