{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":905196,"song":"Poised And Ready","artist":"Brendan Benson","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11608960-poised-and-ready-chords-by-brendan-benson/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/905196?type=chord","rating":4.54904,"votes":6,"content":"All right guys.. First tab here. Have fun\r\n\r\nI like playing this song mostly with bar chords... makes it simpler for me and \r\nprob for everyone who's used to those. Just play with it and let me know what you think of it.\r\nOh on the 1st bridge after the first two lines there a pretty easy bass mini riff \r\nyou can probably figure out... adds a lot to the song. If not here it is...\r\n\r\n[tab]E-------------------|\r\nB-------------------|\r\nG-------------------|\r\nD-------------------|\r\nA--0----------------|\r\nE------3---2---0----|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIntro:  [ch]C[/ch] - [ch]G[/ch] - [ch]Am[/ch] - [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n                                   Verse 1\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou're poised and ready[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nUnable to make a sound[/tab]\r\nYour hands are sweaty\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAs you look down[/tab]\r\nYou're running already\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen you hit the ground[/tab]\r\n\r\n                                   Verse 2 (same chords)\r\n[tab]                                           (C-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]Am[/ch]-G)\r\nYou're willing and able[/tab]\r\nSo nice to have around\r\nThe head of the table\r\nIs tightly wound\r\nThe noise is loud\r\nSo turn it down\r\n\r\n                                   Chorus 1\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen you think about it[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTry to wrap your head around it[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]       \r\nYou find none of it[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMakes any sense at all[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd people you once trusted[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAre now looking so disgusted[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd they're waiting anxiously[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFor you to fall[/tab]\r\n\r\n                                    Verse 3 (again same chords... as verse 1)\r\n[tab]                                            (C-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]Am[/ch]-G)\r\nYou take for granted[/tab]\r\nAnd take what you can grab\r\nFore say what's landed\r\nInto your lap\r\nYou shake the hand\r\nAnd take a stab\r\n\r\n                                    Verse 4 (and again verse 1 chords)\r\n[tab]                                            (C-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]Am[/ch]-G)\r\nAnd there's no need to doubt it[/tab]\r\nThere's never been\r\nTwo ways about it\r\nIt takes a thick skin\r\nThere's ways around it\r\nBut no way in\r\n\r\n                                    Chorus 2 (same as 1st chorus)\r\nWhen you think about it\r\nTry to wrap your head around it\r\nYou find none of it\r\nMakes any sense at all\r\nAnd people you once trusted\r\nAre now looking so disgusted\r\nAnd they're waiting anxiously\r\nFor you to fall\r\n\r\n                                    Bridge 1 (* = insert cool riff here)\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]               \r\nAnd there you go   (*)[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]     \r\nTelling everybody you know  (*)[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSelling a one man show[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo take a look around you now[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd soak it up and take a bow[/tab]\r\n\r\n                                    Verse 4 (same as 1st verse)\r\n[tab]                                            (C-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]Am[/ch]-G)\r\nYou're living and crawling[/tab]\r\nAnd trying to catch a breath\r\nYou're stalling and dying\r\nA sudden death\r\nAnd all the while\r\nYou second guess\r\n\r\n                                    Bridge 2 chords: \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  -  [ch]F#m[/ch]   -    [ch]Bm[/ch] - [ch]Bm/A[/ch] - [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOhh.. Ooh yeah.. Oooohhhh... Ohhh[/tab]\r\n                                     \r\n                                    Last 2 verses (verse chords change)\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                                            (same on last 2) \r\nAnd now the time has come                                        [/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nFor it to stop[/tab]\r\nThe clown was done\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSo call a cop[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Bm/A[/ch]\r\nYou're like a boy[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn a china shop[/tab]\r\n\r\nYou're poised and ready\r\nUnable to make a sound\r\nYour hands are sweaty\r\nAs you look down\r\nYou're running already\r\nWhen you hit the ground \r\n\r\n\r\n                                    Outro chords:\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] - [ch]Bm[/ch] - [ch]A[/ch] - [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n                             __Saranak__\r\n                              __2009__","plain_text":"All right guys.. First tab here. Have fun\n\nI like playing this song mostly with bar chords... makes it simpler for me and \nprob for everyone who's used to those. Just play with it and let me know what you think of it.\nOh on the 1st bridge after the first two lines there a pretty easy bass mini riff \nyou can probably figure out... adds a lot to the song. If not here it is...\n\n\n\n\n\nIntro:  C - G - Am - G\n\n                                   Verse 1\n\n\nYour hands are sweaty\n\nYou're running already\n\n\n                                   Verse 2 (same chords)\n\nSo nice to have around\nThe head of the table\nIs tightly wound\nThe noise is loud\nSo turn it down\n\n                                   Chorus 1\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n                                    Verse 3 (again same chords... as verse 1)\n\nAnd take what you can grab\nFore say what's landed\nInto your lap\nYou shake the hand\nAnd take a stab\n\n                                    Verse 4 (and again verse 1 chords)\n\nThere's never been\nTwo ways about it\nIt takes a thick skin\nThere's ways around it\nBut no way in\n\n                                    Chorus 2 (same as 1st chorus)\nWhen you think about it\nTry to wrap your head around it\nYou find none of it\nMakes any sense at all\nAnd people you once trusted\nAre now looking so disgusted\nAnd they're waiting anxiously\nFor you to fall\n\n                                    Bridge 1 (* = insert cool riff here)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n                                    Verse 4 (same as 1st verse)\n\nAnd trying to catch a breath\nYou're stalling and dying\nA sudden death\nAnd all the while\nYou second guess\n\n                                    Bridge 2 chords: \n\n\n                                     \n                                    Last 2 verses (verse chords change)\n\n\nThe clown was done\n\n\n\n\nYou're poised and ready\nUnable to make a sound\nYour hands are sweaty\nAs you look down\nYou're running already\nWhen you hit the ground \n\n\n                                    Outro chords:\n\nD - Bm - A - D\n\n\n                             __Saranak__\n                              __2009__","chords":["E","B","G","D","A","C","Am","F","Em","F#m","Bm","Bm/A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}