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*****DO NOT ADD STRUMMING PATTERNS TO MY TABS*****
Ready Or Not  by  Jackson Browne
CAPO: 4th Fret (Original Key is Ab)
CSomeone's gonna have to explain it to me
I'm Fnot sure what it mCeans
My Fbaby's feelin' funny in the mCorningAm  
She's havin' Ctrouble gettin' iGnto her jFeans
Her Cwaistline seems to be expanding
Although she Fnever feels like eatin' a Cthing
I Fguess we'll reach some undersCtandingAm  
When we Csee what the Gfuture will Fbring
I Cmet her in a crowded bar-room
One of those Ftypical Hollywood Cscenes
I was Fdoing my very best CBogart
But AmI was having Ctrouble getting Ginto her Fjeans.
I pCunched an unemployed actor
DeFfending her digniCty
Then Fhe stood up and knocked me through that Cbar-room Amdoor
And that Cgirl came Ghome with Fme.
CHORUS I:
Now Fbaby's feelin' funny in the Cmornin'
She Amsays she's got a lot on her Cmind
FNature didn't give any Cwarnin'
Now she's gonna Dhave to leave her wild ways beGhind
She Fsays she doesn't care if she Cnever spends
Another Fnight running loose on the Ctown (she's gonna be a mother)
FTake a look in my Ceyes and tell me Ambrother
If I lCook like I'm GreadFy
      Instrumental
I Ctold her I had always lived alone
And I Fprobably always Cwould
That Fall I wanted was my CfreedomAm  
And she Ctold me that she GundersFtood
But I lCet her do some of my laundry
And she Fslipped a few meals in-betCween
The Fnext thing I remember, she was Call moved Amin
And I was Cbuyin' her a Gwashing maFchine.
CHORUS II:
Now Fbaby's feeling funny in the Cmornin'
She Amsays she's got a lot on her Cmind
FNature didn't give her any Cwarning
But she's feelin' Dbetter about it all the Gtime
She Fsays she's ready for some Cmeaning
After Fall of her running aCround
FBless my soul, she's got a Crock-n-roll Amband
Man, I'm Cthinkin' 'bout Gsettlin' Fdown
FBless my soul, she's got a Crock-n-roll Amband
Man, I'm Cthinkin' 'bout Gsettlin' FdownC  
OUTRO:

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Ready Or Not

by Jackson Browne

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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*****DO NOT ADD STRUMMING PATTERNS TO MY TABS*****

Ready Or Not by Jackson Browne

CAPO: 4th Fret (Original Key is Ab)

Someone's gonna have to explain it to me

F C

I'm not sure what it means

F C Am

My baby's feelin' funny in the morning

C G F

She's havin' trouble gettin' into her jeans

Her waistline seems to be expanding

F C

Although she never feels like eatin' a thing

F C Am

I guess we'll reach some understanding

C G F

When we see what the future will bring

I met her in a crowded bar-room

F C

One of those typical Hollywood scenes

F C

I was doing my very best Bogart

Am C G F

But I was having trouble getting into her jeans.

I punched an unemployed actor

F C

Defending her dignity

F C Am

Then he stood up and knocked me through that bar-room door

C G F

And that girl came home with me.

CHORUS I:

F C

Now baby's feelin' funny in the mornin'

Am C

She says she's got a lot on her mind

F C

Nature didn't give any warnin'

D G

Now she's gonna have to leave her wild ways behind

F C

She says she doesn't care if she never spends

F C

Another night running loose on the town (she's gonna be a mother)

F C Am

Take a look in my eyes and tell me brother

C G F

If I look like I'm ready

Instrumental

I told her I had always lived alone

F C

And I probably always would

F C Am

That all I wanted was my freedom

C G F

And she told me that she understood

But I let her do some of my laundry

F C

And she slipped a few meals in-between

F C Am

The next thing I remember, she was all moved in

C G F

And I was buyin' her a washing machine.

CHORUS II:

F C

Now baby's feeling funny in the mornin'

Am C

She says she's got a lot on her mind

F C

Nature didn't give her any warning

D G

But she's feelin' better about it all the time

F C

She says she's ready for some meaning

F C

After all of her running around

F C Am

Bless my soul, she's got a rock-n-roll band

C G F

Man, I'm thinkin' 'bout settlin' down

F C Am

Bless my soul, she's got a rock-n-roll band

C G F C

Man, I'm thinkin' 'bout settlin' down

OUTRO:

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