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Meg Hutchinson - Ready
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO:   Am    F   Em    Am    F   Em  Am  
Perhaps the years of grieving Fhave left meEm  Am  
I think the summer is uFpon usEm  
The Amcars roll into Cedar GroveF  
Under the bright June sun
But AmI, I am not aFmong them nowG  
CHORUS:
Maybe I'Cm ready
And maybe I'Gm readyE7  
Maybe I'Amm readyG  
Ah-Fha, ah-Gha, Ah-ha-AmhaC  G  
I Amrun at night, down beside Fthe riverEm  Am  
The lanterns shine red Ffrom the gravesEm  
AmNo more lonely kitchen tables
FNo more sorrow, picking at my brain
No, AmI belong to the Fday nowG  
CHORUS:
Maybe I'Cm ready
And maybe I'Gm readyE7  
FAh E7ha Amha
BRIDGE:
The Gtrolley screams and lurches towards Cthe city
And I Gstare at my own eyes in the glass and I E7smile to think
How Amfar I've come Gfrom the Cdull roar of loss
And Geverything seems E7quiet now
INSTRUMENTAL:    Am   G     C     G     E7       Am       F   Em       Am       F  G  
N.C.                                             Am  
I can hear the ice cream truck one street over
June weeds lunge up past Fthe railingEm  
AmAll my socks have worn holes
From Fthis long winter and this longer spring
But AmI don't have to wear them FanymoreG  
CHORUS:
Maybe I'Cm ready
And maybe I'Gm readyE7  
Maybe I'Amm readyG  
For Flove, for Glove, for Clove

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Ready

by Meg Hutchinson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Meg Hutchinson - Ready

CAPO: 2nd Fret

Am F Em Am F Em Am

INTRO:

F Em Am

Perhaps the years of grieving have left me

F Em

I think the summer is upon us

Am F

The cars roll into Cedar Grove

Under the bright June sun

Am F G

But I, I am not among them now

CHORUS:

Maybe I'm ready

G E7

And maybe I'm ready

Am G

Maybe I'm ready

F G Am C G

Ah-ha, ah-ha, Ah-ha-ha

Am F Em Am

I run at night, down beside the river

F Em

The lanterns shine red from the graves

No more lonely kitchen tables

No more sorrow, picking at my brain

Am F G

No, I belong to the day now

CHORUS:

Maybe I'm ready

G E7

And maybe I'm ready

F E7 Am

Ah ha ha

BRIDGE:

G C

The trolley screams and lurches towards the city

G E7

And I stare at my own eyes in the glass and I smile to think

Am G C

How far I've come from the dull roar of loss

G E7

And everything seems quiet now

Am G C G E7 Am F Em Am F G

INSTRUMENTAL:

N.C.

I can hear the ice cream truck one street over

F Em

June weeds lunge up past the railing

All my socks have worn holes

From this long winter and this longer spring

Am F G

But I don't have to wear them anymore

CHORUS:

Maybe I'm ready

G E7

And maybe I'm ready

Am G

Maybe I'm ready

F G C

For love, for love, for love

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