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Ready To Take A Chance Again

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[Intro]
Am F
[Verse 1]
  AmYou remE/G#ind me I lA/Give in a shellA7,
Safe from the Dmpast, and doin' okDm/Cay,
But not very F/GwellG9.F/G  G9  
 CNo jolts, no surG/Bprises,
     Gm/BbNo crisis arisesA7sus,
My lA7ife goes aloDmng as it should,
It's Dm/Call very nice, but Dm/Bnot very gooDm/Ed.
[Chorus]
And E7-9I'm   Am7ready to take a chDm7ance again,
F/GReady to pG/Fut my lovC/Ee on the liAm/Ene    E7/G#with  Amyou.Am/G  
Been Gb7-5living with nothing to Fmaj7show  Em7for Dm7it.Em7  
You Dm7get what you get when you F/Ggo for iG/Ft.
And I'm C/Eready to take a Fmaj7chance again with E/G#you.
[Verse 2]
   AmWhen she E/G#left me in A/Gall my despairA7,
I just held Dmon.
My hopes were all Dm/Cgone, then Dm/BI found you theDm/Ere.
[Chorus]
And E7-9I'm   Am7ready to take a chDm7ance again,
F/GReady to pG/Fut my lovC/Ee on the liAm/Ene    E7/G#with  Amyou.Am/G  
Been Gb7-5living with nothing to Fmaj7show  Em7for Dm7it.Em7  
You Dm7get what you get when you F/Ggo for iG/Ft.
And I'm   Bbm7ready to take a chaEbm7nce again,
Gb/AbReady to Ab/Gbput my lDb/Fove on the lBbm/Fine    F7/Awith  Bbmyou.Bbm/Ab  
Been G7-5living with nothing to Gbmaj7show   Fm7for Ebm7it.Fm7  
You Ebm7get what you get when you Gb/Abgo for it.Ab/Gb  
And I'm Db/Fready to take a Gbmaj7chance again,
Gm7-5Ready to take a Db/Abchance again with F/Ayou,
With yBbm7ou.         Ebm7        Gb/Ab    Ab/Gb(fadDb/Fe out)

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Ready To Take A Chance Again

by Barry Manilow

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E/G#

A/G

Dm/C

F/G

G/B

Gm/Bb

A7sus

Dm/B

Dm/E

E7-9

Am7

Dm7

G/F

C/E

Am/E

E7/G#

Am/G

Gb7-5

[Intro]

Am F

[Verse 1]

Am E/G# A/G A7

You remind me I live in a shell,

Dm Dm/C

Safe from the past, and doin' okay,

F/G G9 F/G G9

But not very well.

C G/B

No jolts, no surprises,

Gm/Bb A7sus

No crisis arises,

A7 Dm

My life goes along as it should,

Dm/C Dm/B Dm/E

It's all very nice, but not very good.

[Chorus]

E7-9 Am7 Dm7

And I'm ready to take a chance again,

F/G G/F C/E Am/E E7/G# Am Am/G

Ready to put my love on the line with you.

Gb7-5 Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7 Em7

Been living with nothing to show for it.

Dm7 F/G G/F

You get what you get when you go for it.

C/E Fmaj7 E/G#

And I'm ready to take a chance again with you.

[Verse 2]

Am E/G# A/G A7

When she left me in all my despair,

I just held on.

Dm/C Dm/B Dm/E

My hopes were all gone, then I found you there.

[Chorus]

E7-9 Am7 Dm7

And I'm ready to take a chance again,

F/G G/F C/E Am/E E7/G# Am Am/G

Ready to put my love on the line with you.

Gb7-5 Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7 Em7

Been living with nothing to show for it.

Dm7 F/G G/F

You get what you get when you go for it.

Bbm7 Ebm7

And I'm ready to take a chance again,

Gb/Ab Ab/Gb Db/F Bbm/F F7/A Bbm Bbm/Ab

Ready to put my love on the line with you.

G7-5 Gbmaj7 Fm7 Ebm7 Fm7

Been living with nothing to show for it.

Ebm7 Gb/Ab Ab/Gb

You get what you get when you go for it.

Db/F Gbmaj7

And I'm ready to take a chance again,

Gm7-5 Db/Ab F/A

Ready to take a chance again with you,

Bbm7 Ebm7 Gb/Ab Ab/Gb Db/F

With you. (fade out)

About Ready To Take A Chance Again Chords by Barry Manilow

Learn how to play Ready To Take A Chance Again by Barry Manilow with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Ready To Take A Chance Again chords”, “Ready To Take A Chance Again guitar chords”, or “Barry Manilow Ready To Take A Chance Again chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Ready To Take A Chance Again chords and for experienced players who want accurate Ready To Take A Chance Again lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Am, F, E/G#, A/G, A7, Dm.

FAQ — Ready To Take A Chance Again by Barry Manilow

How do I play "Ready To Take A Chance Again" by Barry Manilow on guitar?

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Is "Ready To Take A Chance Again" easy to play on guitar?

Many players learn "Ready To Take A Chance Again" by Barry Manilow with our free chords. Use transpose and chord diagrams to simplify tricky shapes, and browse related songs by Barry Manilow below.

What key is "Ready To Take A Chance Again" in?

The chords for "Ready To Take A Chance Again" show the original chord names (including Am, F, E/G#, A/G, A7, Dm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.