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I Want To Be Ready

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[Verse]
How I am F#strong is to E/G#know what makes me Bmweak
How I am F#found is to kE/G#now just whom I seeBmk
The gift of a F#blessing the E/G#burden of a Bmsin
Oh E/G#turn,   Aturn to Bmhim
[Chorus]
      E/G#I Awant to be Bmready
            E/G#    A      Bm( F#  A)     Bm  
I want to be ready         I want to be ready
E/G#Ready to put on my Along white Bmrobe
[Verse]
Nailed F#across   E/G#from hand to Bmhand
For the sin F#of   E/G#woman and Bmman
All upon his F#earth   E/G#is all within his Bmplan
And I E/G#know this shall Abe   my journey Bmhome
[Chorus]
      E/G#I Awant to be Bmready
            E/G#    A      Bm( F#  A)         Bm  
I want to be ready         I want to be ready
E/G#Ready to put on my Along white Bmrobe
[Verse]
Covet no F#silver  E/G#covet no Bmgold
Reach your F#empty   E/G#hands for him to Bmhold
Up in his F#kingdom   E/G#glory shall be proBmclaimed
Sing the E/G#song and Apraise his Bmname
[Chorus] (x2)
      E/G#I Awant to be Bmready
            E/G#    A        Bm( F#  A)       Bm  
I want to be ready         I want to be ready
E/G#Ready to put on my Along white Bmrobe

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I Want To Be Ready

by Ben Harper

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E/G#

[Verse]

F# E/G# Bm

How I am strong is to know what makes me weak

F# E/G# Bm

How I am found is to know just whom I seek

F# E/G# Bm

The gift of a blessing the burden of a sin

E/G# A Bm

Oh turn, turn to him

[Chorus]

E/G# A Bm

I want to be ready

E/G# A Bm F# A Bm

( )

I want to be ready I want to be ready

E/G# A Bm

Ready to put on my long white robe

[Verse]

F# E/G# Bm

Nailed across from hand to hand

F# E/G# Bm

For the sin of woman and man

F# E/G# Bm

All upon his earth is all within his plan

E/G# A Bm

And I know this shall be my journey home

[Chorus]

E/G# A Bm

I want to be ready

E/G# A Bm F# A Bm

( )

I want to be ready I want to be ready

E/G# A Bm

Ready to put on my long white robe

[Verse]

F# E/G# Bm

Covet no silver covet no gold

F# E/G# Bm

Reach your empty hands for him to hold

F# E/G# Bm

Up in his kingdom glory shall be proclaimed

E/G# A Bm

Sing the song and praise his name

[Chorus] (x2)

E/G# A Bm

I want to be ready

E/G# A Bm F# A Bm

( )

I want to be ready I want to be ready

E/G# A Bm

Ready to put on my long white robe

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