Ready or Not Chords by Jackson Browne

Tempo:
117.7 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

C#m

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ready or Not chords
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[E] Someone's gonna have to explain it to me
[A] I'm not sure [E] what it means
[A] My baby's feeling [E] funny in the [C#m] morning
[E] She's having trouble [B] getting into [A] her jeans
Her [E] waistline seems to be expanding
Although [A] she never feels like [E] eating a thing
[A] I guess [E] we'll reach some understanding
[C#m] [E] When we see what the future will [A]
bring
[F#m] [E]
Stagger in a crowded bar room
[A] One of those typical [E] Hollywood scenes
[F#m] [E] [A] I was doing my very [E] best [C#m] Bogart
But I [E] was having trouble [B] getting [E] [A] into her jeans
I [E]
punched an unemployed actor
[A]
Defending [E] her dignity
[A]
He stood up [E] and knocked me through that bar [C#m] room door
[E] And that girl [B] came [A] home with [C#m] me
[F#m] [B] [A] My baby's feeling [E] funny in the morning
[C#m] She says she's got a [E] lot on her [A] mind
Nature didn't give [E] her any warning
Now she's gonna [F#] have to leave the [B] wild ways behind
[A]
She says she doesn't care [E] if she never spends
[A] Another night down in [E] Luzon, the town
[B] She's gonna be [A] a mother
Take a look [E] in my eyes [C#m] and tell me, brother
[E] If I look like [B] I'm [A] ready
[G#m] [F#m] Told [E]
[A]
[E] [A]
[E]
[B] [E] [A]
[G#] [F#m] [E] her I had always lived alone
[A] And I probably [E] always would
[A] All I [E] wanted was my [C#m] freedom
[E] And she told me that [B] she [A]
understood
[E] But I'll let her do some of my [A] laundry
And she slept a few [E] meals in between
But [A] the next thing I remember [E] she was all moved in
And I was buying her [B] a [A] washing [G#m] machine
[F#m] My [A] baby's feeling [E] funny in the morning
[C#m] She says she's got a lot [E] on her mind
[A] Nature [E] didn't give her any warning
But she's [F#] feeling better about [B] it all the time
[A] She says she's [E] ready for some meaning
[A] After all of [E] her running around
[A] Bless my soul, [E] she's got a rock and roll band
And thinking about [B] [A] settling [G#m] down
[F#m] [B] [A] Bless my soul, [E] she's got a rock and roll band
And thinking [B] about [A] settling [G#m] down
[F#m] [A] [E] [C#m] [E] [B] [A]
[G#m] [F#m] [B] [E]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
F#m
123111112
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
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To learn Jackson Browne - Ready Or Not chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - E, A, E and B of chords. Ease into the song by practicing at 58 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 118 BPM. With an eye on the song's key E Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[E] Someone's gonna have to explain it to me
[A] I'm not sure [E] what it means _
[A] My baby's feeling [E] funny in the [C#m] morning _
[E] She's having trouble [B] getting into [A] her jeans
Her [E] _ waistline seems to be expanding
Although [A] she never feels like [E] eating a thing _
_ [A] I guess [E] we'll reach some understanding
[C#m] [E] When we see what the future will [A]
bring
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E]
Stagger in a crowded bar room
[A] One of those typical [E] Hollywood scenes
_ [F#m] _ [E] [A] I was doing my very [E] best [C#m] Bogart
But I [E] was having trouble [B] getting [E] [A] into her jeans
I [E]
punched an unemployed actor
_ [A]
Defending [E] her dignity
_ _ [A]
He stood up [E] and knocked me through that bar [C#m] room door
[E] And that girl [B] came [A] home with [C#m] me
[F#m] _ [B] [A] My baby's feeling [E] funny in the morning
[C#m] She says she's got a [E] lot on her _ _ [A] mind
Nature didn't give [E] her any warning
Now she's gonna [F#] have to leave the [B] wild ways behind
[A]
She says she doesn't care [E] if she never spends
[A] Another night down in [E] Luzon, the town
[B] She's gonna be [A] a mother
Take a look [E] in my eyes [C#m] and tell me, brother
[E] If I look like [B] I'm [A] ready
[G#m] [F#m] Told [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ her I had always lived alone
[A] And I probably [E] always _ _ would
[A] All I [E] wanted was my [C#m] freedom
[E] And she told me that [B] she [A]
understood
_ [E] But I'll let her do some of my [A] laundry
And she slept a few [E] meals in between
But [A] the next thing I remember [E] she was all moved in
And I was buying her [B] a [A] washing [G#m] machine
[F#m] My [A] _ baby's feeling [E] funny in the morning
[C#m] She says she's got a lot [E] on her mind
_ [A] Nature [E] didn't give her any warning
But she's [F#] feeling better about [B] it all the time
[A] She says she's [E] ready for some meaning
[A] After all of [E] her running around
_ [A] Bless my soul, [E] she's got a rock and roll band
And thinking about [B] [A] settling [G#m] down
[F#m] _ [B] _ [A] Bless my soul, [E] she's got a rock and roll band
And thinking [B] about [A] settling [G#m] down
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ [F#m] _ [B] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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