Great lead song on 1973's "Billion Dollar Babies" LP; credit to Boomsy "Dandy" Dan
for the intro and solo tabs. The times shown are elapsed time from the start;
chords by Marty Lurvey
Intro:
e|-----------------------------------------------------17~---19~---21~----|
B|-------------------10~---12--15--14~---14-15-17-------------------------|
G|----6~---6-7-9-----------------------------------14---------------------|
D|----------------7-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 0:22
Verse 1
A C F
Hello! Hooray! Let the show begin,
G
I've been ready.
A C F
Hello! Hooray! Let the lights grow dim,
G F
I've been ready. 0:42
Chorus
E F G C
Ready as this audience that's coming here to dream,
E F G C
Loving every second, ev'ry moment, ev'ry scream.
G G-F F-C
I've been waiting so long to sing my song,
G G-F F-C
And I've been waiting so long for this thing to come.
G G-F F-C G-C C-C E-E
And I've been thinking so long I was the only one. 1:19
Verse 2
A C F
Roll out! Roll out, with your American dream and its recruits,
G
I've been ready.
A C F
Roll out! Roll out, with your circus freaks and hula hoops,
G F
I've been ready. 1:40
Chorus
E F G C
Ready as this audience that's coming here to dream,
E F G C
Loving every second, ev'ry moment, ev'ry scream.
G F C
I've been waiting so long to sing my song,
G G-F F-C
And I've been waiting so long for this thing to come.
G G-F F-C
Oh I've been thinking so long I was the only one. 2:15
Bridge
A C
I can stand here strong and thin.
A C
I can laugh when this thing begins. 2:22
Solo: F-F F < long pause > E E-E E E-E E E-E E E-E 2:40
e|--/12-----14--15/12-----12--12--12/10--10/8--8/7--7/3----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--5/12/17--19--20--22-----19--17--12-----14--15--17-----12-----|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------| 3:10
Outro:
C F G G-F F-C
God, I feel so strong.
G G-F F-C
I feel so strong, I'm so strong, I feel so strong.
G G-F F-C
I feel so strong, so strong, God, I feel strong,
G G-F F-C
Real strong, so strong, I feel so strong.
G G-F F-C
I feel so strong, I feel so strong, I feel so strong,
G G-F F-C
Real strong, so str------ong,
G G-F F-C
Yes, I'm strong, so strong < fadeout > 4:15
