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