Get Ready

From the album: "Songs from Black Mountain"
Lyrics & Music Written By: Edward Kowalczyk

Comments, questions, corrections, requests are welcome

Eb(D#) tuning (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb) Low to high
              (D# G# C# F# A# d#) Low to High

Chords Used In Order of Appearence
(Low to High):

*Played as barre throughout verses, as open for chorus (picking part)
 However, you may alternate as you wish

Verse 1:
(Note: While playing each chord, there is a part where
       the two "top strings" of each chord are played
       open twice quickly, then hammered-on quickly back
       to the original chord. Like this):
   C                       Am
 strum         strum      strum         strum

            C                  Am
Come on get ready, this is the Spring of our love

            C                        Am
Come on get ready, feels like it's ordained from above

            C                Am
We have the power to do what we came to do
                                               *
            C                Am                G (continue into chorus)
This is the hour, the sun is shining on you

*G (barre) is downstrummed 6 to 8 times before chorus

Chorus:

              C                        Am
The future is now, the past is gone forever

              F                        G
We can come together, the light is our way

              C                        Am
The future is now, the past is gone forever

            F
We belong together....

    C     (down strum)
Get ready

Chorus picking part:
(Let notes ring)
               C                                       Am

The future is now                  The past is gone forever
               F                                        G

We can come together               The light is our way

Repeat first three parts of chorus (C, Am, F), then end with:
       C

 Get ready

Verse 2:

            C                   Am
Come on get ready, the beach is washing away

            C                           Am
Come on get ready, the high tide of our love is here to stay

                 C               Am
We will have the power to do the good and the true
                                                     *
            C                        Am              G (continue into chorus)
This is the hour, the whole world is waiting for you

*G (barre) is downstrummed 6 to 8 times before chorus

(Chorus repeats then into solo at end of chorus)

Solo:
(Note: There is obviously an easier way to play
       the end of this. However, I find that playing
       it the way that I have tabbed sounds better)

       C                                 G          C

   -----------------8--8--7--3--5--3--3h5p3h5p3h5p3~~~~---------------------| 
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
   ----4--5/7--7------------------------------------------------------------| 
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

After solo:
(Chorus repeats once without guitar until):

                                       G
We can come together, the light is our way

(G is downstrummed 6 to 8 times, then second half of chorus repeats with guitar)
(Chorus is then repeated again with different lyrics (get ready x4) and variation to
part):
x2
       C                                  Am
  Get ready                          Get ready

Ending:
(Comprised of two parts. Part 1 is the end solo, Part 2 is a second guitar playing power chords)

Part 1
End solo:

   -------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
   --------------------------------------------------8"----5"----5~~~~------| 
   ----4"----5"----7"----4"----2"--------4"----5"---------------------------| 
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Part 2
Power chords (let ring)

   -------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
   ----5---------------------------------5----------------------5~~~~-------| 
   ----5-----------------7---------------5-----------------7----5~~~~-------| 
   ----3-----------------7---------------3-----------------7----3~~~~-------| 
   ----------------------5---------------------------------5----------------| 

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