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Are You Ready?

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Are You Ready is track ten on the 1988 James album Strip-Mine and track ten on the 1989 live album One Man Clapping.

First aired on a Peel Session in 1985, this track was not on the original track-listing of Strip-Mine, but replaced Stutter before release, being James’ concession to Sire’s request for a more commercial sound – “a pure unadultered attempt at commerciality to pacify Sire and its bollocks.”

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Hey hey hey
Julie says that I must wake up
I am losing touch 'cause I think too much
I'm afraid to feel, my life feels unreal
You will not find love if you think you're not good enough

Are you ready to rebel
Change your mind, I know you live in hell
Are you ready, oh

All of my beliefs, they come back to me
I think life is tough, so my life is tough
She says find a way to develop love
To receive my love, believe you are good enough

Are you ready to rebel
Change your mind, I know you live in hell,
Are you ready

Hey, hey, hey
When we forget why we're here
Out goes love, in comes fear
I need nothing, I'm all alone
I need nothing 'til my mind takes hold
Hold, hold, hold, hold, hold, hold

Are you ready to rebel, are you ready to rebel
Are you ready, are you ready, are you ready

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Song:Are You Ready?
Released:26th September 1988
Main Associated Album (or Single):Strip-mine
First Heard Live:London Bloomsbury Theatre – 17th July 1985
Played at:
James - Are You Ready

Taken from the album Strip Mine

Written and performed by James

Riff 1:

e------5-5-------------5-5-------------7-7-7-7----5-7-7-7-7--
B--8-8-----8--8-5--8-8-----8--8-5--8-8----------8------------
G------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 2:

e-------------------------5--7---7--5-------------------
B--8--7--4---4--7--8---8--7--8---8--7--8----------------
G--7--7--4---4--7--7---7---------------7----------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------

Riff 3:

e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D----7------5-------------------------------------------
A--8---8--5---------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------

Song Structure:

An early "folk pop" song, this contains two riffs that start it off which both crop up at varying points as well, usually one after the other. Along the way an acoustic guitar also strums the chords, adding to Larry's sharp strumming of the G chord during the chorus. Watch out for the F chord that appears at the end, when Riff 3 is played!

Lyrics/Chords:

G Em G Em
Julie says that I must wake up

G Em D
I am losing touch 'cause I think too much

G Em G Em
I'm afraid to feel, my life feels unreal

G Em D
You will not find love if you think you're not good enough


G
Are you ready to rebel

Change your mind, I know you live in hell

Are you ready, oh


G Em G Em
All of my beliefs, they come back to me

I think life is tough, so my life is tough

She says find a way to develop love

To receive my love, believe you are good enough



Are you ready to rebel

Change your mind, I know you live in hell,

Are you ready



Hey, hey, hey

When we forget why we're here

Out goes love, in comes fear

I need nothing, I'm all alone

I need nothing 'til my mind takes hold

F G
Hold, hold, hold,

F G
Hold, hold, hold



Are you ready to rebel, are you ready to rebel

Are you ready, are you ready, are you ready




Transcribed by Alex Carter 2001.

alex@shandy3000.fsnet.co.uk
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