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 (x02220@1)    C (x32010@1)             FHello! (133211@1)Hooray! Let the show begin,
          GI've (320003@1)been ready.
A (x02220@1)    C (x32010@1)             FHello! (133211@1)Hooray! Let the lights grow dim,
          G (320003@1)    FI've (133211@1)been ready.            0:42

Chorus
E (022100@1)                           F (133211@1)    G (320003@1)     CReady (x32010@1)as this audience that's coming here to dream,
E (022100@1)                        F (133211@1)     G (320003@1)   CLoving (x32010@1)every second, ev'ry moment, ev'ry scream.
G (320003@1)     G-F                        F-C
I've been waiting so long to sing my song,
    G (320003@1)     G-F                               F-C
And I've been waiting so long for this thing to come.
    G (320003@1)     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 (x02220@1)       C (x32010@1)                    FRoll (133211@1)out! Roll out, with your American dream and its recruits,
          GI've (320003@1)been ready.
A (x02220@1)        C (x32010@1)                    FRoll (133211@1)out! Roll out, with your circus freaks and hula hoops,
          G (320003@1)    FI've (133211@1)been ready.   1:40

Chorus
E (022100@1)                           F (133211@1)    G (320003@1)     CReady (x32010@1)as this audience that's coming here to dream,
E (022100@1)                        F (133211@1)     G (320003@1)   CLoving (x32010@1)every second, ev'ry moment, ev'ry scream.
G (320003@1)       F (133211@1)                        CI've (x32010@1)been waiting so long to sing my song,
    G (320003@1)     G-F                               F-C
And I've been waiting so long for this thing to come.
    G (320003@1)    G-F                             F-C    
Oh I've been thinking so long I was the only one.          2:15



Bridge
A (x02220@1)              CI (x32010@1)can stand here strong and thin.
A (x02220@1)                   CI (x32010@1)can laugh when this thing begins.    2:22

Solo:  F-F  F   E (022100@1)E-E    E (022100@1)E-E    E (022100@1)E-E    E (022100@1)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 (x32010@1)    F (133211@1)     G (320003@1)   G-F    F-C
God, I feel so strong.
          G (320003@1)            G-F               F-C
I feel so strong, I'm so strong, I feel so strong.
          G (320003@1)      G-F                 F-C
I feel so strong, so strong, God, I feel strong,
     G (320003@1)      G-F               F-C
Real strong, so strong, I feel so strong.
          G (320003@1)             G-F               F-C
I feel so strong, I feel so strong, I feel so strong,
     G (320003@1)     G-F        F-C
Real strong, so str------ong, 
G (320003@1)      G-F        F-C
  Yes, I'm strong, so strong     < fadeout >    4:15