...GET READY... by The Temptations
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*from 'Gettin' Ready' (1966)*


Intro:

D  G  F (x2)

Verse 1:

  D                    G
I never met a girl who makes me feel,
    F        D                        G  F
The way that you do; (you're alright).
     D                  G
When-ever I'm asked who makes my dreams real;
  F        D                            G  F
I say that you do; (you're outta sight).

    D      G  F    D                    G      F
So, fee-fi-fo-fum, look out, baby, 'cos here I come.

Chorus 1:

D                       Bb                       Gm7           C7
 And I'm bringing you a love that's true, so get ready, so get ready.
D                          Bb                   Gm7           C7
 I'm gonna try to make you love me, too, so get ready, so get ready.
            D                                          G     F
'Cos here I come... (get ready, 'cos here I come); I'm on my way.
D                        G     F
 (Get ready, 'cos here I come).

Verse 2:

       D                             G
If you wanna play Hide and Seek with love;
F          D                        G  F
 Let me re-mind you; (it's alright).
        D
But the lovin' you're gonna miss,
        G       F       D                            G  F
And the time it take to find you; (it's outta sight).

    D            G       F    D                   G      F
So, fiddley-dee, fiddley-fum, look out baby, 'cos here I come.

Chorus 2:

D                       Bb                       Gm7           C7
 And I'm bringing you a love that's true, so get ready, so get ready.
D                          Bb                   Gm7           C7
 I'm gonna try to make you love me, too, so get ready, so get ready.
            D                                          G     F
'Cos here I come... (get ready, 'cos here I come); I'm on my way.
D                        G     F
 (Get ready, 'cos here I come).

Verse 3: (Instrumental)

D  G  F (x8)

Verse 4:

   D                     G         F
If all my friends should want you, too,
           D                      G  F
I'll under-stand it; (be alright).
  D                    G         F
I hope I get to you be-fore they do,
          D                            G  F
The way I planned it; (be outta sight).

   D            G       F    D                   G      F
So tiddley-dee, tiddley-dum, look out baby, 'cos here I come.

Chorus 3:

D                       Bb                       Gm7           C7
 And I'm bringing you a love that's true, so get ready, so get ready.
D                          Bb                   Gm7           C7
 I'm gonna try to make you love me, too, so get ready, so get ready.
            D                                          G     F
'Cos here I come... (get ready, 'cos here I come); I'm on my way.

Coda:

D                        G     F
 (Get ready, 'cos here I come).
D                        G     F
 (Get ready, 'cos here I come).

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   D       G       F       Bb      Gm7     C7

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xx0232  320003  133211  x13331  353333  x32310


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)