A5 Don't have to humble yourself to me, I ain't your judge or your king C5 G5 A5 Baby, you know I ain't no Queen of Sheba A5 We may not even have our dignity, this could be just a powerful thing C5 G5 A5 Baby we can choose you know we ain't no amoeba CHORUS: F5 Bb5 C5 Are you ready for the thing called love F5 Bb5 C5 Don't come from me and you, it comes from up above F5 Bb5 C5 I ain't no porcupine, take off your kid gloves F5 D5 A5 Are you ready for the thing called love I ain't some icon carved out of soap Sent here to clean up your reputation Baby, you know you ain't no Prince Charming We can live in fear or act out of hope For some kind of peaceful situation Baby, how come the cry of love is so alarming ...CHORUS BRIDGE: A5 C5 A5 C5 A5 C5 Ugly ducklings don't turn into swans A5 C5 And glide off down the lake A5 C5 Whether your sunglasses are off or on F5 D5 A5 You only see the world you make CHORUS OUTRO: Are you ready for the thing called love Don't come from me and you, it comes from up above I ain't no porcupine, take off your kid gloves F5 Bb5 C5 Are you ready for it Are you ready for the thing called love Don't come from me and you, it comes from up above I ain't no porcupine, take off your kid gloves F5 Bb5 C5 Are you ready for it F5 Bb5 C5 Are you ready for love, baby F5 Bb5 C5 Oooh yeah babe F5 Bb5 C5 F5 D5 A5 Are you ready for love OPENING RIFF: --------------- --------------- -------------0- ----------2---- -0--4---------- ---------------