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R U Ready by Ringo Starr from the album “Liverpool 8”
Written by Richard Starkey, Mark Hudson, Gary Burr, Steve Dudas
Tabbed by Fenian Bastard
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D D
D
Are you ready to cross over?
Are you ready to let go?
G D
To face the final curtain, in the land of I don’t know.
Bm G D
Jesus was a wise man and everyone’s a saint.
Em A
Are you ready to cross over?
G D
Are you ready?
D
You can read the good or bad books,
Read them fast or slow.
G
But is it fact or fiction?
D
There’s just one way to know.
Bm G D
Buddha was dancing underneath the Bodhi tree
Em A G D
He was ready to cross over, He was ready…
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G D
So why hold on, hold on…
G
It’s good that you believe
F#
But it’s better if you know
G D Bm G
Don’t hold on, hold on…
G Bm A D
Someone’s there to catch you when you’re ready to let go.
D
I was sitting by the Ganges looking for another way.
G
But all roads lead to heaven.
D
No matter what they say.
Bm
Krishna was a good man.
G D
Why was he so blue?
Em A G D
He was ready to cross over, He was ready…
G D
So why hold on, hold on…
G
It’s good that you believe
F#
But it’s better if you know
G D Bm G
Don’t hold on, hold on…
G Bm A D
Someone’s there to catch you when you’re ready to let go. (play
me to heaven)
(lead guitar solo)
DGDBmGD
EmAGD
D (hold)
Are you ready to cross over?
D (hold)
Are you ready to let go?
G (hold) D (hold)
To face the final curtain, in the land of I don’t know.
D (hold) Bm (hold)
Everyone can get there.
G (hold) D (hold)
Cause we all have a soul
Em A
Are you ready to cross over?
G D
Are you ready?
G D
So why hold on, hold on…
G
It’s good that you believe
F#
But it’s better if you know
G D Bm G
Don’t hold on, hold on…
G Bm A D
Someone’s there to catch you when you’re ready to let go.
G Bm A D
Someone’s there to catch you when you’re ready to let go.
G Bm A D
Someone’s there to catch you when you’re ready…to let go…
D (repeat x 3)
