ARE YOU READY FOR LOVE Year: 1979 Album: THE THOM BELL SESSIONS Writers: Thom Bell, Leroy Bell and Casey James b a b a d f# Bm A G D b a b a d d Bm A G D b a b a d f# Bm A G D b a b a d d Bm A G D *b a b a d f# Bm A G D b a b a d d Bm A G D *b a b a d f# Bm A G D b a b a d d BB A G D D D Bm Bm A A Catch a star if you can A/G Wish for something special G G D D G G D D D D Let it be me, my love is free Bm Bm A A Sing a song to yourself A/G Think of someone listening G G D D G G D D One melo-dy, you're all for me MELODY: b c# d c# b b b d e d d CHORDS:(gliss^) Bm Em7 I'll write a symphony just for you and me MELODY: b d f# e d f# e d b c# d c# b b CHORDS: Em D/F# G Bm If you let me love you, I'll paint a masterpiece MELDOY: b d e d d CHORDS: Em7 Just for you to see MELODY: b d f# e d f# e d f# e d f# e CHORDS: Em D/F# Gmaj7 A If you let me love you, let me love you G G D D G G D D Em Are you ready, are you ready for love D/F# G Yes I am A G G D D G G D D Em Are you, are you ready, are you ready for love D/F# G Yes I am A G G D D G G D D Em G Are you, are you ready, are you ready for love G D b a b a d f# Bm A G D Ooh, ooh, baby. G D b a b a d d Bm A G D D D Ooh, ooh, baby. Bm Bm A A You're the one like the sun A/G G G Shine your love around me D D G G D D D D You'll always be the one for me Bm Bm A A Say the word and I'll be there A/G G G Loving you forever D D G G Don't let me go D D Just say it's so MELODY: b c# d c# b b b d e d d CHORDS:(gliss^) Bm Em7 We'll hear the mu-sic ring from the mountain tops MELODY: b d f# e d f# e d CHORDS: Em D/F# G To the valley below us MELODY: b c# d c# b b CHORDS: Bm We'll sere-nade the world MELDOY: b d e d d CHORDS: Em7 With a lulla-by MELODY: b d f# e d f# e f# e d f# e CHORDS: Em D/F# Gmaj7 A So the an-gels will know us, an-gels will know us G G D D G G D D Em Are you ready, are you ready for love D/F# G Yes I am A G G D D G G D D Em Are you, are you ready, are you ready for love D/F# G Yes I am A Are you (REPEAT AS MANY TIMES AS DESIRED) (AT SOME POINT, GO INTO THE FOLLOWING:) G G D D G G D D Em Are you ready, are you ready for love D/F# G Yes I am A G G D D G G D D Em Are you, are you ready, are you ready for love G Ab A Bb B G G Yes I am, yes, I am, yes I am, yes I am, yes I am______. (RETURN TO REGULAR CHORUS) Feel free to play with the fadeout. It's meant to be a sort of R&B jam, but make it what you like. Remember that the sessions with Thom Bell were a fun project for Elton. Playing the music from these sessions should be fun for you, too. *As an alternative, use the string melody heard during this part: e f# e f# g b d b a b Bm A G D e f# d b a b a Bm A G D Chorded by Rob (Glitz Pianoman)