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Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken

Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
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4.7(38)

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Song

Title: Are You Ready to be Heartbroken?

Artist: Lloyd Cole and the Commotions

Album: Rattlesnakes

Songwriter: Neil Clarke/Lloyd Cole

Trans: rick@maya.demon.co.uk (Rich Tebb)

R.G.Parkinson@newcastle.ac.uk (Ray Parkinson)

Intro

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Dadd4add11 C Dadd4add11 C

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------3---------------5---------|------3---------------5---------|
G|----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-|
D|0H4---------4---4/5---------4---|0H4---------4---4/5---------4---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Csus2

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------3---------------3---------|------3---------------3---------|
G|----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-|
D|--0---------0-----0---------0---|--4---------4-----0---------0---|
A|3--------------/3---------------|3--------------/3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

e|0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
B|------3---------------3---------|------3---------3---------------|
G|----------0---0-----0-----0-----|----0-----0-----0---------------|
D|------------0-----0---------0---|------------0---0-----0-2-4-2-0-|
A|3--------------/3---------------|3---------------3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Dadd4add11 C Dadd4add11

e|--------------------------------|----------------0---------------|
B|------3---------------5---------|------3---------3---------------|
G|----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-|----0-----0-----0---------------|
D|0H4---------4---4/5---------4---|0H4---------4---4---------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Cadd2

e|0-0-0-0---0---0---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|0-0-0-0---0---0---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
B|3-3-3-3---3---3---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|3-3-3-3---3---3---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
G|0-0-0-0---0---0---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|0-0-0-0---0---0---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
D|2-2-2-2---2---2---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|2-2-2-2---2---2---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
A|3-3-3-3---3---3---X-------------|3-3-3-3---3---3---X-------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Fmaj7

e|0-0-0-0---0---0---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|0-0-0-0---0---0---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
B|1-1-1-1---1---1---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|1-1-1-1---1---1---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
G|2-2-2-2---2---2---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|2-2-2-2---2---2---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
D|3-3-3-3---3---3---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|3-3-3-3---3---3---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
A|3-3-3-3---3---3---X-------------|3-3-3-3---3---3---X-------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Cadd2

e|0-0-0-0---0---0---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|0-0-0-0---0---0-----------------|
B|3-3-3-3---3---3---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|3-3-3-3---3---3-----------------|
G|0-0-0-0---0---0---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|0-0-0-0---0---0-----------------|
D|2-2-2-2---2---2---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|2-2-2-2---2---2-----------------|
A|3-3-3-3---3---3---X-------------|3-3-3-3---3---3-----------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Lookin' like a

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------3---------------5---------|------3---------------5---------|
G|----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-|
D|0H4---------4---4/5---------4---|0H4---------4---4/5---------4---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

born-again, living like a heretic, Listening to Arthur

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------3---------------3---------|------3---------------3---------|
G|----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-|
D|--0---------0-----0---------0---|--0---------0-----0---------0---|
A|3--------------/3---------------|3--------------/3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Lee records, making all your friends feel so guilty about their

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------3---------------5---------|------3---------------5---------|
G|----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-|
D|0H4---------4---4/5---------4---|0H4---------4---4/5---------4---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

cynicism and the rest of their generation. Not even the

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------3---------------3---------|------3---------------3---------|
G|----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-|
D|--0---------0-----0---------0---|--0---------0-----0---------0---|
A|3--------------/3---------------|3--------------/3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Government is gonna stop you now, but are you ready to be

e|----------------0---------------|--------------------------------|
B|----3-----3-----------3---------|--------------------------------|
G|------0H2---2-------------0---0-|----0-----0---------------------|
D|0---------------------------0---|------0H2---2---0---3-0-2-0-3-2-|
A|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

heartbroken? Are you ready to

e|----------------0H2P0-----------|--------------------------------|
B|----3-----3-----------3---------|--------------------------------|
G|------0H2---2-------------0---0-|----0-----0---------------------|
D|0---------------------------0---|------0H2---2---0---------------|
A|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

be heart- brok- en? On top of all the...

[ G ]

1. Looking like a born-again,

Living like a heretic,

[ Cadd2 ]

Listening to Arthur Lee records,

Making all your friends feel so guilty about their cynicism [ G ]

And the rest of their generation

[ Cadd2 ]

Not even the Government is gonna stop you now

[ D ] [ Cadd2 ]

But are you ready to be heartbroken?

[ D ] [ Cadd2]

Are you ready to be heartbroken?

[ G ]>

2. On top of all the vitamins

On account of all the seriousness

[ Cadd2 ]

You say you're so happy now

You can hardly stand

[ G ]

Lean over on the bookcase

If you really want to get straight

[ Cadd2]

Read Norman Mailer

Or get a new tailor

[ D ] [ Cadd2 ]

Are you ready to be heartbroken?

[ D ] [ Cadd2 ]

Are you ready to be heartbroken?

[ G ]

Are you ready to bleed?

[ Cadd2 ]

B. What would it take? [ Fadd9 ]

What would it take to wipe that smile off of your face?

[ Cadd2 ]

Are you ready to be?

[ G ]

Are you ready to bleed?

(Instrumental to fade)

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black rick

rick@maya.demon.co.uk

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