intro:  D7

D7
I am ready, as ready as anybody can be
        G7                                              D7
I am ready, ready as anybody can be
         A7                     G7                            D7
I am ready for you, I hope you ready for me

D7*                            D7*                D7*        D7*
I got a axe-handled pistol on a graveyard frame.
That shoot tombstone bullets, wearing balls and chain.
I'm drinking TNT, I'm smoking dynamite.
D7*  N.C.
I hope some screwball start a fight

G7                                                                D7
Because I'm ready, ready as anybody can be
          A7                     G7                         D7
I am ready for you, I hope you ready for me

D7    G7   D7   A7  G7  D7
(harmonica solo)

D7    G7   D7   A7  G7  D7  A7
(guitar solo — ×2)

I been drinking gin like never before. 
I feel so good I want you to know.
One more drink, I wish you would.
D7*           N.C.
I takes a whole lotta loving to make me feel good

Well, I'm ready, ready as anybody can be
I am ready for you, I hope you ready for me

(guitar solo — ×2)

All you pretty little chicks with your curly hair.
I know you feel like I ain't nowhere.
Well, stop what you're doing, baby, come over here.
D7*  N.C.
I'll prove to you baby that I ain't no square

Because I'm ready, as ready as anybody can be
I am ready for you, I hope you ready for me

D7    G7  D7   G7   D7
A7  G7  D7
(outro)