[Progression]
G C Am7 G Em A7 C Am7 G
E|-3---3-0-0-0---3---0-0-0-------3-----|
B|-0---0-1-1-1---0---0-2-1-1-1---0-----|
G|-0---0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0---0-----|
D|-0---0-2-x-2---0---2-2-2-x-2---0-----|
A|-2---2-3-2-0---2---2-0-3-2-0---2-----|
E|-3-2h3-------2h3-2-0---------2h3-----|
[Verse 1]
G C Am7 G
I was in the sea scouts around twelve or thirteen
Em A7 C Am7 G
I didn't do much, except one jamboree
G
The motto repeated again and again
A7 C Am7 G
Be prepared, be prepared, be prepared till the end
[Verse 2]
G C Am7 G
So, I practiced the knots and I learnt the creed
Em A7 C Am7 G
More morse codes and recipes than I'll ever need
G
'Kept my woggle straight and my black shoes all shined
A7 C Am7 G
All prepared, was prepared, each Monday 'round nine
[Bridge]
D C G
She tore through me like I was crepe paper
D C G
And I guess I'll find all the pieces of me later
Em A7
But I walk and wonder most days and most night
Cadd9
why wasn't I prepared for the rest of my life?
[Interlude]
| G | C G | Em A | A G |
[Verse 3]
G C Am7 G
I played some football for ten or twelve years
Em A7 C Am7 G
Before them damn Rolling Stones wrecked my brilliant career
G
I played like the guys I just can't stand them now
A7 C Am7 G
They wait round the back for what they can steal
[Verse 4]
G C Am7 G
I smoked and I joked and I fucked up through training
Em A7 C Am7 G
And I flicked the towel when I should have been changing
G
But I don't play the backs of packs since that day
A7 C Am7 G
Don't wait, don't wait or she'll get away
A7 C Am7 G
Be prepared, be prepared or she'll get away
[Verse 5]
G C Am7 G
A teenage production of West Side Story
Em A7 C Am7 G
My singing was crappy and my singing was poorly
G
But my favourite song came about second act
A7 C Am7 G
Play it cool, play it cool and you'll win her back
[Bridge]
D C G
And the chorus line stepped up to take the applause
D C G
With their hair gel melting through their teenage pores
Em A7
And the parents never knew what was behind those smiles
Cadd9 G Em
Play it cool, play it cool and you'll be alright
A7 C Am7 G
Be prepared, be prepared and she'll be alright
[Verse 7]
G C Am7 G
You don't like the mornings and I sure love the night
Em A7 C Am7 G
That's alright baby that's no reason to fight
G
Lets meet up 'round seven when the cool air runs in again
A7 C Am7 G
and be prepared, be prepared for a long long night in