Barry Manilow (born June 17, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York, United States) is an American pop singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor, and performer, best known for such recordings as "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana (At the Copa)".
In 1978, five of his albums were on the best-selling charts simultaneously, a feat equaled only by Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen and Johnny Mathis.
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transcribed by: Maestro Aleks song requests: email me at [email protected]
[Intro] AmF
[Verse 1] AmE/G#A/GA7 You remind me I live in a shell, DmDm/C Safe from the past, and doin' okay, F/GG9F/GG9 But not very well. CG/B No jolts, no surprises, Gm/BbA7sus No crisis arises, A7Dm My life goes along as it should, Dm/CDm/BDm/E It's all very nice, but not very good.
[Chorus] E7-9Am7Dm7 And I'm ready to take a chance again, F/GG/FC/EAm/EE7/G#AmAm/G Ready to put my love on the line with you. Gb7-5FM7Em7Dm7Em7 Been living with nothing to show for it. Dm7F/GG/F You get what you get when you go for it. C/EFM7E/G# And I'm ready to take a chance again with you.
[Verse 2] AmE/G#A/GA7 When she left me in all my despair, Dm I just held on. Dm/CDm/BDm/E My hopes were all gone, then I found you there.
[Chorus] E7-9Am7Dm7 And I'm ready to take a chance again, F/GG/FC/EAm/EE7/G#AmAm/G Ready to put my love on the line with you. Gb7-5FM7Em7Dm7Em7 Been living with nothing to show for it. Dm7F/GG/F You get what you get when you go for it. Bbm7Ebm7 And I'm ready to take a chance again, Gb/AbAb/GbDb/FBbm/FF7/ABbmBbm/Ab Ready to put my love on the line with you. G7-5GbM7Fm7Ebm7Fm7 Been living with nothing to show for it. Ebm7Gb/AbAb/Gb You get what you get when you go for it. Db/FGbM7 And I'm ready to take a change again, Gm7-5Db/AbF/A Ready to take a chance again with you, Bbm7Ebm7Gb/AbAb/GbDb/F With you. (fade out)