Not Ready to Make Nice is a country pop song co-written and performed by the American all-female band Dixie Chicks for their seventh studio album Taking the Long Way (2006). The song was released as the first physical single from the album in March 2006.  On February 11, 2007, it won three Grammy Awards in the categories of Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.  

The Essential Dixie Chicks

Verse 1
D
Forgive
         A
Sounds Good
D
Forget
               G
I'm not sure I could
      Bm               A
They say time heals everything
               G
But I'm still waiting


     Bm           A
I'm through with doubt
       D
There's nothing left for me
    G
To figure out
       Bm         A
I've paid a price
                G
And I'll keep paying


         D
I'm not ready to make nice
         A
I'm not ready to back down
           Bm
I'm still mad as hell

And I don't have time to go
G
Round and Round and Round
          D
It's too late to make it right
          A
I prob'ly wouldn't if I could
         Bm
Cuz I'm mad as hell

Can't bring myself to do
G
What it is you think I should

    Bm
I know
         A
You said
D                  G
Can't you just get over it
     Bm
It turned
            A
My whole world around
           G
And I kinda like it

Bm
Made my bed and I sleep like a baby
A
With no regrets and I don't mind saying
D
It's a sad sad story when a mother will teach her
G
Daughter that she oughta hate a perfect stranger
Bm
And how in the world can the words that I say
A
Send some body so over the edge that they
D
Right me a letter saying the I better
G                                                                    D
Shut up and sing or my life will be overrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

         D
I'm not ready to make nice
         A
I'm not ready to back down
           Bm
I'm still mad as hell

And I don't have time to go
G
Round and Round and Round
          D
It's too late to make it right
          A
I prob'ly wouldn't if I could
         Bm
Cuz I'm mad as hell

Can't bring myself to do
G
What it is you think I should


         D
I'm not ready to make nice
         A
I'm not ready to back down
           Bm
I'm still mad as hell

And I don't have time to go
G
Round and Round and Round
          D
It's too late to make it right
          A
I prob'ly wouldn't if I could
         Bm
Cuz I'm mad as hell

Can't bring myself to do
G
What it is you think I should


(no music)
What it is you think I should


Bm
Forgive
         A
Sounds Good
D
Forget
                  G
I'm not sure I could
       Bm
They say
                 A
Time heals everything
                 G
But I'm still waiting

Em              D 
Forgive, sounds good
G               C 
Forget, I'm not sure I could
Em              D
They say time heals everything
C 
But I'm still waiting


Em              D 
I'm through with doubt
        G                      C
There's nothing left for me to figure out
Em          D 
I've paid a price
C
And I'll keep paying


        G
I'm not ready to make nice
        D
I'm not ready to back down
        Em
I'm still mad as hell and
                        C
I don't have time to go round and round and round
        G
It's too late to make it right
        D
I probably wouldn't if I could
        Em
'Cause I'm mad as hell
                         C (2 bars)
Can't bring myself to do what it is you think I should


Em         D
I know you said
G                  C
Can't you just get over it
Em                 D
It turned my whole world around
C (strum it up!)
And I kind of like it

Bridge (smae chords as verses)
Em
I made my bed and I sleep like a baby
D
With no regrets and I don't mind sayin'
G
It's a sad sad story when a mother will teach her
C
Daughter that she ought to hate a perfect stranger
Em
And how in the world can the words that I said
D
Send somebody so over the edge
G
That they'd write me a letter
C
Sayin' that I better shut up and sing
C (2bars)
Or my life will be over



        G
I'm not ready to make nice
        D
I'm not ready to back down
        Em
I'm still mad as hell and
                        C
I don't have time to go round and round and round
        G
It's too late to make it right
        D
I probably wouldn't if I could
        Em
'Cause I'm mad as hell
                         C (2 bars)
Can't bring myself to do what it is you think I should


        G
I'm not ready to make nice
        D
I'm not ready to back down
        Em
I'm still mad as hell and
                        C
I don't have time to go round and round and round
        G
It's too late to make it right
        D
I probably wouldn't if I could
        Em
'Cause I'm mad as hell
                         C (2 bars)
Can't bring myself to do what it is you think I should


Em              D 
Forgive, sounds good
G               C 
Forget, I'm not sure I could
Em              D
They say time heals everything
C
But I'm still waiting

Not Ready To Make Nice

Intro:

Am,  G,  Fm

Verse:

Am (h/o)           G
Forgive, sounds good
    C                   Fm
Forget, I'm not sure I could
      Am             G
They say time heals everything
               Fm
But I'm still waiting


Am               G
I'm through with doubt
        C                      Fm
There's nothing left for me to figure out
Am          G
I've paid a price
              C
And I'll keep paying

        C
I'm not ready to make nice
        G
I'm not ready to back down
        Am
I'm still mad as hell and
                        Fm
I don't have time to go round and round and round
        C
It's too late to make it right
        G
I probably wouldn't if I could
        Am
'Cause I'm mad as hell
                         Fm (2 bars)
Can't bring myself to do what it is you think I should


Am         G
I know you said
C                  Fm
Can't you just get over it
Am                 G
It turned my whole world around
F (strum it up!)
And I kind of like it


Bridge (same chords as verses)
Am
I made my bed and I sleep like a baby
G
With no regrets and I don't mind sayin'
C
It's a sad sad story when a mother will teach her
Fm
Daughter that she ought to hate a perfect stranger
Am
And how in the world can the words that I said
G
Send somebody so over the edge
C
That they'd write me a letter
Fm
Sayin' that I better shut up and sing
Fm (2bars)
Or my life will be over


Fill: Am,  G,  Fm (x2)


        C
I'm not ready to make nice
        G
I'm not ready to back down
        Am
I'm still mad as hell and
                        Fm
I don't have time to go round and round and round
        C
It's too late to make it right
        G
I probably wouldn't if I could
        Am
'Cause I'm mad as hell
                         Fm (2 bars)
Can't bring myself to do what it is you think I should


        C
I'm not ready to make nice
        G
I'm not ready to back down
        Am
I'm still mad as hell and
                        Fm
I don't have time to go round and round and round
        C
It's too late to make it right
        G
I probably wouldn't if I could
        Am
'Cause I'm mad as hell
                         Fm (2 bars)
Can't bring myself to do what it is you think I should

Fill: Am,  G,  Fm


Am (h/o)        G
Forgive, sounds good
C               Fm
Forget, I'm not sure I could
Am              G
They say time heals everything
               Fm
But I'm still waiting

Verse 1
G
Forgive
         d
Sounds Good
G
Forget
               C
I'm not sure I could
      Em               d
They say time heals everything
               C
But I'm still waiting


     Em           d
I'm through with doubt
       G      
There's nothing left for me
    C
To figure out
       Em         d
I've paid a price
                C
And I'll keep paying


         G
I'm not ready to make nice
         d
I'm not ready to back down
           Em
I'm still mad as hell

And I don't have time to go
C
Round and Round and Round
          G
It's too late to make it right
          d
I prob'ly wouldn't if I could
         Em
Cuz I'm mad as hell

Can't bring myself to do
C
What it is you think I should



    Em
I know
         d    G
You said
                   C
Can't you just get over it
     Em
It turned
            d
My whole world around
           C
And I kinda like it



Bridge...!
Em
Made my bed and I sleep like a baby
d
With no regrets and I don't mind saying
G
It's a sad sad story when a mother will teach her
C
Daughter that she oughta hate a perfect stranger
Em
And how in the world can the words that I say
d
Send some body so over the edge that they
G
Right me a letter saying the I better
C                                                                    G
Shut up and sing or my life will be overrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr



         G
I'm not ready to make nice
         d
I'm not ready to back down
           Em
I'm still mad as hell

And I don't have time to go
C
Round and Round and Round
          G
It's too late to make it right
          d
I prob'ly wouldn't if I could
         Em
Cuz I'm mad as hell

Can't bring myself to do
C
What it is you think I should


         G
I'm not ready to make nice
         d
I'm not ready to back down
           Em
I'm still mad as hell

And I don't have time to go
C
Round and Round and Round
          G
It's too late to make it right
          d
I prob'ly wouldn't if I could
         Em
Cuz I'm mad as hell

Can't bring myself to do
C
What it is you think I should


(no music)
What it is you think I should


Em
Forgive
         d
Sounds Good
G
Forget
                  C
I'm not sure I could
       Em
They say
                 A
Time heals everything
                 C
But I'm still waiting

Intro
Em, D, Dsus4, D, C X2

Verse 1
Em
Forgive
         D
Sounds Good
G
Forget
               C
I'm not sure I could
      Em               D
They say time heals everything
               C
But I'm still waiting


     Em           D
I'm through with doubt
       G      
There's nothing left for me
    C
To figure out
       Em         D
I've paid a price
                C
And I'll keep paying


         G
I'm not ready to make nice
         D
I'm not ready to back down
           Em
I'm still mad as hell

And I don't have time to go
C
Round and Round and Round
          G
It's too late to make it right
          D
I prob'ly wouldn't if I could
         Em
Cuz I'm mad as hell

Can't bring myself to do
C
What it is you think I should



    Em
I know
         D   G
You said
                   C
Can't you just get over it
     Em
It turned
            D
My whole world around
           C
And I kinda like it



Bridge...!
Em
Made my bed and I sleep like a baby
D
With no regrets and I don't mind saying
G
It's a sad sad story when a mother will teach her
C
Daughter that she oughta hate a perfect stranger
Em
And how in the world can the words that I say
D
Send some body so over the edge that they
G
Right me a letter saying the I better
C                                                                    G
Shut up and sing or my life will be overrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr



         G
I'm not ready to make nice
         D
I'm not ready to back down
           Em
I'm still mad as hell

And I don't have time to go
C
Round and Round and Round
          G
It's too late to make it right
          D
I prob'ly wouldn't if I could
         Em
Cuz I'm mad as hell

Can't bring myself to do
C
What it is you think I should


         G
I'm not ready to make nice
         D
I'm not ready to back down
           Em
I'm still mad as hell

And I don't have time to go
C
Round and Round and Round
          G
It's too late to make it right
          D
I prob'ly wouldn't if I could
         Em
Cuz I'm mad as hell

Can't bring myself to do
C
What it is you think I should


(no music)
What it is you think I should


Em
Forgive
         D
Sounds Good
G
Forget
                  C
I'm not sure I could
       Em
They say
                 A
Time heals everything
                 C
But I'm still waiting

C   
Jaja, okay okay
                  F
Ya sé qué pasa aquí
   A#                            C
Encuentras la grandeza frente a ti
             C
Y no sabes bien qué sentir
       F            A#                      C
Es adorable, que jamás los humanitos cambiarán
           C       F
Despierta ya, oye bien, 
           A#                   C
este como ves es Maui, de verdad
             C                F
Sé que como yo no encuentras dos
        A#          C
Lo que miras es un semi Dios

[Coro 1]
Am         F           C
  Yo solo sé decir de nada
        E7               Am
Por el mar, el cielo, el sol
                F            C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada
     E7                    C
Soy sólo un ordinario semi yo

[Estrofa 2]
C                                F  
Hey, ¿qué fortachón el cielo elevó?
                        A#
Cuando eras de esta altura, éste
C                  C
  Si la noche enfrió, 
                  F
¿quién fue quien fuego te llevó?
       A#          
¿Qué, alguien me nombró? 
C              C       F
  Oh, yo sólo lazo el sol
          A#                    C
De nada, para estirar tu diversión
          C       F
Brisa yo hago soplar, de nada, 
   A#           C
y así tus velas elevar

[Coro 2]
Am        F            C
  Yo sólo sé decir de nada, 
        E7                  Am
por las islas que traje del mar
              F                  C
No ruegues jamás, nunca más, de nada
         E7                     Am
¡Ha! Genial es mi manera de servir, 
    F
de nada, 
    C
de nada

[Parte Rap]
C
De nada dudes ya
Hey, honestamente te explicaré 
de natural modo cada fenómeno
El mar, el sol, el gas, 
oh, ese es Maui hablando de más
Anguilas que, yo las enterré, 
de la palmera los cocos creé
Un consejo, una lección te doy
No me molestes si en mi descanso estoy
Am
  El tapiz que en mi piel se ve, 
F
  es el mapa de lo que gané
C
  Por donde fui provoqué mil sucesos
E7
  Ve al pequeñín mini Maui nomás zapateando,
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ¡Hey!

[Coro 3]
Am          F              C
  Yo sólo puedo decir, de nada (de nada)
           E7              Am
Por el mundo especial que doy
                 F           C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada (de nada)
    E7                     Am
De nada hablaré, que ya me voy
          F            C
Te toca a ti decir de nada (de nada)
       E7             Am
Pues quiero esa barca ya
             F          C
Muy lejos navegaré, de nada (de nada)
       E7               Am
Pues Maui nada sabe de nadar
              F                 C  F C
(De nada) De nada (De nada) de nada
         C
Y gracias

De Nada

G         Em		  
1) Almost heaven,   West Virginia,
2) All my mem'ries, gather round her, 

   D			 C                G
1) Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah       River.
2) miner's lady,         stranger to blue water.

                      Em  
1) Life is old there, older than the trees, 
2) Dark and dusty,    painted on the sky, 

   D
1) younger than the mountains
2) misty taste of moonshine

   C			G
1) growin' like a breeze.
2) teardrop in my eye.

              G              D            Em        C
       Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong.
	      G               D              C            G
     West Virginia, Mountain momma, take me home Country roads


           Em       D            G 
 	I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me,
            C        G              D 
        the radio reminds her of my home far away
            Em               D            C
        and driving down the road I get a feeling 
 	       G                     D          D7    G
        that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday.

Country Roads

G      Em
I found a love for me
               C                         D
Darling just dive right in, and follow my lead
                G                 Em
Well I found a girl beautiful and sweet
          C                                  D
I never knew you were the someone waiting for me

                                 G
Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
              Em                     C               G  D
Not knowing what it was, I will not give you up this ti-ime
                   G                         Em
But darling just kiss me slow, your heart is all I own
             C                  D
And in your eyes you’re holding mine

       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D              Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

               G                    Em
Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know
                C                                        D
She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I’ll share her home
           G             Em
I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets
         C                              D
To carry love, to carry children of our own

                              G                     Em 
We are still kids, but we’re so in love, fighting against all odds
                  C               G  D
I know that we’ll be alright this ti-ime
               G                            Em 
Darling just hold my hand, be my girl, I’ll be your man
          C              D
I see my future in your eyes



       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

G Em C D 


       Em     C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight


Perfect

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP


C         G
Baa, baa, black sheep,
F            C
Have you any wool?

F        C
Yes sir, yes sir,
G          C
Three bags full.

C           G
One for the master,
F           C
One for the dame,

F               C
And one for the little boy
G                  C
Who lives down the lane.

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Intro (2X):
Am	G	F	C

Verse 1:
                C	               Am		
There's so much craziness surrounding me
                F	 	             G		            
There's so much going on it gets hard to breathe
     Am     F		                          C
When all my faith has gone you bring it back to me
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

             C	             Am		
When I'm not sure of my priorities
               F	 	             G		
When I've lost sight of where I meant to be
     Am   F		            C
Like holy water washing over me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Verse 2:
          C	                   Am		
When my head is strong but my heart is weak
              F	 	          G		
I'm full of arrogance and uncertainty
     Am      F				                          C
When I can't find the words you teach my heart to speak
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me yeah

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Bridge:
G                           F                 C
    Everybody’s talking in words I don't understand
G                                    F              C
    You got to be the only one who knows just who I am
Em                                    F	
    You’re shining in the distance I hope I can make it through
           D	                              G                                    
Cause the only place that I want to be is right back home with you 


Verse 3:
                 C	             Am		
I guess there's so much more I have to learn
               F	 	                       G		
But if you're here with me, I know which way to turn
        Am         F		                   C
You always give me somewhere, somewhere I can run
Am	            G	       F   C
   You make it real for me 

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

You Make It Real

Intro/Verse
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Chorus
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C|--5--8-----8---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo
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De tot cor

Am      C              F              C
I had a dream, we were sipping whisky neat
        F              C                 G
Highest floor, the Bowery, and nowhere’s high enough
    Am              C                F             C
Somewhere along the lines, we stopped seeing eye to eye
         F               C           G
You were staying out all night and I had enough


      F           Am             F                    C       
No, I don't wanna know where you been or where you're goin’
      F               Am                 G
But I know I won't be home and you'll be on your own


            F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
            F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am        C              G         F   
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F         C              Am        G
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
F           C       G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)


Am  C  Am       C              F           C
       I had a dream, we were back to seventeen
       F                   C            G
Summer nights and the Libertines, never growing up
Am             C          F                 C
I'll take with me the polaroids and the memories
        F              C                G
But you know I'm gonna leave behind the worst of us


             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
             F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G               
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning

         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G  E7  Am
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
             F                    C                G                
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F            C           Am           G
No no, no no no, Bowery, no no, no no no, whiskey neat
F           C       G                     Am
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I, it ain’t me

It Ain't Me

Verse 1:
G                                    Em        G        Em
There was a girl who lived in London town.
G                                 Em                   G      Em
The scenes and sounds, they would only bring her down
C                                   D
She had polkadots and rubies in her dreams,
C                   D
French fantasies on cinema screens...
        C             G/B    Am     G
And she knew from the finish to the start
C      G/B      Am   G
It was bound to fall apart
C         G/B     Am   Em
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.
Em                                D
Wouldn't it be sweet if she could die from a broken heart?

G     Em      G      Em

Verse 2: (the same chords)
There was a boy who lived inside his head.
He couldn't face the world, so he turned his back instead.
He couldn't see in front of his eyes;
His fantasies of outlaws had him hypnotised...

And he knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                        F
Wouldn't it be sweet if he could die from a broken heart?

   C              G           F
Behold his golden wings
       C              G         F
And behold his bronze bow.
                 C             G         F
Can you hear his silver arrows sing?
       C               G     
As his gaylied favours glow.

(then go back to the normal verse bit)

There was a boy and girl who fell in love:
They both were in love with the stars and sky above,
Cinderella, cigarettes and scenes from the past
Were chasing them too fast for this love to ever last...

And they knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                         F
Wouldn't it be sweet if they could die from a broken heart? 

C   G    F    C    G

Repeat F  C  G until the end. End on G.

Arrows Of Eros

Am
There's a sadness all around us
          F                         C
There are words we're too afraid to say
                                        Am
The things that I thought would last forever
    F              G
Are changing every day

          Am
There's a hunger can't be satisfied
        F                       C
And the streets are filled with rage
C                       Am
It's time to dig deep inside ourselves
F                       G
And face the life we've made

Am
It's gonna take two of us
C                           Am
Ijust can't do it all on my own
F				  C
I see the day gettin' brighter
G                    F
Hold me a little bit tighter

C                      Am      F
Out of the darkness in hand in hand
     Am               F        G
Baby together we will make our stand
C                             Am      F
Reach out and touch me we can win somehow
       Am              F                G
I know there's nothing that can stop us now
F              Am                 G   C
Oh, baby, come with me out of the darkness

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