Pre>intro   A f#m   The girl isn't ready (twice)      A f#m   The girl isn't ready is what her mother says   A f#m   We just put her toys away it seems like yesterday   E d   She has seen something better through the window   E d   She will reach for it even though she doesn't know if she's      Chorus   A f#m   Ready, the girl isn't ready   A f#m   We can never tell her how to take it steady   A e d a   She'll be re a dy one day I know   A f#m   The girl isn't ready (twice)      The girl isn't ready to do what she wants to do   We think that her boyfriend's like something from a zoo   She thinks that she understands what she's feeling   She's going to leave us make no mistake the wounds won't be healing      Chorus then instrumental over e d e d f#m f#m      The girl isn't ready sure she thinks she is   She walks like a grownup but talks just like a kid   She wants to take on the world and his brother   Next thing you know she'll be telling us that she's a mother      Outro - as intro w/ more repeats /pre>