Ladder

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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 18:59:36 -0800
From: Ronn 

 

Ladder
by Joan Osborne, Eric Bazilian, Rob Hyman, Rick Chertoff
 as performed on Joan Osborne's "Relish"(C)1995
  as transcribed by R.Kilby (arkay@connectnet.com)


 Em        
 D/F# 
 G 
 C+9  
 Am
Today and ever-y day,  

 Em        
 D/F# 
 G 
 C+9  
 Am
Today and ever-y day

 Em        
 D/F# 
 G 
 C+9  
 Am
Today and ever-y day, 

 Em        
 D/F# 
 G 
 C+9  
 Am
Today and ever-y day

 Em           
 D/F#         
 G
I'm standin' here in your closet, 

 C+9          
 Am
Unbuttonin' all your clothes

 Em           
 D/F#         
 G
You sleep in your bed tonight, 

 C+9          
 Am
But i never find you home

 Em           
 D/F#         
 G
You're givin' me crooked answers, 

 C+9          
 Am
I'm crackin' your little code

 Em           
 D/F#         
 G
I'm learnin' another language, 

 C+9          
 Am
So full it's about to explode

BRIDGE:


 Em (vamp)
You give me a ladder now
I surely believe I'll climb
It don't even matter now
I'm willing to take my time

CHORUS:


 Em                 
 D/F# 
 G   
 C+9  
 Am
I'm gonna love you anyway - -    hey-ay.

 Em        
 D/F# 
 G 
 C+9  
 Am
Today and ever-y day, 

 Em        
 D/F# 
 G 
 C+9  
 Am
Today and ever-y day

 Em                 
 D/F# 
 G   
 C+9  
 Am
I'm gonna love you anyway - -    hey-ay.

 Em        
 D/F# 
 G 
 C+9  
 Am
Today and ever-y day, 

 Em        
 D/F# 
 G 
 C+9  
 Am
Today and ever-y day

VERSE:

 Em          
 D/F#  
 G
I wanted it to be easy, 

 C+9              
 Am
I know that i'll make you tired

 Em                  
 D/F#     
 G
Some tell me you're slow and lazy, 

 C+9                 
 Am
Some tell me you're so inspired

 Em           
 D/F#         
 G
You wanted a long flirtation, 

 C+9                 
 Am
Your plane doesn't ever land

 Em                  
 D/F#    
 G
Some things i don't want to look at, 

 C+9             
 Am
I don't want to understand but

BRIDGE:


 Em (vamp)
You give me a ladder now
I surely believe i'll climb
It don't even matter now
I'm willing to take my time



 C+9:

 E  0

 B  3

 G  0

 D  2

 A  3

 E  X



 D/F#:

 E 2

 B 3

 G 2

 D 0

 A 0
E 2 (thumb)




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