Chords for Jacob's Ladder - Gerry Guthrie
Tempo:
158.15 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
A
G
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [D]
[G]
[C] [D]
[G] Jacob was a dirt poor farm boy, raised at the fork in the road in a [C] clapboard house.
Rachel was the land baron's daughter, born with a silver spoon in her [G] mouth.
Her daddy said he wouldn't stand for Rachel to waste her life with a common [C] man.
He [Am] tried hard to keep them apart, but [C] he can't draw lines in a young [D] girl's heart.
So [C] late one night by the harvest moon, Jacob found the ladder up to Rachel's room.
[G] And near his place, it was right beside her.
[C] Step by step to her world, head over heels for a brown eyed girl.
[G] Getting caught didn't seem to matter, cause [Am] heaven [C] was waiting at the [D] top of [G] Jacob's ladder.
[C] [D]
[G]
[C] [D]
[E] [A] It'll be five years September since her daddy found the ladder and the note on her [D] window sill.
Swore he'd never forgive them, but nothing melts the heart like a [A] grandchild will.
Now she climbs upon his knee, says grandpa tell the story, the one [D] about me.
[Bm] He thinks back and his eyes shine, [D] says listen child, once upon [E] a time.
[D] Late one night by the harvest moon, your daddy climbed the ladder to your mama's room.
[A] And near his place, it was right beside her.
[D] Step by step to her world, head over heels for my little girl.
[A] And here you are, and that's all that matters.
[Bm] Cause heaven was waiting [E] at the top of [A] Jacob's ladder.
[E] [F#m]
Oh [Bm] an angel was waiting [E] at the top of [A] Jacob's ladder.
[D] [E]
[A]
[D] [E]
[A]
[G]
[C] [D]
[G] Jacob was a dirt poor farm boy, raised at the fork in the road in a [C] clapboard house.
Rachel was the land baron's daughter, born with a silver spoon in her [G] mouth.
Her daddy said he wouldn't stand for Rachel to waste her life with a common [C] man.
He [Am] tried hard to keep them apart, but [C] he can't draw lines in a young [D] girl's heart.
So [C] late one night by the harvest moon, Jacob found the ladder up to Rachel's room.
[G] And near his place, it was right beside her.
[C] Step by step to her world, head over heels for a brown eyed girl.
[G] Getting caught didn't seem to matter, cause [Am] heaven [C] was waiting at the [D] top of [G] Jacob's ladder.
[C] [D]
[G]
[C] [D]
[E] [A] It'll be five years September since her daddy found the ladder and the note on her [D] window sill.
Swore he'd never forgive them, but nothing melts the heart like a [A] grandchild will.
Now she climbs upon his knee, says grandpa tell the story, the one [D] about me.
[Bm] He thinks back and his eyes shine, [D] says listen child, once upon [E] a time.
[D] Late one night by the harvest moon, your daddy climbed the ladder to your mama's room.
[A] And near his place, it was right beside her.
[D] Step by step to her world, head over heels for my little girl.
[A] And here you are, and that's all that matters.
[Bm] Cause heaven was waiting [E] at the top of [A] Jacob's ladder.
[E] [F#m]
Oh [Bm] an angel was waiting [E] at the top of [A] Jacob's ladder.
[D] [E]
[A]
[D] [E]
[A]
Key:
D
C
A
G
E
D
C
A
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] Jacob was a dirt poor farm boy, _ raised at the fork in the road in a [C] clapboard _ house. _ _
_ _ Rachel was the land baron's daughter, _ born with a silver spoon in her [G] mouth. _ _ _ _
_ Her daddy said he wouldn't _ stand for Rachel to waste her life with a common [C] man.
_ _ He _ _ [Am] tried hard to keep them apart, but [C] he can't draw lines in a young [D] girl's _ heart. _
So [C] late one night by the harvest moon, Jacob found the ladder up to Rachel's room.
[G] And near his place, it was right beside her. _ _ _
_ [C] Step by step to her world, head over heels for a brown eyed girl.
[G] Getting caught _ didn't seem to matter, _ _ _ cause _ [Am] heaven [C] was waiting at the [D] top of [G] Jacob's ladder. _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [A] It'll be five years September _ since her daddy found the ladder and the note on her [D] window _ sill. _ _
_ _ Swore he'd never forgive them, but nothing melts the heart like a [A] grandchild will. _ _ _
Now she climbs upon his knee, says grandpa tell the story, the one [D] about me. _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] He thinks back and his eyes shine, [D] says listen child, _ once upon [E] a _ time. _ _
_ _ [D] Late one night by the harvest moon, your daddy climbed the ladder to your mama's room.
[A] And near his place, it was right beside _ her. _ _
_ _ [D] Step by step to her world, head over heels for my little girl.
[A] And here you are, and that's all that matters. _ _ _
_ [Bm] Cause heaven was waiting [E] at the top of [A] Jacob's ladder.
[E] _ _ [F#m] _
Oh [Bm] an angel was waiting [E] at the top of [A] Jacob's ladder. _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] Jacob was a dirt poor farm boy, _ raised at the fork in the road in a [C] clapboard _ house. _ _
_ _ Rachel was the land baron's daughter, _ born with a silver spoon in her [G] mouth. _ _ _ _
_ Her daddy said he wouldn't _ stand for Rachel to waste her life with a common [C] man.
_ _ He _ _ [Am] tried hard to keep them apart, but [C] he can't draw lines in a young [D] girl's _ heart. _
So [C] late one night by the harvest moon, Jacob found the ladder up to Rachel's room.
[G] And near his place, it was right beside her. _ _ _
_ [C] Step by step to her world, head over heels for a brown eyed girl.
[G] Getting caught _ didn't seem to matter, _ _ _ cause _ [Am] heaven [C] was waiting at the [D] top of [G] Jacob's ladder. _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [A] It'll be five years September _ since her daddy found the ladder and the note on her [D] window _ sill. _ _
_ _ Swore he'd never forgive them, but nothing melts the heart like a [A] grandchild will. _ _ _
Now she climbs upon his knee, says grandpa tell the story, the one [D] about me. _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] He thinks back and his eyes shine, [D] says listen child, _ once upon [E] a _ time. _ _
_ _ [D] Late one night by the harvest moon, your daddy climbed the ladder to your mama's room.
[A] And near his place, it was right beside _ her. _ _
_ _ [D] Step by step to her world, head over heels for my little girl.
[A] And here you are, and that's all that matters. _ _ _
_ [Bm] Cause heaven was waiting [E] at the top of [A] Jacob's ladder.
[E] _ _ [F#m] _
Oh [Bm] an angel was waiting [E] at the top of [A] Jacob's ladder. _ _ _
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