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Album:  Songs For A Tailor (1969)
Tempo:  4|4
Style:  Surreal Acoustic Rock Ballad
Tuning: Open D
No Capo
Chords
        DADF#Ad
       E222222
       D000000
      Bm020020
       G555555
       A777777
       C101010101010
      C#111111111111
D#      131313131313 (played with a 3rd finger barre) or 111111
INTRO:
|    E     Bm|     G     E|
|    E     Bm|     G     E|
VERSE 1:
EYou asked me to a Dparty,
ETo a house just by the Gmoon.
AYou gave me Esilver lAoving,
EThe end was all too F#soon.D  Bm  
REFRAIN 1:
|    E   G|    E   Bm|
VERSE 2:
BmYou asked me to the Dtheatre,
In a place Equite near the Gsun.
EYou gave me golden Bmsunbeams,
EYour act was all in fun.A  E  
CHORUS 1:
ERope ladder,   G     D  
ERope ladAder.
ERope ladder Cto the Amoon!
REFRAIN 2:
|    D   E|   Bm   E|
VERSE 3:
EYou asked me to a Dmeeting,
EIn a cottage in the Gsnow.
EYou gave me Acentral heating,
EI can't forget the glow.A  E  
VERSE 4:
EYou asked me tF#o a DweekAend,
EDown by the stF#ormy DseaA.Bm  
EYou took me to a Dceremony,
And the Asacrifice was C#me!  D#- C#me!Bm  D#  
REFRAIN 3:
|    D   E|    Bm   E|
VERSE 5:
EYou asked me to a Bmstorm cloud,
F#Up near the rainbow's Eend.G  
EThen you threw away the ladder,
And gave me Gto your Efriend.A  E  
VERSE 6:
BmYou took me to a Dprison,
EAnd you said its cGhief was me.
DThen you locked me deep inside Ayou,Bm  
EAnd threw Gaway the Eke-e-y.A  E  
CHORUS 2:
ERope ladder,   G     D  
ERope ladAder.
ERope ladder Cto the Amoon!
REFRAIN X & CODA:
|    A   E|    D   G|(Guitar Flourishes)
|    E   G|    A   E|(Single Strum)
End
NOTES:
1.  This version is my own interpretation.  It’s a response to the rapid chord-play that Jack Bruce 

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Rope Ladder To The Moon

by Jack Bruce

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Album: Songs For A Tailor (1969)

Tempo: 4|4

Style: Surreal Acoustic Rock Ballad

Tuning: Open D

No Capo

Chords

DADF#Ad

222222

000000

020020

555555

777777

101010101010

111111111111

D# 131313131313 (played with a 3rd finger barre) or 111111

INTRO:

E Bm G E

| | |

E Bm G E

| | |

VERSE 1:

E D

You asked me to a party,

E G

To a house just by the moon.

A E A

You gave me silver loving,

E F# D Bm

The end was all too soon.

REFRAIN 1:

E G E Bm

| | |

VERSE 2:

Bm D

You asked me to the theatre,

E G

In a place quite near the sun.

E Bm

You gave me golden sunbeams,

E A E

Your act was all in fun.

CHORUS 1:

E G D

Rope ladder,

E A

Rope ladder.

E C A

Rope ladder to the moon!

REFRAIN 2:

D E Bm E

| | |

VERSE 3:

E D

You asked me to a meeting,

E G

In a cottage in the snow.

E A

You gave me central heating,

E A E

I can't forget the glow.

VERSE 4:

E F# D A

You asked me to a weekend,

E F# D A Bm

Down by the stormy sea.

E D

You took me to a ceremony,

A C# D# C# Bm D#

And the sacrifice was me! - me!

REFRAIN 3:

D E Bm E

| | |

VERSE 5:

E Bm

You asked me to a storm cloud,

F# E G

Up near the rainbow's end.

Then you threw away the ladder,

G E A E

And gave me to your friend.

VERSE 6:

Bm D

You took me to a prison,

E G

And you said its chief was me.

D A Bm

Then you locked me deep inside you,

E G E A E

And threw away the ke-e-y.

CHORUS 2:

E G D

Rope ladder,

E A

Rope ladder.

E C A

Rope ladder to the moon!

REFRAIN X & CODA:

A E D G

| | |(Guitar Flourishes)

E G A E

| | |(Single Strum)

End

NOTES:

1. This version is my own interpretation. It’s a response to the rapid chord-play that Jack Bruce

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