Bright Eyes - Ladder Song, off of The People's Key It's a great song on the piano, but goes well on an acoustic guitar Make sure you play the G chord and the B - Bb/Bm transition as follows; G: 320003 Bm: x24432 Bb/Bm: x14432 Dmaj7: xx0222 D7: xx0212 A/D: x00323 Bm Bb/Bm No one knows where the ladder goes Bm Bb/Bm You're going to lose what you love the most Em G You're not alone in anything Em G You're not unique in dying Bm Bb/Bm I feel estranged every now and then Bm Bb/Bm Fall asleep reading science fiction Em G I want to fly in your silver ship Em G A Let Jesus hang and Buddha sit D It's on now A The days are long now G The ups and the sundowns A In a twisting mind D If I've got to go first A I'll do it on my terms G A I'm tired of traitors always changing sides B A G They were friends of mine Bm Bb/Bm Don't hang around once the promise breaks Bm Bb/Bm Or you'll be there when the next one's made Em G Kiss the feet of a charlatan Em G Some imagined freedom Bm Bb/Bm All the rest is predictable Bm Bb/Bm You can say you're the first to know Em G Bought a mantra to concentrate Em G A Car alarm or hissing snake D I know now A How it's going to turn now G You got to calm down A Or I'll lose my place D Got to get to the center A Got to get to the concert G Run off with a dancer E Going to celebrate Em A We'll welcome to new age D G G/f# Em Covered in warrior paint A D Dmaj7 D7 Lights from the jungle to the sky Em A I've seen how a star's born D G G/f# Em Looks just like a blood orange A D Don't it just make you want to cry B A G Precious friend of mine? Bm Bb/Bm Will I know when it's finally done Bm Bb/Bm This whole life's a hallucination Em G You're not alone in anything Em G You're not alone in trying A/D To be
