Ladder Song Bright Eyes
04/02/2011.
'Ladder Song'
Bright Eyes
This the penultimate song from the new Bright Eyes album...just
a rough sketch of the chords to correspond with what's played on
the piano on the actual recording.
[Bm]No one knows where the [F#7]ladder goes
[Bm]You're going to lose what you [F#7]love the most
[Em]You're not alone in [G]anything
[Em]You're not unique in [G]dying
[Bm]I feel estranged every [F#7]now and then
[Bm]Fall asleep reading [F#7]science fiction
[Em]I want to fly in your [G]silver ship
[Em]Let Jesus hang and [G]Buddha [A]sit
[D]It's on now
The days are [F#m]long now
The ups and the [G]sundowns
And a twisting [A]mind
If I've got to [D]go first
I'll do it on [F#m]my terms
I'm tired of [G]traitors always changing [A]sides
They were [D]friends [A]of [G]mine
[Bm]Don't hang around as the [F#7]promise breaks
[Bm]You'll be there when the [F#7]next one's made
[Em]Kiss the feet of a [G]charlatan
[Em]Some imagined f[G]reedom
[Bm]All the rest is [F#7]predictable
[Bm]You can say you're the [F#7]first to know
[Em]Bought a mantra to [G]concentrate
[Em]Car alarm or [G]hissing [A]snake
[D]I know now
How it's going to [F#m]turn now
You got to [G]calm down
Or I'll lose my [A]place
Got to get to the [D]center
Got to get to the [F#m]concert
Run off with a [G]dancer
Going to cele[A]brate
[Em]We'll welcome the [A]new age
[D]Covered in [G]war[G/F#]rior [Em]paint
Lights from the [A]jungle to the [D]sky
[Em]See now, a [A]star's born
[D]Looks just like a [G]blood[G/F#] oran[Em]ge
Don't it just [A]make you want to [D]cry
Precious f[D]riend [A]of [G]mine?
[Bm]Well, I know when it's [F#7]finally done
[Bm]This whole life's a hal[F#7]lucination
[Em]You're not alone in [G]anything
[Em]You're not alone in [G]trying
[B]To be
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