Song Name: | James (Hold The Ladder Steady) | By: | Sue Thompson |
Posted By: | WaltP | Difficulty: | Any |
Key: | D | Genre: | Country |
Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
Created: | 2010-02-28 20:02:21 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Song: | JAMES (HOLD THE LADDER STEADY) diatonic
By: John D. Loudermilk Sue Thompson Key: D -4 -4 -4 -4 5 5 5 -4 James and I we went to ma-ma 4 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6� -6 -7 and showed her my di-a-mond ring 6 -6 -7 7 7 7 7 6 She said "my poor lit-tle ba-by, 6 -6 -6 6 5 you must be cra-zy, 4 5 5 -4 -4 4 to think of such a thing" 6 5 5 5 6 -6 6 -5 5 So James, James hold the lad-der stead-y -5 -5 -5 -5 6 -6 6 -6 -7 James, James I'm packed and I am read-y 7 7 7 7 7 -6 6 -5 James, James hold the lad-der stead-y 5 6 5 4 -4-5 -4 -3 4 -4 5 -5 I'm a-�com-in' down to your ar-ar-ar-rms 5 6 5 4 -4-5 -4 -3 4 I'm a-�com-in' down to your arms. -4 -4 -4 -4 5 5 5 -4 James and I we went to dad-dy 4 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6� -6 -7 and said that we want to be wed 7 7 7 6 6 -6 -6 -6 6 5 Dad said "nope, you'll just have to e-lope" 4 5 5 5 -4 -4 4 and laughed as he went to bed 6 5 5 5 6 -6 6 -5 5 So James, James hold the lad-der stead-y -5 -5 -5 -5 6 -6 6 -6 -7 James, James I'm packed and I am read-y 7 7 7 7 7 -6 6 -5 James, James hold the lad-der stead-y 5 6 5 4 -4-5 -4 -3 4 -4 5 -5 I'm a-�com-in' down to your ar-ar-ar-rms 5 6 5 4 -4-5 -4 -3 4 I'm a-�com-in' down to your arms. 4 -6 -6 -7 -7 -6 -7 7 6 I'd hate to see 'em in the morn-ing 6 6 -6 -5 5 -4 6 when they both com-plete-ly flip 4 4 -6 -6 -6 7 He'll be say-in' "they cain't", 4 4 -6 -6 7 she'll be feel-in� faint -6 -8 -8 -8 -8 7 -7 -6 6 And I'll be kiss-in� my hus-band's lips -4 5 5 5 6 -6 6 -5 5 So James, James hold the lad-der stead-y -5 -5 -5 -5 6 -6 6 -6 -7 James, James I'm packed and I am read-y 7 7 7 7 7 -6 6 -5 James, James hold the lad-der stead-y 5 6 5 4 -4-5 -4 -3 4 -4 5 -5 I'm a-�com-in' down to your ar-ar-ar-rms 5 6 5 4 -4-5 -4 -3 4 I'm a-�com-in' down to your arms. |