Song Name: | James (Hold The Ladder Steady) (chrom) | By: | Sue Thompson |
Posted By: | WaltP | Difficulty: | Any |
Key: | D | Genre: | Country |
Harp Type: | Chromatic | ||
Created: | 2010-02-28 20:02:48 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Song: | JAMES (HOLD THE LADDER STEADY)
By: John D. Loudermilk Sue Thompson Key: D 2 2 2 2 -2* -2* -2* 2 James and I we went to ma-ma -1 -4 -4 -4 -4 -3* -4 4* and showed her my di-a-mond ring -3 -4 4* -5 -5 -5 -5 -3 She said "my poor lit-tle ba-by, -3 -4 -4 -3 -2* you must be cra-zy, -1 -2* -2* 2 2 -1 to think of such a thing" -3 -2* -2* -2* -3 -4 -3 3 -2* So James, James hold the lad-der stead-y 3 3 3 3 -3 -4 -3 -4 4* James, James I'm packed and I am read-y -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -4 -3 3 James, James hold the lad-der stead-y -2* -3 -2* -1 2 3 2 1* -1 2 -2* 3 I'm a-�com-in' down to your ar-ar-ar-rms -2* -3 -2* -1 2 3 2 1* -1 I'm a-�com-in' down to your arms. 2 2 2 2 -2* -2* -2* 2 James and I we went to dad-dy -1 -4 -4 -4 -4 -3* -4 4* and said that we want to be wed -5 -5 -5 -3 -3 -4 -4 -4 -3-2* Dad said "nope, you'll just have to e-lope" -1 -2* -2* -2* 2 2 -1 and laughed as he went to bed -3 -2* -2* -2* -3 -4 -3 3 -2* So James, James hold the lad-der stead-y 3 3 3 3 -3 -4 -3 -4 4* James, James I'm packed and I am read-y -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -4 -3 3 James, James hold the lad-der stead-y -2* -3 -2* -1 2 3 2 1 -1 2 -2* 3 I'm a-�com-in' down to your ar-ar-ar-rms -2* -3 -2* -1 2 3 2 1 -1 I'm a-�com-in' down to your arms. -1 -4 -4 4* 4* -4 4* -5 -3 I'd hate to see 'em in the morn-ing -3 -3 -4 3 -2* 2 -3 when they both com-plete-ly flip -1 -1 -4 -4 -4 -5 He'll be say-in' "they cain't", -1 -1 -4 -4 -5 she'll be feel-in� faint -4 6 6 6 6 -5 4* -4 -3 And I'll be kiss-in� my hus-band's lips 2 -2* -2* -2* -3 -4 -3 3 -2* So James, James hold the lad-der stead-y 3 3 3 3 -3 -4 -3 -4 4* James, James I'm packed and I am read-y -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -4 -3 3 James, James hold the lad-der stead-y -2* -3 -2* -1 2 3 2 1 -1 2 -2* 3 I'm a-�com-in' down to your ar-ar-ar-rms -2* -3 -2* -1 2 3 2 1 -1 I'm a-�com-in' down to your arms. |