Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladder

Jacob's Ladder chords by Mark Wills

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

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Transpose

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  • G

  • C

  • D

  • Am

  • E

  • A

  • Bm

    2

  • F#m

    2

  • G

  • C

  • D

  • Am

  • E

  • A

  • Bm

    2

  • F#m

    2
    • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    Jacob 
    was 

    a dirt 
    poor 
    farm 
    boy 

    Raised 
    at 
    the fork 
    in 
    the 
    road 

    in 
    a 
    clap
    board 
    house 

    And 
    Rachael 
    was 
    a land 

    baron's 
    daugh
    ter 

    Born 
    with 
    a silver 
    spoon 
    in 
    her 
    mouth 

    Her 
    daddy 
    said 
    he 
    wouldn't 

    stand 

    For Rachael 
    to waste 
    her 
    life 

    with 
    a com
    mon 
    man 

    He 
    tried 
    hard 
    to keep 
    them 
    apart 

    But 
    you can
    't 
    draw 
    lines 
    in 

    a young 
    girl's 
    heart 

    Verse 2
    So 
    late 
    one 
    night 
    by 
    the 
    harvest 
    moon 

    Jacob 
    climbed 
    a ladder 
    up 

    to 
    Rachael's 
    room 

    He 
    knew 
    his 
    place, 
    it 
    was 
    right 
    beside 
    her 

    Step 
    by 
    step 
    up to 
    her 
    world 

    Head 
    over 
    heels 
    for 
    a 
    brown-eyed 
    girl 

    girl 

    And 
    gettin' 
    caught 
    didn't 

    seem 
    to 
    matter 

    'Cause 
    heav
    en 
    was 
    waitin' 
    at 
    the top 
    of 

    Interlude 1
    Jacob's 
    ladder 


    Verse 3
    It'll 
    be 
    five 
    years 
    September 

    Since 
    her daddy 
    found 
    a ladder 
    and 

    a note 
    on 
    her 
    win
    dowsill 

    He swore 
    he'd 
    never 
    forgive 
    them 

    But 
    nothin' 
    melts 
    a 
    heart 

    like 
    a grandchild 
    will 

    Now 
    she 
    climbs 
    up 
    on 
    his 
    knee 

    Says, 
    "Grandpa, 
    tell 
    a story, 

    the one 
    about 
    me" 

    He 
    thinks 
    back 
    and 
    his 
    eyes 
    shine 

    Says, 
    "Listen 
    Child, 
    once 
    upon 
    a time" 

    Verse 4

    Late 
    one 
    night 
    by 
    the harvest 
    moon 

    Your 
    daddy 
    climbed 
    a 
    ladder 
    to 

    your 
    mama's 
    room 

    He knew 
    his 
    place, 
    it 
    was 
    right 
    beside 
    her 

    Step 
    by 
    step 
    up to 
    her 
    world 

    Head 
    over 
    heels 
    for 
    my 
    little 
    girl 

    And 
    here 
    you 
    are, 

    that's 
    all 
    that 
    matters 

    'Cause 
    heav
    en 
    was 
    watin' at 

    the top 
    of 
    Jacob's 
    ladder 

    Verse 5

    Oh, 
    an 
    an
    gel 
    was 
    waitin' 
    at 
    the top 

    Outro 1
    of 
    Jacob's 
    ladder 



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