Jacob’s Ladder
D - G - D -
G (3x)
D Bm
A G
1. I met a fan dancer down in Southside
Birmingham,
D Bm A
G
she
was running from a fat man selling salvation in his hand.
D Bm
A G
Now he's trying to save me when
I'm doing all right, the best that I can,
Am - G - Am
C
Just another
fallen angel,
Am - G - Am C
trying to get through the night.
D - F G F
C
Step by step, one by one,
higher and higher !
D - F
G F
G D
Step by step,
rung by rung, climbing Jacob's
ladder.
+ D - G - D
- G
(2x)
D
Bm
A
- G
2. Coming over the airwaves the
man says I'm overdue,
D - Bm - A G
sing
along, send some money, join the chosen few.
- D Bm A G
Hey, mister, I'm not in a hurry, and I don't
want to be like you.
Am - G - Am C
All I want from tomorrow
Am - G - Am C
is to get it better than today.
D - F G F C
Step by step, one by one,
higher and higher !
D - F G F G D
Step by step,
rung by rung, climbing Jacob's ladder.
+ D - G - D - G (2x) + D - G - D - G (2x)
Am - G - Am C
All I want
from tomorrow
Am - G - Am C
is to get it better than today.
D - F G F C
Step by step, one by one,
higher and higher !
D - F G
F D
Step by step, rung by rung,
climbing and climbing.
D - F G - F - C
+ Step by step, one by one !
D - F G - F - C
Step by step, rung by rung !
D - F - G - F - C
Step by step
!
D - F - G - F - C
Step by step
! …..
(orig. = capo 3rd) (Huey Lewis
& The News)