Song: Rope Ladder To The Moon
Artist: Jack Bruce
Album: Songs For A Tailor (1969)
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ-P4Yb73-o
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_for_a_Tailor
Tempo: 4|4
Style: Surreal Acoustic Rock Ballad
Tuning: Open D
No Capo
Chords
DADF#Ad
E 222222
D 000000
Bm 020020
G 555555
A 777777
C 101010101010
C# 111111111111
D# 131313131313 (played with a 3rd finger barre) or 111111
INTRO:
| E Bm | G E |
| E Bm | G E |
VERSE 1:
E D
You asked me to a party,
E G
To a house just by the moon.
A E A
You gave me silver loving,
E F# D Bm
The end was all too soon.
REFRAIN 1:
| E G | E Bm |
VERSE 2:
Bm D
You asked me to the theatre,
E G
In a place quite near the sun.
E Bm
You gave me golden sunbeams,
E A E
Your act was all in fun.
CHORUS 1:
E G D
Rope ladder,
E A
Rope ladder.
E C A
Rope ladder to the moon!
REFRAIN 2:
| D E | Bm E |
VERSE 3:
E D
You asked me to a meeting,
E G
In a cottage in the snow.
E A
You gave me central heating,
E A E
I can't forget the glow.
VERSE 4:
E F# D A
You asked me to a weekend,
E F# D A Bm
Down by the stormy sea.
E D
You took me to a ceremony,
A C# D# C# Bm D#
And the sacrifice was me! - me!
REFRAIN 3:
| D E | Bm E |
VERSE 5:
E Bm
You asked me to a storm cloud,
F# E G
Up near the rainbow's end.
E
Then you threw away the ladder,
G E A E
And gave me to your friend.
VERSE 6:
Bm D
You took me to a prison,
E G
And you said its chief was me.
D A Bm
Then you locked me deep inside you,
E G E A E
And threw away the ke-e-y.
CHORUS 2:
E G D
Rope ladder,
E A
Rope ladder.
E C A
Rope ladder to the moon!
REFRAIN X & CODA:
| A E | D G |(Guitar Flourishes)
| E G | A E |(Single Strum)
[End]
NOTES:
1. This version is my own interpretation. It’s a response to the rapid chord-play that Jack Bruce
demonstrates in filmed live footage. As seen in the documentary ‘Rope Ladder To The Moon’,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZF1HrWKi68
I trust that this TAB captures that sonic-spirit.
2. To Jack Bruce, who passed away a year ago in October 25, 2014, Suffolk, United Kingdom.
Notably, it’s Full Moon, today.
3. Various versions abound like Colosseum’s fascinating and energetic interpretation of RLTTM.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us1UthAqEQY
