Jack Bruce - Rope ladder to the moon
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Tuning: D A D F# A D
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:
EYou asked me to a Dparty,
ETo a house just by the Gmoon.
AYou gave me Esilver lAoving,
EThe end was all too F#soon. D Bm
REFRAIN 1:
| E G | E Bm |
VERSE 2:
BmYou asked me to the Dtheatre,
In a place Equite near the Gsun.
EYou gave me golden Bmsunbeams,
EYour act was all in fun.A E
CHORUS 1:
ERope ladder, G D
ERope ladAder.
ERope ladder Cto the Amoon!
REFRAIN 2:
| D E | Bm E |
VERSE 3:
EYou asked me to a Dmeeting,
EIn a cottage in the Gsnow.
EYou gave me Acentral heating,
EI can't forget the glow.A E
VERSE 4:
EYou asked me tF#o a DweekAend,
EDown by the stF#ormyD seaA. Bm
EYou took me to a Dceremony,
And the Asacrifice was C#me!D# - C#me!Bm D#
REFRAIN 3:
| D E | Bm E |
VERSE 5:
EYou asked me to a Bmstorm cloud,
F#Up near the rainbow's Eend.G
EThen you threw away the ladder,
And gave me Gto your Efriend.A E
VERSE 6:
BmYou took me to a Dprison,
EAnd you said its cGhief was me.
DThen you locked me deep inside Ayou, Bm
EAnd threw Gaway the Eke-e-y.A E
CHORUS 2:
ERope ladder, G D
ERope ladAder.
ERope ladder Cto the Amoon!
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