#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# This file is for personal private use only. All copyright laws apply. -transcribed by Greg Steele - gsteele@steelerubber.com - 73522.2331@compuserve.com "Ladder Of Gold" - by Cliff Eberhardt This is a waltz (3/4 time), with the bass note of the chords below being struck on the downbeat. E E/B E Will you forgive me? E/B B B/F# B I've been as bad as bad can be B/F# B B/F# B Now I must leave this town and you B/F# E E/B E I have a debt that's overdue A A/E Am I made a deal for all I own E E/B E One moonless night down at the crossroads E/B B B/F# B The wind howls my name and I must go B/F# E A E To pay for this thing way down below Bridge: A A/E A A/E E E/B E E/B B B/F# B B/F# E A E Success is so brief, all things grow old Remember to love what you cannot hold We pay for these things in life that we do We head north or south when our time is due All that I built I leave behind For some other soul in debt to find To claim for himself what once was mine The ladder of gold so hard to climb A A/E Am We enter this world deaf and blind E E/B E The thin line between good and unkind E/B B B/F# B The choices are there for us to find B/F# E A E The ladder of gold too high to climb