Bright Eyes – Ladder Song (Guitar)

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Connor's a great lyricist, hope you enjoy this tab Chord Key:
Bm   Bm/B  Em    G    A    D    E    G/F#  Dmaj7  D7
-2-  -2-   -0-  -3-  -0-  -2-  -0-   -3-    -2-   -2-
-3-  -3-   -0-  -0-  -2-  -3-  -0-   -0-    -2-   -1-
-4-  -4-   -0-  -0-  -2-  -2-  -1-   -0-    -2-   -2-
-4-  -4-   -2-  -0-  -2-  -0-  -2-   -0-    -0-   -0-
-2-  -1-   -2-  -2-  -0-  ---  -2-   -x-    ---   ---
---  ---   -0-  -3-  ---  ---  -0-   -2-    ---   ---
**Intro** Bm Bm/B 2x's **Verse 1**
Bm                     Bm/B            Bm
No one knows where the ladder goes

                           Bm/B            Em
You're gonna lose what you love the most

                    G          Em
You're not alone in anything

                      G        Bm
You're not unique and dying

                     Bm/B           Bm
Feel estranged every now and then

                    Bm/B              Em
Fall asleep reading science-fiction

                    G            Em
I wanna fly in your silver ship

                   G      A      
Let Jesus hang and Buddha sit
**Chorus 1**
     D     
It's on now

             A       
The days are long now

                G      
The ups and the sundowns

              A    
In a twisting mind

               D        
If I've got to go first

              A       
I'll do it on my terms

             G
I'm tired of traders

                A
Always changing sides

          Bm      A  G
They were friends of mine...
**Break** Bm Bm/B 2x's **Verse 2**
Bm                         Bm/B             Bm
Don't hang around once the promise breaks

                         Bm/B              Em
You'll be there when the next one's made

                   G            Em
Kiss the feet of a charlatan

              G          Bm
Some imagined freedom

                Bm/B           Bm
All the rest is predictable

                       Bm/B             Em
You can say you're the first to know

                   G              Em
Bought a mantra to concentrate

             G       A     
Car alarm or hissing snake.
**Chorus 2**
  D     
I know now

               A
How it's gonna turn out

         G         
We gotta calm down

                A    
Or I'll lose my place

                 D      
Gotta get to the center

                 A       
Gotta get to the concert

               G       
Run off with a dancer

          E          
Gonna celebrate
**Bridge**
Em          A         D
Welcome the new age

           G  G/F# Em
Covered in warrior paint

                A             D    Dmaj7  D7   Em
Lights from the jungle to the sky

          A            D
See now a star's born

                  G     G/F#    Em
Looks just like a blood orange

              A             D   
Don't it just make ya wanna cry?

         Bm     A  G           
Precious friend of mine...
**Break** Bm Bm/B 2x's **Verse 3**
Bm                     Bm/B            Bm
Well, I know when it's finally done

                    Bm/B            Em
This whole life's a hallucination

                    G           Em
You're not alone in anything

                     G         D
You're not alone and trying to be.