James Hold The Ladder Steady Chords - Sue Thompson

[Intro]
G       G
 
[Chorus]
G                                       G6
James, (James), James (James), hold the ladder steady
D7/A            D7
James, (James), James (James), I'm packed tonight I'm ready
G               G7            C        C/E
James, (James), James (James) hold the ladder steady
G      G6     D    Dsus2   (G)
I'm a' comin' down to your are-are-are-rms
G      G6     D    Dsus2   G
I'm a' comin' down to your arms
 
[Verse 1]
D               G                C                     D
James and I, we went to mama and showed her my diamond ring
             G                     G/C     G         G/B      G/A     G
She said "my poor little baby, you must be crazy, to think of such a  thing"
 
[Chorus]
   G                                       G6
So James, (James), James (James), hold the ladder steady
D7/A            D7
James, (James), James (James), I'm packed tonight I'm ready
G               G7            C        C/E
James, (James), James (James) hold the ladder steady
G      G6     D    Dsus2   (G)
I'm a' comin' down to your are-are-are-rms
G      G6     D    Dsus2   G
I'm a' comin' down to your arms
 
[Verse 2]
    D               G                 C                       D
Now James and I, we went to daddy and said that we want to be wed
G           G/B               C        G         G/C           G/A     G
Daddy said "nope, you'll just have to elope" and laughed as he went to bed
 
[Chorus]
    G                                       G6
But James, (James), James (James), hold the ladder steady
D7/A            D7
James, (James), James (James), I'm packed tonight I'm ready
G               G7            C        C/E
James, (James), James (James) hold the ladder steady
G      G6     D    Dsus2   (G)
I'm a' comin' down to your are-are-are-rms
G      G6     D    Dsus2   G   (E B G)
I'm a' comin' down to your arms
 
[Verse 3]
    C    C/E     D7        G                 C    C/E   D7   G
I'd hate to see 'em in the morning when they both completely flip
         C            C ^     C         A7      A7 ^
He'll be sayin' "they can't", she'll be feeling faint
    Am          Am7    D  Dsus2  D      (E F F#)
And I'll be kissing my husband's lips
 
[Chorus]
   G                                       G6
So James, (James), James (James), hold the ladder steady
D7/A            D7
James, (James), James (James), I'm packed tonight I'm ready
G               G7            C        C/E
James, (James), James (James) hold the ladder steady
G      G6     D    Dsus2   (G)
I'm a' comin' down to your are-are-are-rms
G      G6     D    Dsus2   G   (E F F#)
I'm a' comin' down to your arms
 
[Outro]
G                                       G6
James, (James), James (James), hold the ladder steady
D7/A            D7
James, (James), James (James), I'm packed tonight I'm ready
G               G7            C        C/E
James, (James), James (James) hold the ladder steady
G      G6     D    Dsus2   (G)
I'm a' comin' down to your are-are-are-rms
(Fades away.........................................)