title: James (Hold The Ladder Steady)key: Countryharp type: Chromaticgenre: Dskill: AnyJAMES (HOLD THE LADDER STEADY) diatonicBy: John D. LoudermilkSue ThompsonKey: D-4 -4 -4 -4 5 5 5 -4James and I we went to ma-ma4 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6’ -6 -7and showed her my di-a-mond ring6 -6 -7 7 7 7 7 6She said “my poor lit-tle ba-by,6 -6 -6 6 5you must be cra-zy,4 5 5 -4 -4 4to think of such a thing”6 5 5 5 6 -6 6 -5 5So James, James hold the lad-der stead-y-5 -5 -5 -5 6 -6 6 -6 -7James, James I’m packed and I am read-y7 7 7 7 7 -6 6 -5James, James hold the lad-der stead-y5 6 5 4 -4-5 -4 -3 4 -4 5 -5I’m a-‘com-in’ down to your ar-ar-ar-rms5 6 5 4 -4-5 -4 -3 4I’m a-‘com-in’ down to your arms.-4 -4 -4 -4 5 5 5 -4James and I we went to dad-dy4 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6’ -6 -7and said that we want to be wed7 7 7 6 6 -6 -6 -6 6 5Dad said “nope, you’ll just have to e-lope”4 5 5 5 -4 -4 4and laughed as he went to bed6 5 5 5 6 -6 6 -5 5So James, James hold the lad-der stead-y-5 -5 -5 -5 6 -6 6 -6 -7James, James I’m packed and I am read-y7 7 7 7 7 -6 6 -5James, James hold the lad-der stead-y5 6 5 4 -4-5 -4 -3 4 -4 5 -5I’m a-‘com-in’ down to your ar-ar-ar-rms5 6 5 4 -4-5 -4 -3 4I’m a-‘com-in’ down to your arms.4 -6 -6 -7 -7 -6 -7 7 6I’d hate to see ’em in the morn-ing6 6 -6 -5 5 -4 6when they both com-plete-ly flip4 4 -6 -6 -6 7He’ll be say-in’ “they cain’t”,4 4 -6 -6 7she’ll be feel-in’ faint-6 -8 -8 -8 -8 7 -7 -6 6And I’ll be kiss-in’ my hus-band’s lips-4 5 5 5 6 -6 6 -5 5So James, James hold the lad-der stead-y-5 -5 -5 -5 6 -6 6 -6 -7James, James I’m packed and I am read-y7 7 7 7 7 -6 6 -5James, James hold the lad-der stead-y5 6 5 4 -4-5 -4 -3 4 -4 5 -5I’m a-‘com-in’ down to your ar-ar-ar-rms5 6 5 4 -4-5 -4 -3 4I’m a-‘com-in’ down to your arms.