Lukas Nelson

                LADDER OF LOVE
As recorded by Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
(From the 2023 Album STICKS AND STONES)



[Intro]
F#m Gm G#m Am A#m
Bm Cm C#m D D# Edim
G


[Verse 1]
G
Last night I heard thunder but I wished it was louder
      C                                            G
I was longing for the lightning to demonstrate its power
G
I don't mind the rain or the gales of blowing wind
                              D     G
I'm climbing up the ladder of love again


[Verse 2]
    G#
The first rung was the song I sung the day that I first met her
        C#                                      G#
And the second was a reckoning I never would forget her
G#
The third became forgiveness, my life was filled with sin
                              D#    G#
I'm climbing up the ladder of love again


[Interlude]
Gdim G#dim Adim A#dim
Gdim Cm C#m Dm D#dim
G#


[Verse 3]
  C#                         G#
I can't erase my grin like a crown above my chin
                                 D#
I'm far ahead of where I used to be
    G#
One day I'll ring the bell on the run that marks the end
                              D#    G#
I'm climbing up the ladder of love again


[Verse 4]
  A
A giant wave is rising but I'm above the water
        D                                                 A
And the air is cold and thin up here but I'm just getting hotter
A
I recognize the clouds, now that I Am breathing in
                              E     A
I'm climbing up the ladder of love again


[Interlude]
Am A#dim Bdim Cdim
C#m   G


[Verse 5]
G
Last night I heard thunder but I wished it was louder
      C                                            G
I was longing for the lightning to demonstrate its power
G
I don't mind the rain or the gales of blowing wind
                           A
I'm climbing up the ladder
    G                     C
I'm climbing up the ladder
G                             D     C    G
I'm climbing up the ladder of love again