Chords for The Isley Brothers - Climbing Up The Ladder

Tempo:
110.95 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

D

Dm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Isley Brothers - Climbing Up The Ladder chords
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[Dm]
[Gm]
[A] [F] [D]
[Dm]
[D] When [C]
[F] [D] [C]
[F] [D] I'm climbing [C] up the ladder, [D] I keep pushing [C] and I'm outing up.
When [D] I'm climbing, climbing [G] [C] the ladder, [D] boy be shaking [C] and I gotta go.
Keep it in the back [Dm] roads, [G] why should I stay down?
[D] I keep trying, trying my best now baby, reach [C] my solid ground.
[G] Ain't nothing wrong baby, ain't nothing wrong in believing in a dream.
[C] [D]
[G] Ain't nothing wrong baby, ain't nothing [Bb] wrong, those who ever [D] get to see.
[Dm]
[D] [F] [C]
[F] [D] [F] [C]
[F] When [D] I'm climbing [F] [C] up the ladder, I [F] [D] keep pushing [C] and I'm outing up.
[F] [D] When I'm [C] climbing, climbing up the ladder, [F] [D] boy be [Fm] shaking [C] and I [D] gotta go.
Keep it in the back roads, why should [C] I stay down?
[F] [D] I keep trying, [C] trying my best now [Dm] baby, reach my solid ground.
[C]
[F] [G] Ain't nothing wrong baby, ain't nothing wrong in believing [A] in a dream.
[F] [G] Ain't nothing wrong baby, ain't nothing wrong, those who ever [Dm] get to see.
In [Dm] a dream.
[Gm]
[Am] [Dm] [D]
[Dm]
Now, let me go for it.
[C]
[F]
[C]
[Dm] [C]
[F] [C]
[F] [C]
[F]
When [C]
[Dm] I'm [F] climbing [C] up the [F] ladder, [D] I keep pushing [C] and I'm outing up.
[F] [D] When I'm [F] climbing, climbing [C] up the ladder, [F] [D] boy be shaking [C] and I [F] gotta go.
Seeking [C] satisfaction, [F] not the [C] high praise or the lease.
[D] When I'm climbing, climbing up the ladder, boy be shaking and I gotta go.
[F] [G] Keep it in the [Dm] [C]
[F] back [G] roads, why should I stay down?
[C]
[F] [Dm]
[C]
[F]
[D]
[G]
[F] [C]
[Dm] I keep trying, trying [C] my best [Dm] now baby, reach [C] my solid ground. [F] [C] America!
[F] [D]
[C]
[F] [C]
[F] [D] [C]
[F]
[D]
[F] [C]
[Dm]
[C] [Dm]
[C]
[F] [C]
[F]
[C]
[Dm] [D]
[Dm] [C]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
D
1321
Dm
2311
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
D
1321
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To learn Isley Brothers - (Album Version, Parts 1 & 2) Climbin Up The Ladder chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: C, F, D, C, Dm, C, F, Dm and F. Kick off your practice at a gentle 55 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 111 BPM. With the song's key of C Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] When _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ [D] I'm climbing [C] up the ladder, _ [D] I keep pushing [C] and I'm outing up.
When [D] I'm climbing, climbing [G] [C] the ladder, [D] boy be shaking [C] and I gotta go.
_ Keep it in the back [Dm] roads, _ _ _ [G] why should I stay down?
[D] I keep trying, trying my best now baby, _ _ reach [C] my solid ground.
_ [G] Ain't nothing wrong baby, ain't nothing wrong in believing in a dream.
_ _ [C] _ [D] _
_ [G] Ain't nothing wrong baby, ain't nothing [Bb] wrong, those who ever [D] get to see. _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] When [D] I'm climbing [F] _ [C] up the ladder, I [F] _ [D] keep pushing [C] and I'm outing up.
[F] _ [D] When I'm [C] climbing, climbing up the ladder, [F] _ [D] boy be [Fm] shaking [C] and I [D] gotta go.
Keep it in the back roads, _ why _ should _ _ _ _ _ [C] I stay down?
[F] _ [D] I keep trying, [C] trying my best now [Dm] baby, reach my solid ground.
[C] _ _ _
[F] _ [G] Ain't nothing wrong baby, ain't nothing wrong in believing [A] in a dream. _ _ _ _
[F] _ [G] Ain't nothing wrong baby, ain't nothing wrong, those who ever [Dm] get to see. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ In [Dm] a dream.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now, let me go for it.
_ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ When _ [C] _ _
[Dm] _ I'm [F] climbing [C] up the [F] ladder, [D] I keep pushing [C] and I'm outing up.
[F] _ [D] When I'm [F] climbing, climbing [C] up the ladder, [F] _ [D] boy be shaking _ [C] and I [F] gotta go.
_ Seeking _ [C] satisfaction, [F] _ _ _ _ not the [C] high praise or the lease.
[D] When I'm climbing, _ climbing up the ladder, _ boy be shaking and _ I gotta go.
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ Keep it in _ _ _ the [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _
[F] back _ [G] _ roads, _ _ _ _ why should I stay down?
[C] _ _
[F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Dm] I keep trying, _ _ trying [C] my best [Dm] now baby, reach _ [C] my solid ground. [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] America! _
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _

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