The Ladder
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Once upon a time in the land of Sinaplenty
There lived a king who didn't deserve to be
He knew not where he came from
Nor where he was going
He never once said thank u, never please
Now this king had a subject named Electra
Who loved him with a passion uncontested
4 him each day she had a smile
But it didn't matter
The king was looking 4 the ladder
Everybody's looking for the ladder
Everybody wants salvation of the soul
The steps you take are no easy road
But the reward is great 4 those that want to go
A feeling of self worth will caress u
The size of the whole wide world will decrease
The love of God's creation will undress u
And time spent alone my friend will cease
Everybody's looking for the answers
How the story started and how it will end
Whats the use in half a story half a dream
U have to climb the steps inbetween
Everybody's looking for the ladder
Everybody wants salvation of the soul
The steps you take are no easy road
But the reward is great 4 those that want to go
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Readable chord sheet for The Ladder by Prince
[Db]Once upon a time in the land of Sina[Fm]plenty [Gb]There lived a king who didn't [Gb5]dese[F5]rve[Eb5] to [Db5]be [F7]He knew not where he came from [Gb]Nor where he was going [A]He never once said thank u, never p[Ab]lease [Db]Now this king had a subject [Fm]named Electra [Gb]Who loved him with a passion uncon[Gb5]test[F5]ed [Eb5] [Db5] [F7]4 him each day she had a smile But it [Gb]didn't matter [A]The king was looking 4 the ladder [Ab] [Db]Everybody's looking for the la[Fm]dder [Gb]Everybody wants salvation [Gb5]of t[F5]he [Eb5]soul[Db5] The [F7]steps you take are no easy road [Gb] But the re[A]ward is great 4 those that want to go[Ab] [Db]A feeling of self worth will caress u [Fm] [Gb]The size of the whole wide world will dec[Gb5]reas[F5]e [Eb5] [Db5] [F7]The love of God's creation will und[Gb]ress u [A]And time spent alone my friend will [Ab]cease [Db]Everybody's looking for the an[Fm]swers [Gb]How the story started and [Gb5]how [F5]it [Eb5]will[Db5] end [F7] Whats the use in half a story [Gb] half a dream U [A]have to climb the steps inbetween [Ab] [Db]Everybody's looking for the la[Fm]dder [Gb]Everybody wants salvation [Gb5]of t[F5]he [Eb5]soul[Db5] The [F7]steps you take are no easy road [Gb] But the re[A]ward is great 4 those that want to go[Ab]