[Verse]

Jacob was a di

rt poor farm b

oy
              
raised at the 

              
fork in the ro

              
ad, in a clapb

            
oard house

and Rachel was a land baron's daughter

born with a silver spoon in her mouth.

Her daddy said he wouldn't stand
              
for Rachel to 

              
waste her life

              
 with a common

      
 man

He tried hard 

to keep them a

part
             
but you can't 

              
draw lines, in

        
 a young girl'

s heart

[Chorus]

So late one ni

ght by the har

vest moon

Jacob climbed a ladder up to Rachel's room

He knew his pl

ace, it was ri

ght beside her

step by step, 

up to her worl

d

head over heels for his brown-eyed girl

and gettin' ca

ught didn't se

em to matter
             
'cause heaven 

             
was waitin' at

             
 the top of Ja

       
cob's ladder.

[Verse] (Key change to A)
    
It'll be five 

years Septembe

r

since her daddy found a ladder
              
and a note on 

            
her window sil

l

He swore he'd never forgive them
              
but nothin' me

              
lts a heart li

              
ke a grandchil

           
d will

Now she climbs up on his knee
              
says "Grampa t

              
ell the story;

              
 the one about

      
 me"

He thinks back

 and his eyes 

shine
             
says listen ch

         
ild, once upon

 a time...

[Chorus]

Late one night

 by the harves

t moon

your daddy climbed a ladder to your momma's room

He knew his pl

ace, it was ri

ght beside her

Step by step, 

up to her worl

d

head over heels for my little girl

and here you a

re, that's all

 that matters
            
'cause heaven 

            
was waitin' at

 the top of Ja

cob's ladder

   

           
Oh, and an ang

              
el was waitin'

             
 at the top of

           
 Jacob's Ladde

r