Transcribed by: Peter Schmidt 
Email: [email protected] 
 
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{Verse} 
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{E}Harlequin dancing between the sun and the moon 
   They got you dancing to a gollows tune 
   Tell me what happened to your well laid plans 
   To make yourself a singulary self made man 
 
(This is the same as the E except in the open A position) 
{A}Got ya running to your candy coloured chevrolette 
   Cunsumer consumed and the loser has to pay 
{E}Higher you climb, deeper you go 
   Talk about a change nothing change so slow 
 
{Chorus} 
{E}Climbing up the ivory stairs,  
{G}Never gonna get anywhere 
{A}Looking at the first step,  
   Can't get a good grip 
{E}Climbing up the ivory stairs,