(D)Come with me
and we shall run a cross the sky
and il lum i nate the (G)night.
ing.
Oh,
(G)I o ries
will try and (A)guide ken you
to (D6)bet ter times
and bright er (A7)days.
Don’t be a fraid.
you’ll Go (G)up the (A)lad der to the (Bm)roof where we can (G)see (A7)heav en much (Bm)bet ter.
Go (G)up the (A)lad der to the (Bm)roof where we can (Bbmaj7)be
oh
clos er to (G)heav en.
(D)Stay with me
and we shall let ex pres sions sing;
hear il free dom vir tues (G)ring ing.
Oh,
(G)mem o ries
of yes ter (A)bro ken dreams,
don’t (D6)bet you know
they’ll all fade (A7)way,
Don’t be a if you’ll come (G)up the (A)lad der to the (Bm)roof where we can (G)see (A7)heav en much (Bm)bet ter.
Go (G)up the (A)lad der to the (Bm)roof where we can (Bbmaj7)be
oh
clos er to (G)heav en.
(G)heav en.
We’ll laugh and I’ll (D7)tell you the sto ry of love
and the (Gm)hap pi ness in it, ba by.
We’ll com bine our thoughts and to geth er we’ll (G)trav el to the foun tain of love li ness.
I will nev er (D7)ev er ev er ry leave love
you lone (Gm)to won der in it, ba by.
as we go our on.
Our love, it er will (G)grow el much strong foun tain of love li ness.
er strong er.
Don’t you wan na go (G6)heav en.
This page shows “Up The Ladder To The Roof” by The Supremes in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of D at 120 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.