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Stairway to Heaven

Led Zeppelin
ChordsKeyAmbeginner
4.9(220)

Chords in this song19

Bridge

Am7 x-0-2-2-1-3 alternative
Em/D x-x-0-4-5-3 Em/D x-x-0-7-8-9
= Dm voicing, two frets higher D x-x-0-7-7-5
C/D x-x-0-0-1-0 C/D x-x-0-5-5-3
G/B x-2-0-0-0-3

Interlude

Dsus2 x-x-0-2-3-0
D x-x-0-2-3-2
Dsus4 x-x-0-2-3-3 alternative
Cadd9 x-3-x-0-3-0 C x-x-2-0-1-0
Csus2+11 x-3-x-0-3-2 = Gmaj7sus/C Cadd+11 x-x-2-0-1-2
G/B x-2-0-0-3-x
Gmaj7/B x-2-0-0-3-2
G6/B x-2-0-0-3-0

Solo

G6 3-2-0-0-0-0
Fmaj7 x(3)3-2-1-0
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Intro

| Am Eaug | C/E D | Fmaj7 | G Am Am |
| Am Eaug | C/E D | Fmaj7 | G Am Am |
(flutes)
| C D | Fmaj7 Am | C G | Dsus4 D |
(flutes)
| C D | Fmaj7 Am | C D | Fmaj7 |
(flutes)

Verse 1

There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold
And she's buying the stairway to hea-a- ven
When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed
With a word she can get what she ca-ame for
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh –ooh
And she's buying the stairway to hea- ea-ven

Verse 2

There's a sign on the wall but she wants to be sure
'Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings
In a tree by the brook, there's a songbird who sings
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven

Verse

| Am Eaug | C/E D | Fmaj7 | G Am Am G |
(flutes)

Bridge

| Am7 Am | Em/D D | | Am7 Am | Em/D D C/D D |
Oooooh,it makes me wonder
| Am7 Am | Em/D D | | Am7 Am | Em/D D C/D D |
Oooooh,it makes me wonder

Verse 3

There's a feeling I get when I look to the west
And my spirit is crying for lea - ving
In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees
And the voices of those who stand loo - king

Bridge

| C G/B |
| Am7 Am | Em/D D |
Oooooh,it makes me wonder
| Am7 Am | Em/D D C/D D |
| Am7 Am | Em/D D |
Oooooooooooooh, it really makes me wonder
| Am7 Am | Em/D D C/D D |

Verse 4

And it's whispered that soon if we all call the tune
Then the piper will lead us to rea - son
And a new day will dawn for those who stand long
And the forests will echo with laugh-ter

Bridge

| C G/B |
| Am7 Am | Em/D D | Am7 Am | Em/D D C/D D |
| Am7 Am | Em/D D |
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh-oh-oh
| Am7 Am | Em/D D C/D D |

Verse 5

If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed now
It's just a spring clean for the May queen
Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run
There's still time to change the road you're on

Bridge

| C G/B |
| Am7 Am | Em/D D | | Am7 Am | Em/D D C/D D |
And it makes me wonder
| Am7 Am | Em/D D |
Oh-oh-oh-oh
| Am7 Am | Em/D D C/D D |

Verse 6

Your head is humming and it won't go, in case you don't know
The piper's calling you to join him
Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow, and did you know
Your stairway lies on the whis- p’ring wind

Interlude

| C G/B | D
(break)
   
   
     
Cadd9 Gmaj7sus/C Cadd9 | Cadd9 Gmaj7sus/C Cadd9
   
   
     
Cadd9 Gmaj7sus/C Cadd9 | G/B Gmaj7/B G6/B

Solo

| Am G6 | Fmaj7 | Am G6 | Fmaj7 |
| Am G6 | Fmaj7 | Am G6 | Fmaj7 |
| Am G6 | Fmaj7 | Am G6 | Fmaj7 |
| Am G6 | Fmaj7 | Am G6 | Fmaj7 |
(+ slide lick)
| Am G6 | Fmaj7 | Am G6 | Fmaj7 |
(+ slide lick)

Verse 7

And as we wind on down the road 
Our shadows taller than our soul 
There walks the lady we all know 
Who shines white light and wants to show 
How everything still turns to gold 
And if you listen very hard 
the tune will come to you at last 
When all are one and one is all 
To be a rock and not to ro-o-o-o-oll

Coda

| Am G6 | Fmaj7 | Am G6 | Fmaj7 |
| Am G6 | Fmaj7 | Am G6 | Fmaj7 |
(ritardando) (break)
N.C.
And she's buying a stairway to heaven

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