Year: 1971 - Album: Led Zeppelin IV (aka ZOSO)
Written by Jimmy Page/ Robert Plant
Am G/B C D There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold Fmaj7 G Am and she's buying a stairway to heaven Am G/B C D When she gets there she knows if the stores are all closed Fmaj7 G Am with a word she can get what she came for C D Fmaj7 Am C G D Oh oh and she's buying a stairway to heaven C D Fmaj7 Am There's a sign on the wall but she wants to be sure C D Fmaj7 cause you know sometimes words have two meanings Am G# C D In a tree by the brook there's a songbird who sings Fmaj7 G Am Sometimes all of her thoughts are misgiven Am G/B C D Fmaj7 G Am G/B Am7 Dsus4 D Am7 A7sus Dsus D C D Oh it makes me wonder Am7 Dsus4 D Am7 A7sus Dsus D C D Oh it makes me wonder C G Am There's a feeling I get when I look to the west C G F Am and my spirit is crying for leaving C G Am In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees C G F Am C G Am7 A7sus Dsus4 and the voices of those who stand looking D Am7 A7sus Dsus D C D Oh it makes me wonder Am7 Dsus4 D Am7 A7sus Dsus D C D Oh it really makes me wonder C G Am And it's whispered that soon if we all call the tune C G F Am then the piper will lead us to reason C G Am And the new day will dawn for those who stand long C G F Am and the forest will echo with laughter Solo C G Am7 A7sus Dsus D Am7 A7sus Dsus D C D Am7 A7sus Dsus D Am7 A7sus Dsus D C D C G Am If theres a brustle in your hedgerow dont be alarmed now C G F Am it's just a spring clean for the May queen C G Am Yes there are two paths you can go by but in the long run C G F Am there's still time to change the road you're on C G Am7 A7sus Dsus D Am7 Ohh And it makes me wonder A7sus Dsus D C D Am7 A7sus Dsus D Am7 A7sus Dsus D C D C G Am Your head is humming and it wont go in case you dont know C G F Am the pipers calling you to join him C G Am Dear lady can you hear the wind blow and did you know C G F Am your stairway lies on the whispering wind C G D D D D Dsus D D D Dsus D D D Dsus Dsus D C G Am G F G And as we wind on down the road Am G F G Our shadows taller than our soul Am G F G There walks the lady we all know Am G F G Who shines white light and wants to know Am G F G how everything still turns to gold Am G F G And if you listen very hard Am G F G the time will come to you at last Am G F G When all are one and one is all Am G F G To be a rock and not to roll Am G F G Am G F G Am G F G Am Asus4 Am Asus2 Asus Am Fmaj7 G Am And she's buying a stairway to heavenhide this tabe|-------5--7-----7--8-----8--2-----2--0-------0-------------| B|-----5------5--------5--------3--------1---1---1-----------| G|---5----------5--------5--------2--------2-------2-0--2-2--| D|-7--------6--------5--------4--------3-------------0--2-2--| e|----------------5--7-----7--8-----8--2-----2--0-------0------------| B|--------------5------5--------5--------3--------1---1---1----------| G|------------5----------5--------5--------2--------2-------2-0--2-2-| D|-0-2/7-6--7--------6--------5--------4--------3-------------0--2-2-| e|-5-7--8-----7-5--7-----5-7--8-----10-8-7-5--8-10-12-10-8-7-5-3-3-5-5-| B|----------5----------5----------5------7-----------------------------| G|--------5----------5----------5--------5---------12-11-9-7-5-4-4-5-5-| D|------7----------6----------5----------7-----------------------------| e|-----------0--2-----2--0-----0--------------------3-----3--3p2-2-2-| B|---0-1----------3--------1-----0h1-----0-1-----1----0------3---3-3-| G|-2-------0--------2--------2-------2-2-----0----------0----2---2-2-| D|-------2------0--------3---------------------2-------------0---0-0-| e|--------------2-----2--0-----0----------------------------2--0-0-0-| B|---0-1-----0----3--------1------0h1------0-1-----1------3----1-1-1-| G|-2-------0--------2--------2--------2--2-------0------2------2-2-2-| D|-------2------0--------3---------------------2------0--------3-3-3-|