Those who are guitarists can’t help but know the iconic song Stairway to Heaven. Stairway to Heaven is a beautiful song by Led Zeppelin, a rock band from English. It was introduced at the end of 1971.
Regarding its origin, well, it was written by Robert Plant and Jimmy Page for the untitled 4th studio album of the band, namely Led Zeppelin IV. It is one of the best rock songs and widely considered as the greatest hit of all the time.
Initially, let’s take a quick look at Led Zeppelin. The band was established in the England capital – London in the year of 1968. It comprised of guitar player Jimmy Page, vocal head Robert Plant, drum player John Bonham, and keyboard/bass player John Paul Jones.
With the own differentiated sound, the band is considered one typical example of the heavy metal progenitors, though their style was under various influences, including folk music and blues.
When it comes to the song, Stairway to Heaven includes 3 sections. Every sector increases in volume and tempo progressively. As you may know, the song starts in the combination between a slow tempo and acoustic instruments ahead of the introduction of e-instruments.
After all these years, the song has won many important music awards and titles. In particular, the song ranked No. 3 in 200 on the list of
Top 100 Rock Hits by VH1 and No. 31 on Top 500 Hits of All Time by Rolling Stone. Additionally, it became the song that was requested most on US FM stations during the 1970s. Especially, it is regularly rated among the greatest rock songs of all time.
Lyric:
There’s a AMlady who’s E+sure
All that Cglitters is Dgold
And she’s Fbuying a stairway to GheaAMven.
When she AMgets there she E+knows
If the Cstores are all Dclosed
With a Fword she can get what she Gcame AMfor.
COoh, Dooh, FOoh, Gooh and she’s Cbuying a Gstairway to Dheaven.
There’s a AMsign on the E+wall
But she Cwants to be Dsure
cause you Fknow sometimes words have two GmeaAMnings.
In a AMtree by the E+brook
There’s a Csongbird who Dsings,
Sometimes Fall of our thoughts are GmisAMgiven.
DOoh, it makes me AMwonder,EM ….D…. . C ….. D
DOoh,DSUS ……Dand it makes me AMwonder,EM ….D…. . C ….. D
There’s a Cfeeling I Gget
When I AMlook to the west,
And my Cspirit is Gcrying for FleaAMving.
In my Cthoughts I have Gseen
Rings of AMsmoke through the trees,
And the Cvoices of Gthose who stand FlooAMking.
DOoh, it makes me AMwonder,EM ….D…. . C ….. D
DOoh,DSUS ……Dand it makes me AMwonder,EM ….D…. . C ….. D
And its Cwhispered that Gsoon
If we AMall call the tune
Then the Cpiper will Glead us to FreaAMson.
And a Cnew day will Gdawn
For AMthose who stand long
And the Cforests will Gecho with FlaughAMter.
C …. G …. AM
AM……D…..AM…..EM……D…….C……D
AMOoooh
DOooooooh AM … EM… D…C…D
CIf there’s a Gbustle in your AMhedgerow
Don’t be Galarmed now,
CIt’s just a Gspring clean for the AMmay queen.
CYes, there are Gtwo paths you can AMgo by
But in the Glong run
CThere’s still Gtime to change the AMroad you’re on.
DOoh, it makes me AMwonder EM…C…D….C
CYour head is Ghumming and it AMwon’t go
In case Gyou don’t know,
CThe pipers Gcalling you to AMjoin him,
CDear lady, Gcan you hear the AMwind blow,
And did Gyou know
CYour stairway Glies on the AMwhispering wind. C….G….AM
D……DSUS2……D……DSUS4……D……DSUS2……D……DSUS4……C……CADD9……C……CADD9……C x2
AMAnd as we Gwind on down the FroadG/AM
Our shadows Gtaller than our Fsoul.G/AM
There walks a Glady we all Fknow G/AM
Who shines G white light and wants to F show G/AM
How every G thing still turns to Fgold. G/AM
And if you Glisten very F hard G/AM
The tune will G come to you at Flast. G/AM
When all are Gone and one is Fall G/AM
To be a Grock and not to Froll.
And she’s Fbuying a Gstairway to heaG/AMven.
