----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gallows Pole - Led Zeppelin ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: JFAREWELL Jimmy Page & Robert Plant Un-Ledded MTV Unplugged 12 String Acoustic (quarter step down) (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) will do fine ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chords ------ E A D G B E ---------------- A7 x x 2 0 2 0 (A 7th) Em x 2 0 0 0 0 C6 x x 2 0 1 0 (C Major 6th) C x 3 2 0 1 0 C* x x 4 0 3 0 D9 x x 4 5 3 0 (D 9th) G5 3 x 0 0 3 3 (G 5th) Dsus x x 0 2 3 3 Asus x x 0 2 3 0 - the G A G A progression is played like this (powerful sound) E|----2--x--x--x--x----2----2---x--x--x--x--| B|----2--x--x--x--x----2----2---x--x--x--x--| G|----2--x--x--x--x----2----2---x--x--x--x--| D|----2--x--x--x--x----2----2---x--x--x--x--| A|-------x--x--x--x-------------x--x--x--x--| E|--3----x--x--x--x--3----3-----x--x--x--x--| - Lots of string muting in the G A G A part - I play the G A G A part by barring the A (x02222) with my index finger leave the A string (string 5) open and tap the G note with my middle finger. - Start the first verse after the 4th repeat of intro so Hangman would come in on repeat 5. - Listen to the song to get timing - I also broke the song up into verses to make it easier to keep track. The way I broke them up may not be the way it was originally written ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro/Riff ^ ^ V ^ ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ ^ V ^ E|-------0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--/-0-0--0--/-0-0-0--| x4 B|-------2-0-2--2-0-1-1-1--/-3-3--3--/-2-0-2--| G|-------0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--/-0-0--5--/-0-0-0--| D|-------2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--/-4-4--4--/-2-2-2--| A|---0----------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| Verse 1 ------- Riff Hangman Hangman Riff hold it a little while

^A7I think I see my ^C6friends commin

^G5ridin a many ^Asusmile

Riff x2 Verse 2 ------ Riff So friends you get a some silver Riff get a little gold

^A7what did you ^C6bring me my dear friends ^G5keep me from the ^Asusgallows pole

Riff x2

^A7what did you ^C6bring me ^G5keep me from the ^Asusgallows pole

Riff x2 Verse 3 ------- Riff I couldn't get no silver Riff I couldn't get no gold

^A7you know we're ^C6too damn poor ^G5to keep you from the ^Asusgallows pole

Riff x2 Chours ------

^A7Hangm^Asusan Han^G5gman^Asus ^A7hold it a ^Asuslittle ^G5whil^G5e

^A7I think I s^Asusee my ^G5brother ^Asuscommin ^G5ridin a many ^Asusmile ^G ^A ^G ^A

Verse 4 -------

^GBr^Aot^Ghe^Ar you get a little silver, ^Gge^At ^Ga ^Alittle gold

^Gwh^Aat^G d^Aid you bring me, my brother ^G5to keep me from the ^Asusgallows pole ^G ^A ^G ^A

Verse 5 -------

^Gbr^Aot^Ghe^Ar I brought you some silver ^GI ^Abr^Gou^Aght a little gold

^GI ^ABr^Gou^Aght a little of everything ^G5keep you from the ^Asusgallows pole ^G ^A ^G ^A

^CYa I brought y^Asusou ^G ^A ^G ^A ^Gto^A k^Gee^Ap you from the gallows pole

Chours ------

^A7Hangm^Asusan Han^G5gman^Asus ^A7turn your ^Asushead a ^G5whil^G5e

^A7I think I s^Asusee my ^G5sister c^Asusommin ^G5ridin a many ^Asusmile ^G ^A ^G ^A

Verse 6 -------

^GSi^Ast^Ger^A I emplore you take him by the hand ^Gta^Ake^G h^Aim to some shady spot and

^G5sit him on the ^Asuslove of his man ^G ^A ^G ^A

please take him

^G5sit him on the ^Asusrock of ma^Gin^A m^Gan^A man

Chours ------

^A7Hangm^Asusan Han^G5gman^Asus ^A7on your fa^Asusce a sm^G5ile ^G5

^A7tell me tha^Asust I'm ^G5free to ^Asusride ^G5ride for many^Asus mile ^G ^A ^G ^A

Verse 7 -------

^GYe^As ^Gyo^Au've got a fine sister ^Gsh^Ae ^Gwa^Ant my blood to boil

^Gsh^Ae ^Gwa^Ant my blood to boil in her ^G5to keep you from the ^Asusgallows pole ^G ^A ^G ^A

Verse 8 -------

^GYo^Aur^G b^Arother brought me silver ^Gan^Ad ^Gyo^Aur sister want my sole

^Gfo^Ar ^Gno^Aw I laugh oh so hard ^G5she's swinging on my ^Asusgallows pole

^Gsw^Ain^Ggi^Ang on my gallows pole ^Gsw^Ain^Ggi^Ang on my gallows pole

^Gsw^Ain^Ggi^Ang on my gallows pole G A G A

^GI ^Ake^Gep^A Swinging ^GI ^Ake^Gep^A Swinging

^GI ^Ake^Gep^A Swinging ^GSa^Ame^G s^Aong nothing but a dog (I think this is what he is saying)

^GSa^Ame^G s^Aong nothing but a dog ^Gsw^Ain^Ggi^Ang on my gallows pole

^Gsw^Ain^Ggi^Ang on my gallows pole ^Gsw^Ain^Ggi^Ang on my gallows pole

^Gsw^Ain^Ggi^Ang on my gallows pole G A G A

Led Zeppelin - Gallows pole