A frequent topic of discussion in the tab groups is 'what are the lyrics to 'Stairway To Heaven' about, anyway?'. Well, the narrator obviously isn't going to build a *physical* stairway to heaven - for one thing, how could he move it around without bumping it into everything? Instead, 'build a stairway to heaven' is a *metaphor* - like, you know, sometimes words have two meanings. "Stairway To Heaven" (Neil Sedaka - Howard Greenfield) Intro:

C^Flimb up ^Dmway up high C^Flimb up ^Dmway up high C^Flimb up ^Dmway up high Bb C [N.C. (tympani)] / / / / /

Verse 1: F Well-A well-A well-A heavenly angel

^DmI want you for my girl W^Bbhen I kissed your sweet, sweet lips C [N.C.] B I knew you were out of this world

Chorus:

I^Bb'll build a stairway to heaven I^F'll climb to the highest star ^BbI'll build a s^G7tairway to heaven C7/G /C F [1-3: N.C. (tympani); 4: to coda] 'Cause heaven is where you are

Verse 2: Well-A well-A well-A over the rainbow That's where I'm gonna climb Way up high where the bluebirds fly I'm gonna love you all the time [sax solo over verse chords] [repeat chorus] Well-a well-a well I gotta be going Gonna leave the world behind Every day in a heavenly way You're gonna drive me outta my mind [repeat chorus] Coda: (F) C B / / / / (...are)

^BbI'll build a s^G7tairway to heaven C7/G /C F [N.C. (tympani)] 'Cause heaven is where you are

Cl^Fimb up ^Dmway up high [repeat to fade]

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

Neil Sedaka - Stairway to heaven