Gallows Pole Chords

by Led Zeppelin
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author jfarewell [a] 163.
1 contributor total, last edit on Oct 29, 2020
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Chords

Eb
Ab
Db
Gb
Bb
E
A
D
G
B
A7
C6
G5
Asus
C

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                             Gallows Pole - Led Zeppelin
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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
 
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Chords
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          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
 
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[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]
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Riff
Hangman Hangman
 
Riff
hold it a little while
A7               C6
I think I see my friends commin
G5           Asus
ridin a many mile
 
 
Riff x2
 
 
[Verse 2]
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Riff
So friends you get a some silver
 
Riff
get a little gold
 
A7           C6
what did you bring me my dear friends
G5               Asus
keep me from the gallows pole
 
 
Riff x2
 
A7           C6
what did you bring me
G5               Asus
keep me from the gallows pole
 
 
Riff x2
 
 
[Verse 3]
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Riff
I couldn't get no silver
 
Riff
I couldn't get no gold
 
A7             C6
you know we're too damn poor
G5                   Asus
to keep you from the gallows pole
 
 
Riff x2
 
 
Chours
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A7   Asus  G5  Asus
Hangman Hangman
A7        Asus   G5  G5
hold it a little while
A7         Asus  G5      Asus
I think I see my brother commin
G5           Asus    G A G A
ridin a many mile
 
 
[Verse 4]
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G A G A
Brother you get a little silver,
G A G A
get a little gold
G A G A
what did you bring me, my brother
G5                  Asus          G A G A
to keep me from the gallows pole
 
 
[Verse 5]
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G A G A
brother I brought you some silver
G A G A
I brought a little gold
G A G A
I Brought a little of everything
G5                Asus          G A G A
keep you from the gallows pole
C             Asus  G A G A
Ya I brought you
G A G A
to keep you from the gallows pole
 
 
Chours
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A7   Asus  G5  Asus
Hangman Hangman
A7        Asus   G5  G5
turn your head a while
A7         Asus  G5      Asus
I think I see my sister commin
G5           Asus    G A G A
ridin a many mile
 
 
[Verse 6]
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G A G A
Sister I emplore you take him by the hand
G A G A
take him to some shady spot and
G5             Asus            G A G A
sit him on the love of his man
 
please take him
G5             Asus      G A G A
sit him on the rock of main man man
 
 
[Chorus]
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A7   Asus  G5  Asus
Hangman Hangman
A7        Asus   G5  G5
on your face a smile
A7         Asus  G5      Asus
tell me that I'm free to ride
G5           Asus    G A G A
ride for many mile
 
 
[Verse 7]
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G A G A
Yes you've got a fine sister
G A G A
she want my blood to boil
G A G A
she want my blood to boil in her
G5                   Asus         G A G A
to keep you from the gallows pole
 
 
[Verse 8]
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G A G A
Your brother brought me silver
G A G A
and your sister want my sole
G A G A
for now I laugh oh so hard
G5                   Asus
she's swinging on my gallows pole
G A G A
for now I laugh oh so hard
G5                   Asus
she's swinging on my gallows pole
G A G A
swinging on my gallows pole
G A G A
swinging on my gallows pole
G A G A
swinging on my gallows pole
 
G A G A
 
G A G A
I keep Swinging
G A G A
I keep Swinging
G A G A
I keep Swinging
G A G A
See Saw, Marjorie Daw
G A G A
See Saw, knock on my door
G A G A
swinging on my gallows pole
G A G A
swinging on my gallows pole
G A G A
swinging on my gallows pole
G A G A
swinging on my gallows pole
 
G A G A
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7 comments
anitacris
Dude, don't put lyrics of a song in if you don't know the words.
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F4R3W311
Lyrics look fine to me...keep in mind that this is the MTV version...the words may be a bit different!
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Purvie1
She warmed my blood from cold She warmed my blood to boiling hot Then he gets into the olf nursery rhyme: See saw, Marjory daw NOT Same song noting but a dog At the end of "Gallows Pole" (1970) by Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant sings "See Saw Margery Daw" in reference to the swinging movement of a hanged body.
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