Gallows Pole

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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

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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

Chours

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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

Same song nothing but a dog (I think this is what he is saying)

G A G A

Same song nothing but a dog

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