Gallows Pole - Led Zeppelin

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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)

(     ) will do fine

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Chords
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          ----

        
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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-
B|----2--x--x-
G|----2--x--x-
D|----2--x--x-
A|-------x--x-
E|--3----x--x-

-x--x----2----
-x--x----2----
-x--x----2----
-x--x----2----
-x--x---------
-x--x--3----3-

2---x--x--x--x
2---x--x--x--x
2---x--x--x--x
2---x--x--x--x
----x--x--x--x
----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 ^
E|-------0-0-0
B|-------2-0-2
G|-------0-0-0
D|-------2-2-2
A|---0--------
E|------------

  ^ V ^ V ^   
--0-0-0-0-0--/
--2-0-1-1-1--/
--0-0-0-0-0--/
--2-2-2-2-2--/
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   V  ^    ^ V
-0-0--0--/-0-0
-3-3--3--/-2-0
-0-0--5--/-0-0
-4-4--4--/-2-2
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 ^
-0--| x4
-2--|
-0--|
-2--|
----|
----|

[Verse 1]
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Riff
Hangman Hangman

Riff
hold it a little while
            
I think I see 

   
my friends com

min
           
ridin a many m


ile


Riff x2


[Verse 2]
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Riff
So friends you get a some silver

Riff
get a little gold

           
what did you b


ring me my dea

r friends
            
keep me from t

   
he gallows pol

e


Riff x2

           
what did you b


ring me
            
keep me from t

   
he gallows pol

e


Riff x2


[Verse 3]
-------
Riff
I couldn't get no silver

Riff
I couldn't get no gold

            
you know we're

 
 too damn poor
            
to keep you fr

       
om the gallows

 pole


Riff x2


Chours
------
      
Hangman Hangma

 
n
        
hold it a litt

     
le while
         
I think I see 

        
my brother com


min
           
ridin a many m

       
ile


[Verse 4]
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Brother you ge

t a little sil

ver,
   
get a little g

old
   
what did you b

ring me, my br

other
            
to keep me fro

          
m the gallows 

         
pole


[Verse 5]
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brother I brou

ght you some s

ilver
   
I brought a li

ttle gold
   
I Brought a li

ttle of everyt

hing
            
keep you from 

          
the gallows po

       
le
             
Ya I brought y

     
ou
   
to keep you fr

om the gallows

 pole


Chours
------
      
Hangman Hangma

 
n
        
turn your head

     
 a while
         
I think I see 

        
my sister comm


in
           
ridin a many m

       
ile


[Verse 6]
-------
   
Sister I emplo

re you take hi

m by the hand
   
take him to so

me shady spot 

and
            
sit him on the

          
 love of his m

      
an

please take him
            
sit him on the

        
 rock of main 

  
man man


[Chorus]
------
      
Hangman Hangma

 
n
        
on your face a

     
 smile
         
tell me that I

        
'm free to rid


e
           
ride for many 

       
mile


[Verse 7]
-------
   
Yes you've got

 a fine sister
   
she want my bl

ood to boil
   
she want my bl

ood to boil in

 her
            
to keep you fr

          
om the gallows

         
 pole


[Verse 8]
-------
   
Your brother b

rought me silv

er
   
and your siste

r want my sole
   
for now I laug

h oh so hard
            
she's swinging

       
 on my gallows

 pole
   
for now I laug

h oh so hard
            
she's swinging

       
 on my gallows

 pole
   
swinging on my

 gallows pole
   
swinging on my

 gallows pole
   
swinging on my

 gallows pole

   

   
I keep Swingin

g
   
I keep Swingin

g
   
I keep Swingin

g
   
See Saw, Marjo

rie Daw
   
See Saw, knock

 on my door
   
swinging on my

 gallows pole
   
swinging on my

 gallows pole
   
swinging on my

 gallows pole
   
swinging on my

 gallows pole

   

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