Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Stairway to Heaven" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Intro: Am E  C  D
       F    G Am
       Am E  C  D
       F    G Am
       C  D  F  Am
       C  G  D  D
       C  D  F  Am
       C  D  F  F

           Am         E
There’s a lady who’s sure
           C          D
All that glitters is gold,
           F                    G  Am
And she’s buying a stairway to heaven.
          Am              E
When she gets there she knows
         C              D
If the stores are all closed,
        F            F            G    Am
With a word she can get what she came for.

    C       D   F     Am
     Woe oh oh, oh oh oh.
                C
     And she’s buying
         G          D      D
     A stairway to heaven.

           C           D
There’s a sign on the wall,
         F           Am
But she wants to be sure,
             C
‘Cause you know sometimes
 D              F        F
Words have two meanings.
      Am           E
In a tree by the brook,
           C            D
There’s a songbird who sings,
          F            F
Sometimes all of our thoughts
        G Am  Am
Are misgiven.

Am E  C  D
F    G Am

Am   D                Am7    Em7 D C D
     Ooo, it makes me wonder.
     Am7 D              Am7    Em7 D C D
     Ooooo, makes me wonder.

           C         G
There’s a feeling I get
        Am          Am
When I look to the west,
         C         G         F   Am  Am
And my spirit is crying for leaving.
        C              G
In my thoughts I have seen rings
    Am                 Am
Of smoke through the trees,
         C          G
And the voices of those
           F  Am  Am
Who stand looking.

C     G    Am

Am     D                     Am7   Em7 D C D
     Ooo, it makes me wonder.
     Am7 D
     Ooo, it really
                    Am7   Em7 D C D
     Makes me wonder.

           C             G
And it’s whispered that soon
      Am            Am
If we all call the tune,
          C          G          F  Am  Am
Then the piper will lead us to reason.
       C            G
And a new day will dawn
      Am             Am
For those who stand long,
         C           G
And the forests will echo
      F    Am  Am
With laughter.

C     G    Am
Am    D    Am7    Em7 D C D
Am7   D    Am7    Em7 D C D

C             G              Am
If there’s a bustle in your hedgerow,
           Am
Don’t be alarmed now,
C              G                  F    Am  Am
It’s just a spring clean for the May Queen.
C                G                Am
Yes, there are two paths you can go by,
            Am
But in the long run,
C              G
There’s still time
               F     Am      Am
To change the road you’re on.

C     G    Am

Am  D                     Am7   Em7 D C D
      And it makes me wonder.
Am7 D    Am7   Em7 D C D
     Ahh.

 C            G              Am
Your head is humming and it won’t go,
             Am
In case you don’t know,
     C       G              F    Am  Am
The piper’s calling you to join him.
C            G                Am
 Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow,
         Am
And did you know
C              G
Your stairway lies
         F    Am       Am  C  G  D  D
On the whispering wind?

D  D  D  C
C  C  C  C
D  D  D  C
C  C  G  G

Am G  F  F - x10

Am         G                F    F
And as we wind on down the road,
Am           G               F    F
Our shadows taller than our soul,
Am             G            F    F
There walks a lady we all know,
Am                G                   F    F
Who shines white light and wants to show
Am         G                   F    F
How everything still turns to gold.
Am          G           F    F
And if you listen very hard,
Am             G              F    F
The tune will come to you at last.
Am           G              F    F
When all are one and one is all,
Am       G               F    F
To be a rock and not to roll.

Am G  F  F - x4

     And she’s buying
     A stairway to heaven.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

Am7

Guitar chord Am7

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

Em7

Guitar chord Em7

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Stairway to Heaven" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin.