Stairway to Heaven Neil Sedaka
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[F]limb up [Dm]way up high
C[F]limb up [Dm]way up high
C[F]limb up [Dm]way up high
Bb C [N.C. (tympani)]
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Verse 1:
W[F]ell-a well-a well-a heavenly angel
[Dm]I want you for my girl
W[Bb]hen 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
[Bb]I'll build a s[G7]tairway 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 cbords]
[repeat cborus]
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 cborus]
Coda:
[(F)] [C] [B]
(...a[/]re[/])[/] [/]
[Bb]I'll build a s[G7]tairway to heaven
C7/G /C F [N.C. (tympani)]
'Cause heaven is where you are
Cl[F]imb up [Dm]way up high [repeat to fade]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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