Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
Traditional; arranged by Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin I
1969
I heard this on the radio the other day, and realized what a challenging
song it was. So I went to figure it out, and played with it for a while
and came up with this. Hope you like it! Have fun with it...
Lyrics
Chords
INTRO FIGURE:
Am Cadd9/G C/G D/F# D7/F# F E
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-------0---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:---------------1-|-------3-------1-|-------3-------1-|-------1-------0-|
G:-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------1---|
D:---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---3-------2-----|
A:-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-1-------0-------|
Am(addG) Am CaddG/G C/G D/F# D7/F# F E
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-------3-------0-|-------3-------0-|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|-------3-------1-|-------1-------0-|
G:-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------1---|
D:---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---3-------2-----|
A:-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-1-------0-------|
The verse begins here (VERSE FIGURE):
Babe baby ba - by
Am7 Am Cadd9/G C/G D/F# D7/F# F E
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-------3-------0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-------3-------1-|-------3-------1-|-------1-------0-|
G:-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------1---|
D:---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---3-------2-----|
A:-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-1-------0-------|
i'm gonna leave you I said
Am7 Am Cadd9/G C/G D/F# D7/F# F E
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-------3-------0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-------3-------1-|-------3-------1-|-------1-------0-|
G:-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------1---|
D:---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---3-------2-----|
A:-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-1-------0-------|
ba - by you know I'm
Am7 Am Cadd9/G C/G D/F# D7/F# F E
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-------3-------0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-------3-------1-|-------3-------1-|-------1-------0-|
G:-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------1---|
D:---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---3-------2-----|
A:-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-1-------0-------|
gonna leave you I'm
Am7 Am CaddG/G C/G D/F# D7/F# F E
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-------3-------0-|-------3-------0-|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|-------3-------1-|-------1-------0-|
G:-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------1---|
D:---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---3-------2-----|
A:-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-1-------0-------|
leave you when the summertime leave you when the summer comes
F6 F E7 E F6 F E7 E
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-------3-------1-|-------3-------3-|-------3-------1-|-------3-------3-|
G:-----2-------2---|-----1-------1---|-----2-------2---|-----1-------1---|
D:---3-------3-----|---2-------2-----|---3-------3-----|---2-------2-----|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-1-------1-------|-0-------0-------|-1-------1-------|-0-------0-------|
a-rollin' leave you when the summer comes along
Am CaddG/G C/G D7/F# F E
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-------0-------0-|-------3-------0-|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|-------1-------1-|-------1-------0-|
G:-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------1---|
D:---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---3-------2-----|
A:-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-1-------0-------|
The "chorus." Play this figure four times (CHORUS FIGURE):
Am G F
+ + . + . + + + + +
e:-0-----0-0---0-------3-------5---|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B:-1-----1-1---1-------3-------6---|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G:-2-----2-2---2-------0-------5---|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D:-2-----2-2---2-------0-------7---|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A:-0-----0-0---0---------------8---|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E:---------------------------------|-----------------|
Here's the TRANSITION to the heavy part.
Play this twice:
Am Am7 Am Am7 Am
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-------0-------3-|-------3-------0-|-------0-------3-|-------3-------0-|
B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G:-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
D:---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----|
A:-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Here's the HEAVY PART. Play this 4 times:
Am C/G D7/F# F E
+ + +. + + + +. + + + +. + + + +. +
e:-0-0-0-0-0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0---0---|-2-2-2-2-2---2---|-1-1-1-1-0---0---|
B:-1-1-1-1-1---1---|-1-1-1-1-1---1---|-1-1-1-1-1---1---|-1-1-1-1-0---0---|
G:-2-2-2-2-2---2---|-0-0-0-0-0---0---|-2-2-2-2-2---2---|-2-2-2-2-1---1---|
D:-2-2-2-2-2---2---|-2-2-2-2-2---2---|-0-0-0-0-0---0---|-3-3-3-3-2---2---|
A:-0-0-0-0-0---0---|-3-3-3-3-3---3---|-0-0-0-0-0---0---|-3-3-3-3-2---2---|
E:-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3---3---|-2-2-2-2-2---2---|-1-1-1-1-0---0---|
Then play this once:
F E F E
+ + +. + + + +. + + + +. + + + +. +
e:-1-1-1-1-1---1---|-0-0-0-0-0---0---|-1-1-1-1-1---1---|-0-0-0-0-0---0---|
B:-1-1-1-1-1---1---|-0-0-0-0-0---0---|-1-1-1-1-1---1---|-0-0-0-0-0---0---|
G:-2-2-2-2-2---2---|-1-1-1-1-1---1---|-2-2-2-2-2---2---|-1-1-1-1-1---1---|
D:-3-3-3-3-3---3---|-2-2-2-2-2---2---|-3-3-3-3-3---3---|-2-2-2-2-2---2---|
A:-3-3-3-3-3---3---|-2-2-2-2-2---2---|-3-3-3-3-3---3---|-2-2-2-2-2---2---|
E:-1-1-1-1-1---1---|-0-0-0-0-0---0---|-1-1-1-1-1---1---|-0-0-0-0-0---0---|
Here's the ENDING:
That's when it's callin' me
F E
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-^1---------------|-----------------|-v0---------------|-----------------|
B:-^1---------------|-----------------|-v0---------------|-----------------|
G:-^2---------------|-----------------|-v1---------------|-----------------|
D:-^3---------------|-----------------|-v2---------------|-----------------|
A:-^3---------------|-----------------|-v2---------------|-----------------|
E:-^1---------------|-----------------|-v0---------------|-----------------|
I said that's when it's callin' me back
F E
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-^1---------------|-----------------|-v0---------------|-----------------|
B:-^1---------------|-----------------|-v0---------------|-----------------|
G:-^2---------------|-----------------|-v1---2h4-----2p1h|-2-4-------------|
D:-^3---------------|-----------------|-v2---------------|-----------------|
A:-^3---------------|-----------------|-v2---------------|-----------------|
E:-^1---------------|-----------------|-v0---------------|-----------------|
home
Am Aš Asus4
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-5-------5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|
B:-5-------5---5---|-----------------|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|
G:-----------------|-8---8---8---8---|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|
D:-----7-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-5-------5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|
Am
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---------------0-|---------------0-|-----------------|-^5---------------|
B:-----1-0-----1---|-----1-0-----1---|-----1-0---------|-^5---------------|
G:---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----|---2-------------|-^5---------------|
D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-^7---------------|
A:-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0---------------|-^7---------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-^5---------------|
LYRICS:
play INTRO FIGURE
play VERSE FIGURE
Babe baby baby I'm gonna leave you
I said baby you know I'm gonna leave you
I'll leave you when the summertime
Leave you when the summer comes a-rollin'
Leave you when the summer comes along
play CHORUS FIGURE
play VERSE FIGURE
Babe babe babe babe babe babe baby baby I don't wanna leave you
I ain't jokin' woman I've got to ramble
Oh yeah
Baby baby I believin'
We really got to ramble
I can hear it callin' me the way it used to do
I can hear it callin' me back home
play CHORUS FIGURE
play TRANSITION
play HEAVY PART
Babe I'm gonna leave you
Oh baby you know I've really got to leave you
Oh I can hear it callin 'me
I said don't you hear it callin' me the way it used to do
play CHORUS FIGURE
play INTRO FIGURE
play first 4 phrases of VERSE FIGURE
I know, I know
I know I never never never gonna leave your babe
But I got to go away from this place
I've got to quit you yeah
Ooh baby baby baby baby
move right into HEAVY PART (play 2 phrases)
Baby baby baby oooh
Don't you hear it callin' me
play first 4 phrases of VERSE FIGURE
Woman woman I know I know
It feels good to have you back again
And I know that one day baby it's gonna really grow yes it is
We gonna go walkin' through the park every day
move right into HEAVY PART (play 2 phrases)
Come what may every day
Oooh mama papa mama babe
I'm gonna leave you--go away
play INTRO FIGURE
play first 4 phrases of VERSE FIGURE
It was really really good
You made me happy every single day
But now
I've got to go away
move right into HEAVY PART (play 2 phrases)
Baby baby baby baby
play ENDING
That's when it's callin' me
I said that's when it's callin' me back home
CHORDS:
C/G 332010
Cadd9/G 3x2030
CaddG/G 3x2013
D/F# 200232 (thumb 6th)
D7/F# 200212 (thumb 6th)
Am7 x02213
F6 1x3231 (thumb 6th)
Aš 5xx8x5
Asus4 577755
To learn why these chords are named this way, check out Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.
Created on 7-14-97 by Daniel E. Smith.