Year: 1971 - Album: Led Zeppelin IV (aka ZOSO)
Written by James Patrick Page, Robert Anthony Plant
(Page and Plant) INTRO:(Play 4 times) e-|-----12----12----12----12----12----12-----|| B-|--13----13----13----13----13----10----12--|| G-|------------------------------------------|| D-|------------------------------------------|| A-|------------------------------------------|| E-|------------------------------------------|| VERSE: RIFF 1: Am G e-|--14----14----12-----14----14----12----15----15----| B-|-----10----10----10-----10----10----10----12----12-| G-|---------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------| Am C |-14----14----12----14----14----12----12-----12----|| |----10----10----10----10----10----10-----13----13-|| |--------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------|| (Riff 1 - 4 times) The Queen of Light took her bow and then she turned to go, the Prince of peace embraced the gloom and walked the the night alone. RIFF 2: D |-----17-------17---|---15----14----12----14----15----14----12----| |-------------------|------10----10----10----10----10----10----10-| |-----14-------14---|---------------------------------------------| |-0--------0--------|-0-------------------------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------------------------| |-----17-------17---|-15----14----12----8----12----12----12----|| |-------------------|----10----10----10---10----10----10----10-|| |-----14-------14---|------------------------------------------|| |-0--------0--------|------------------------------------------|| |-------------------|------------------------------------------|| |-------------------|------------------------------------------|| (with Riff 2) (Oh, dance in the dark of night. Sing to the morning light.) (Riff 1) The dark Lord rides in force tonight and time will tell us all. (Riff 2) (Oh, throw down your plow and hoe, rest not to lock your homes.) (Riff 1) Side by side we wait the might of the darkest of them all. RIFF 3: Am |-12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----| |----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| D |-14---17---17---17---17-----17---17---17-|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-14---14---14---14---14-----14---14---14-|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|| (Riff 3) I hear the horses of thunder RIFF 4: Am |-12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----| |----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| D |-14---17---17---17---17-----17---17--------|| |-------------------------------------15----|| |-14---14---14---14---14-----14---14-----14-|| |-------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------|| (Riff 4) down in the valley below. RIFF 5: G7 C |-15------15------15----15----15----|-12----12------12-----12----12----12----| |----12------12------12----12----12-|----13-----13-----13-----13----13----13-| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| G7 |-15----15----15----15----15------15-------15----| |----12----12----12----12----12------12-------12-| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| C |-15----12----12----12----12----12----12----|| |----13----13----13----13----13----13----13-|| |-------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------|| (Riff 5) I'm waiting for the angels of Avelon, waiting for the eastern glow.