Achilles Last Stand (cleaned Up) Ver 1 by Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand (cleaned Up) ver 1 guitar tab
Achilles Last Stand
by Led Zeppelin
Tabbed by Steve Albert
Standard tuning:
EBGDAE
I know that this material wasn't all tabbed out by me, i just took what other people tabbed, and cleaned it up a bit and made corrections, and made it easier to read.
Into
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First Verse
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1.It was an April morning, when they told us we should go
2.And as I turned to you, you smiled at me. How could we say no?
3.Woah, the fun to have. To live the dreams we always had.
4.Woah, the songs to sing, when we at last return again.
Interlude
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Second Verse
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1.Swept New York, a glancing kiss, for those who claim they know.
2.Below the streets that steam and hiss, the devil's in his hold.
3.Woah, to sail away, to sandy lands and other days.
4.Woah, to touch the dreams that hide inside and's never seen, yeah.
Bridge I
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Lead Part
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Verse 3
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1.Into the sun, the south the north, At last the birds have flown.
2.The shackles of commitment fell, in pieces on the ground.
3.Woah, to ride the wind, to tread the air above the din.
4.Woah, to laugh aloud. With dancing eyes, we court the crowd.
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Verse 4
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1.To seek the man whose pointing hand, the giant step unfolds.
2.To guide us from the curving path, that churns up into stone.
3.If one bell should ring, in celebration for a king.
4.So fast the heart should beat, as proud's the head, with heavy feet, yeah.
Bridge 1
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Guitar Solo II
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Verse 5
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1. The days went by when you and I, bathed in eternal summer's glow.
2. As far away and distant, our mutual child did grow.
3. Woah, the sweet refrain, that soothes the soul and calms the pain.
4. Oh, Albion remains, sleeping now to rise again.
Lead Part II - This is played between verses 5 and 6, over the main riff.
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Verse 6
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Wonderings and wanderings,
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One Place to rest the search.
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Well the mighty arms of Atlas
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Hold the Heavens from the Earth.
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Well the mighty arms of Atlas
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Hold the heavens from the earth. From the...
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...Eaaaaaaaaa-
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aaaaaarth...
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Eaaaaaaaaaa-
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-aaaaaarth...
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I'm gonna reign, gonna reign, gonna reign, gonna reign...
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I'm gonna reign, gonna reign, gonna reign, gonna reign...
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Bridge II
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Lead Part III
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x4
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Ah-Ah-AH!, etc.
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Ohhhhhhhh,Ahhhhh, etc.
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Lead Prt I
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Guitar Solo III
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Main Riff
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1. none
2. Well the mighty arms of Atlas, hold the heavens from the earth.
Ah-Ah-AH!
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Main Riff
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Outro
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Awesome song, hope you like it.
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