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Babe Im Gonna Leave You

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Verse
A5       x-0-2-2-x-0
Am       x-0-2-2-1(0)
Cadd9/G  3(3)2-0-3-x
C/G      3(3)2-0-1-x
D/F#     2(0)0-2-3(2)
D7/F#    2(0)0-2-1(2)
F        1(3)3-2-1(1)
E        0(2)2-1-0(0)
Am7      x-0-2-2(1)3
C/G*     3(3)2-0(1)3
C/G      3(3)2-0(1)0
Fmaj7    1(3)3-2(1)0
Amb6     x-0-2-2(1)1
G7       3(2)(0)0-0-1
G6       3(2)(0)0-0-0
F#m7     2(4)4-2(2)0
D/F#*    2(0)4-2-3(2)
F6       1(3)3-2-3(1)
E7       0(2)2-1-3(0)
Interlude
Am7*     x-0-7-9-8-0
Dmadd9/A x-0-7-7-6-0
Pre-Chorus
Asus2    x-0-2-4-5(0)
Am7*     x-0-7-9-8(0)
Dsus4/A  x-0-7-7-8-x
Dm/A     x-0-7-7-6-x
Amadd9   x-0-2-4-1-x
Chorus intermediary chord
G6*      x-x-x-0-0-0
Outro
F        1-3-3-2-1-1
E        0-2-2-1-0-0
E5       0-2-2-4-0-0
A/C#     x-4-x-2-5-5
Adim/C   x-3-x-2-4-5
Bm7      x-2(0)2-3-5
Bbmaj7   x-1(3)2-3-5
A5       x-0-2-x-x-5
[Intro]
|  A5   Am|  Cadd9/G   C/G|  D/F#   D7/F#|   F   E|
|  Am7   A5| C/G*    C/G|  D/F#   D7/F#|   F   E|
[Verse 1]
Am7BabeA5,          Cadd9/G       C/G        D/F#         D7/F#  Fbaby, Ebaby, I'm gonna 
Am7leave A5youCadd9/G.C/G  D/F#  D7/F#  F  E  
I said Am7baby,   A5          Cadd9/G       C/G     D/F#you D7/F#know IF'm goEnna 
  Am7   A5  C/G*   C/G   D/F#    D7/F#    F  E  
leave you.
F6I'll Fleave you when the E7summerEtime,
F6Leave Fyou when the E7summer Ecomes a-rollin',
   A5  C/G*   C/G    D7/F#                    F   E  
                      leave you when the summer comes along.
[Interlude]
|   Am  Am7* |  Dmadd9/A|  (x4) 
[Verse 2]
A5Babe,babe,  Cadd9/Gbabe,babC/Ge,    D/F#babe,D7/F#babe,   Fbaby, mmm, Ebaby,
I don't wanna Am7leave A5you.         Cadd9/G      C/G  D/F#I ain't D7/F#jokin' Fwoman, I Egot to
Am7ramblA5e.          Cadd9/G       C/G         D7/F#Oh, yeaFh,E  
  Am7baA5by, Cadd9/Gbaby,     C/GI beD/F#lieviD7/F#n',   we Freally Egot to 
F6ramble.F  E7  E  
  F6I Fcan hear it E7callin' Eme the way it
usA5ed to do    Am           Cadd9/G        C/G  D7/F#I can hear it Fmaj7callin' me Eback home!
[Interlude]
|   Am  Am7* |  Dmadd9/A|  (x4)
[Pre-Chorus]
|  Asus2  Am7*  |  Dsus4/A   Dm/A|
|  Amadd9  Am7* |  Dsus4/A   Dm/A|  (x3)
[Chorus]
AmBabe,  C/Goh,     D7/F#babe F  E  
I'm gonna Amleave you.C/G  D7/F#  F  E  
Oh, AmbabyC/G,      D7/F#you FknowE,
I've really Amgot to leave you      C/G         D7/F#   FohE  
  FI can hear it Ecallin 'me
  FI said don't you hear it Ecallin' me the way it
[Interlude]
|            Am  Am7* |  Dmadd9/A|
  used to do?           Ohhhhh
|   Am  Am7* |  Dmadd9/A|  (x3)
[Solo]
|  A5   Am|  Cadd9/G   C/G|  D/F#   D7/F#|   F   E|
|  Am7   A5| C/G*    C/G|  D/F#   D7/F#|   F   E|
[Verse 3]
   Am7Amb6      G7     G6     F#m7       D/F#           Fmaj7  E  
I know,     I know,         I know I'm never, never, never gonna
Amleave your babeC/G,          D7/F#but I got to Fgo away from this Eplace,
   Am7Amb6     G6        G7               F#m7    D/F#    F  E  
                    I've got to quit you, yeah   Oh
Ambaby, C/Gbaby, D7/F#baby,   Fbaby,E  
[Chorus]
Ambaby, C/Gbaby, D7/F#Baby,    FoohE  
      Am        C/G         D7/F#don't you hear it Fcallin' Eme?
[Verse 4]
   A5    Am7OhCadd9/G,            C/G    D/F#womD7/F#an,F  E  
 Am7Amb6   G7       G6     F#m7     D/F#    Fmaj7  E  
  woman,        I know,         I know
                   Am7Amb6                G7              G6        F#m7       Fmaj7  E  
It feels good to have you back again, and I know that one day baby, it's gonna really
   Am7Amb6       G6         G7    F#m7                 D/F#     Fmaj7  E  
grow, yes it is.   We gonna go    walkin' through the park   every day.
[Chorus]
      Am      C/GCome what may,   D7/F#every Fday, oEh
   AmmamaC/G, baby     D7/F#I'm Fgonna Eleave you
[Verse 5]
A5go awAmayCadd9/G  C/G  D/F#  D7/F#  F  E  
 Am7Amb6   G7       G6     F#m7     D/F#    Fmaj7  E  
           Am7Amb6    G7    G6    F#m7    D/F#   Fmaj7  E  
So good sweet baby                            It was really,
Amreally good.     C/G         D7/F#You made me Fhappy every Esingle day.
       Am          Cadd9/G       C/G       D7/F#But now.F.. I've got Eto go away!
[Chorus]
|  Am|  C/G|  D7/F#|  F   E|  (x3)
(oohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh)
|  Am|  C/G|  D7/F#|  F   E|
      Baby   Baby    Baby
[Outro]
FThat's when it's Ecallin' me
FI said that's when it's E5callin' me back
hoA/C#me...Adim/C  Bm7  Bbmaj7  A5  

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The story behind the song

This song explores the powerful and conflicting emotions surrounding a farewell. At its heart, it captures the internal struggle of a narrator who, despite expressing an intention to leave, inwardly desires the exact opposite. This tension between spoken words and true feelings gives the song its unique power. Originally a folk song from the late 1950s, it gained wider recognition through various adaptations, including Led Zeppelin's version, which brings a hard rock sensibility to its blues and folk roots. Playing it, you can feel the push and pull of reluctant departure.

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Babe Im Gonna Leave You

by Led Zeppelin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9/G

C/G

D/F#

D7/F#

Am7

Dmadd9/A

Fmaj7

Asus2

Dsus4/A

Dm/A

Amadd9

F#m7

A/C#

Adim/C

Bm7

Verse

A5 x-0-2-2-x-0

Am x-0-2-2-1(0)

Cadd9/G 3(3)2-0-3-x

C/G 3(3)2-0-1-x

D/F# 2(0)0-2-3(2)

D7/F# 2(0)0-2-1(2)

F 1(3)3-2-1(1)

E 0(2)2-1-0(0)

Am7 x-0-2-2(1)3

C/G* 3(3)2-0(1)3

C/G 3(3)2-0(1)0

Fmaj7 1(3)3-2(1)0

Amb6 x-0-2-2(1)1

G7 3(2)(0)0-0-1

G6 3(2)(0)0-0-0

F#m7 2(4)4-2(2)0

D/F#* 2(0)4-2-3(2)

F6 1(3)3-2-3(1)

E7 0(2)2-1-3(0)

Interlude

Am7* x-0-7-9-8-0

Dmadd9/A x-0-7-7-6-0

Pre-Chorus

Asus2 x-0-2-4-5(0)

Am7* x-0-7-9-8(0)

Dsus4/A x-0-7-7-8-x

Dm/A x-0-7-7-6-x

Amadd9 x-0-2-4-1-x

Chorus intermediary chord

G6* x-x-x-0-0-0

Outro

F 1-3-3-2-1-1

E 0-2-2-1-0-0

E5 0-2-2-4-0-0

A/C# x-4-x-2-5-5

Adim/C x-3-x-2-4-5

Bm7 x-2(0)2-3-5

Bbmaj7 x-1(3)2-3-5

A5 x-0-2-x-x-5

[Intro]

A5 Am Cadd9/G C/G D/F# D7/F# F E

| | | | |

Am7 A5 C/G C/G D/F# D7/F# F E

| | * | | |

[Verse 1]

Am7 A5 Cadd9/G C/G D/F# D7/F# F E

Babe, baby, baby, I'm gonna

Am7 A5 Cadd9/G C/G D/F# D7/F# F E

leave you.

Am7 A5 Cadd9/G C/G D/F# D7/F# F E

I said baby, you know I'm gonna

Am7 A5 C/G C/G D/F# D7/F# F E

leave you.

F6 F E7 E

I'll leave you when the summertime,

F6 F E7 E

Leave you when the summer comes a-rollin',

A5 C/G C/G D7/F# F E

leave you when the summer comes along.

[Interlude]

Am Am7 Dmadd9/A

| * | | (x4)

[Verse 2]

A5 Cadd9/G C/G D/F# D7/F# F E

Babe,babe, babe,babe, babe,babe, baby, mmm, baby,

Am7 A5 Cadd9/G C/G D/F# D7/F# F E

I don't wanna leave you. I ain't jokin' woman, I got to

Am7 A5 Cadd9/G C/G D7/F# F E

ramble. Oh, yeah,

Am7 A5 Cadd9/G C/G D/F# D7/F# F E

baby, baby, I believin', we really got to

F6 F E7 E

ramble.

F6 F E7 E

I can hear it callin' me the way it

A5 Am Cadd9/G C/G D7/F# Fmaj7 E

used to do I can hear it callin' me back home!

[Interlude]

Am Am7 Dmadd9/A

| * | | (x4)

[Pre-Chorus]

Asus2 Am7 Dsus4/A Dm/A

| * | |

Amadd9 Am7 Dsus4/A Dm/A

| * | | (x3)

[Chorus]

Am C/G D7/F# F E

Babe, oh, babe

Am C/G D7/F# F E

I'm gonna leave you.

Am C/G D7/F# F E

Oh, baby, you know,

Am C/G D7/F# F E

I've really got to leave you oh

F E

I can hear it callin 'me

F E

I said don't you hear it callin' me the way it

[Interlude]

Am Am7 Dmadd9/A

| * | |

used to do? Ohhhhh

Am Am7 Dmadd9/A

| * | | (x3)

[Solo]

A5 Am Cadd9/G C/G D/F# D7/F# F E

| | | | |

Am7 A5 C/G C/G D/F# D7/F# F E

| | * | | |

[Verse 3]

Am7 G7 G6 F#m7 D/F# Fmaj7 E

Amb6

I know, I know, I know I'm never, never, never gonna

Am C/G D7/F# F E

leave your babe, but I got to go away from this place,

Am7 G6 G7 F#m7 D/F# F E

Amb6

I've got to quit you, yeah Oh

Am C/G D7/F# F E

baby, baby, baby, baby,

[Chorus]

Am C/G D7/F# F E

baby, baby, Baby, ooh

Am C/G D7/F# F E

don't you hear it callin' me?

[Verse 4]

A5 Am7 Cadd9/G C/G D/F# D7/F# F E

Oh, woman,

Am7 G7 G6 F#m7 D/F# Fmaj7 E

Amb6

woman, I know, I know

Am7 G7 G6 F#m7 Fmaj7 E

Amb6

It feels good to have you back again, and I know that one day baby, it's gonna really

Am7 G6 G7 F#m7 D/F# Fmaj7 E

Amb6

grow, yes it is. We gonna go walkin' through the park every day.

[Chorus]

Am C/G D7/F# F E

Come what may, every day, oh

Am C/G D7/F# F E

mama, baby I'm gonna leave you

[Verse 5]

A5 Am Cadd9/G C/G D/F# D7/F# F E

go away

Am7 G7 G6 F#m7 D/F# Fmaj7 E

Amb6

Am7 G7 G6 F#m7 D/F# Fmaj7 E

Amb6

So good sweet baby It was really,

Am C/G D7/F# F E

really good. You made me happy every single day.

Am Cadd9/G C/G D7/F# F E

But now... I've got to go away!

[Chorus]

Am C/G D7/F# F E

| | | | | (x3)

(oohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh)

Am C/G D7/F# F E

| | | | |

Baby Baby Baby

[Outro]

F E

That's when it's callin' me

F E5

I said that's when it's callin' me back

A/C# Adim/C Bm7 Bbmaj7 A5

home...

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