Early Days

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GOOD TIMES BAD TIMES Jimmy Page / John Paul Jones / John Bonham In the days of my youth I was told what it means to be a man. An' now I've reached that age, I've tried to do all those things the best I can. No matter how I try, I find my way to the same old jam. Good times, bad times, you know I've had my share. Well my woman left home for a brown eyed man, but I still don't seem to care. Sixteen I fell in love with a girl as sweet as could be. It only took a coupl'a days 'til she was rid of me. She swore that she would be all mine and love me 'til the end. But when I whispered in her ear I lost another friend, oh. Good times, bad times, you know I've had my share. Well my woman left home for a brown eyed man, but I still don't seem to care. Good times, bad times, you know I've had my share. Well my woman left home for a brown eyed man, but I still don't seem to care. I know what it means to be alone. I sure do wish I was at home. I don't care what the neighbours say. I'm gonna love you each and every day. You can feel the beat within my heart. Realize sweet babe, we ain't never gonna part. I feel good when I look into your eyes.

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BABE I'M GONNA LEAVE YOU Anne Bredon / Jimmy Page Babe, Baby, baby I'm gonna leave you. I said baby, You know I'm gonna leave you. Ah~I'm leave you in the summertime, Leave you when the summer comes a-rollin'. Leave you when the summer comes along. Ba, babe, babe, babe, babe, babe, baby-mm-baby I don't wanna leave you. I ain't jokin' woman, I've got to ramble. Ohh yeah. Baby, baby I really, really got to ramble. I can hear it callin' me. I can hear it callin' me the way it used to do. I can hear it callin' me back ho__me. Babe oh! Babe I'm gonna leave you. Ohh baby you know I really gotta leave you. Ohh I can hear it callin' me, I said don't you hear it callin' me the way it used to do? Ohhh. I know, I know, I know I never, never, never, never, never gonna leave you, babe. But I gotta go away from this place. I gotta quit you yeah. Ohhh baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby yeah Ohhh. Don't you hear it callin' me? Oh, Woman ahh, A-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. Come what may, every day. Ohhh. My, my bye, bye. My, my babe I'm gonna leave you, go awa__y. Ohh-alright. You're such a sweet baby. It was really,   Oooh__   really growin'. You made me happy every single   __hhh~ooh.   day. Oooh__   But now I gotta   __hhh~ooh.   go awa__y. Oooh__   Oh   __hhh-ooh~ooh.   oh oh. Oooh___-hooh~ooh. Oooh___-ooh~ooh. Oooh__   Baby, baby, baby.   __hhh-ooh~ooh. That's when it's callin' me. I said that's when it's callin' me back ho__me.

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DAZED AND CONFUSED Jimmy Page Been dazed and confused for so long it's not true. I wanted a woman, never bargained for you. Lots of people talkin', few of them know, Soul of a woman was created below~yeah. You hu__rt and abused tellin' all-a your lies. Run 'round sweet baby, Lord how they hypnotize. Sweet little baby I don't know where you been. Gonna love you baby, here I come again. Every day I worked so hard bringin' home my hard earned pay. Try to love you baby but you push me away. Don't know where you're goin'. Only know just where you been. Sweet little baby I want you again. That's not my baby. Ah~ahh. Ah~ahh. Ah~ahh. Ah~ahh. Did you ever look up trouble babe? Ah~ahh. Ahhh__. Ahhh__. Ahhh__. Ah~ah~ah~ah~ah~ah~ah~ah~ahh~ahh~ahh. Ahhh~ahhh~ahhh~nahhh~nahh. Ahhh__. Ohhh~yeah! Oh my, oh my. Ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh. Ah-ah-ahh. Ah-ah-ahh-ahh. Ohh~ah. Ohh~ah. Oh-my. Ahhh. I don't want your lovin' this time yeah. Oh don't leave me so confused ah. Whoah ba__by. Been dazed and confused for so long it's not true. Wanted a woman, never bargained for you. Take it easy baby. Let them say what they will. Tongue wag so much when I send you the bi__ll? Ohh~yeah, alright. Oh! Oh! Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, Ah~ah, ah~ah, ah~ah, Ah~ah~ah, ah~ah~ah, ah~ah~ah, ahh~ah~ah.

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COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN Jimmy Page / John Paul Jones / John Bonham Hey girl! Stop what you're doin'. Hey girl! You drive me to ruin. I don't know what it is that I like about you, but I like it alot. Oh~won't you let me hold you, an' let me feel your lovin' touch. Communication breakdown. It's always the same. Havin' a nervous breakdown, a-drive me insa__ne. Hey babe! I got somethin' I think you oughta know. Hey babe! I wanna tell you that I love you so. I wanna hold you in my ar__ms yeah. I'm never gonna let you go 'cause I like your charm. Communication breakdown. It's always the same. Havin' a nervous breakdown, drive me insa__ne.     Ohhh suck it! Communication breakdown. It's always the same. Havin' a nervous breakdown, a-drive me insa__ne-yeah.     Communication breakdown. Yeah! I want you to love me all night. I want you to know that.     Communication breakdown. I wa__nt, hey. I wa__nt oh.     Communication breakdown. I want you to love me. I want you to love me babe.     Communication breakdown. I want you to love. Yeah, I want you to love.     Communication breakdown. Hey, I want you to love yeah.

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WHOLE LOTTA LOVE Jimmy Page / Robert Plant / John Paul Jones / John Bonham / Willie Dixon < Coff! > You need coolin', Baby I'm not foolin'. I'm gonna send ya, Back to schoolin'. A-way down inside, A-honey you need it. I'm gonna give you my love, I'm gonna give you my love. Ohh. Wanna whole lotta love. Wanna whole lotta love. Wanna whole lotta love. Wanna whole lotta love. You've been learnin', Um baby I been learnin'. All them good times baby, baby I've been year-yearnin'-ah. A-way, way down inside. A-honey you need-ah. I'm gonna give you my love ahh, I'm gonna give you my love ahh oh! Whole lotta love. Wanna whole lotta love. Wanna whole lotta love. Wanna whole lotta love. I don't want-ah. ( ? ) Ahh, ahh. Ahh, ahh, ahh. Ah-ah, ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh,              ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh,              ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh,              ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh,              ahh, ahh, ah! No, no, no, no. Ah. Lo__rd!!! Lo-ooh~whoah~ooh-whoah     ~ooh-whoah~ooh-whoah! You've been coolin', An' baby I've been droolin'. All the good times, baby I've been misusin'. A-way, way down inside, I'm gonna give ya my love, I'm gonna give ya every inch of my love, I'm gonna give ya my love. Hey! Alright! Let's go! Wanna whole lotta love. Wanna whole lotta love. Wanna whole lotta love. Wanna whole lotta love. Way down                 Way down inside,                                            own inside, Woman             Woman you                                   you need it.                                                       eed. Lo__rd!!! My, my, my, my. My, my, my, my. Whoah! Shake for me girl. I wanna be your backdoor man. Hey, oh. Hey, oh. Hey, oh. Oooh~ahh__ oh, oh, oh, oh. Ooh my, my babe. Keep it coolin' baby. A-keep it coolin' baby.   baby. A-keep it coolin' baby.   babe. Ah-keep it coolin' baby. Ahh, ahhh-hahhh~oh~ooh~whoah.

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WHAT IS AND WHAT SHOULD NEVER BE Jimmy Page / Robert Plant And if I say to you tomorrow "Take my hand child, come with me, It's to a castle I will take you, Well what's to be they say will be". I catch the wind see us spin, Sail away leave today, Way up high in the sky and whoah! But the wind won't blow, I really shouldn't go, It only goes to show. That you will be mine, By takin' our time. Oooh.  Oh-whoah. And if you say to me tomorrow "Oh what fun it all would be". Then what's to stop us pretty ba-ba-hey But what is and what should never be. I catch the wind see us spin, Sail away leave today, Way up high in the sky and whoah! But the wind won't blow, Really shouldn't go, Only goes to show. Ah~that you will be mine, A-by takin' our time. Ahhh  Oooh.  oh-ohh. So if you wake up with the sunrise And all your dreams are still as new~ooh And happiness is what you need so bad, Well girl the answer lies with you yeah. I catch the wind see us spin, Sail away leave today, Way up high in the sky and whoah! But the wind won't blow, I really shouldn't go, It only goes to show~ooh~oh. That you will be mine, By takin' our time. Oooh.  Oh, oh, oh. Hey-hoh! A-baby the wind won't blow, Well we really shouldn't go, Well it only goes to show~whoah~whoah~whoah. Catch the wind we're gonna see it spin, We're gonna, Sail leave today. Do, do, do. Ba-bap'n do-ohh. Ma-ma-ma-ma mama yeah. Everybody I know seems to know me well But does anybody know I'm gonna move like hell? A-baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby oh my Lord. Baby, baby, babe huhh my Lord. Do no, no, no, no, no, no come on now. I want you to.

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IMMIGRANT SONG Jimmy Page / Robert Plant Two, three, four. Ah~ah~ahhh-ah!. Ah~ah~ahhh-ah!. We come from the land of the ice and snow, From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow. Hammer of the Gods Will drive our ships to new lands To fight the horde, and sing and cry: "Valhalla I am comi__ng." On we sweep with, with threshing oar. Our only goal will be the western shore. Ah~ah~ahhh-ah!. Ah~ah~ahhh-ah!. An' we come from the land of the ice and snow, From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow. How soft your fields so green Can whisper tales of gore, Of how we calmed the tides of war. We are your overlo__rds. On we sweep with threshing oar. Our only goal will be the western shore. So now you better stop And rebuild all your ruins. For peace and trust can win the day Despite of all your losing. Ooh~ooh. Ooh~ooh. Ooh~ooh. Ooh~ooh. Ooh~ooh. Ooh~ooh. Ah hah hah hah hah hah. Ooh~ooh. Ooh~ooh. Ooh~ooh. Ooh~ooh. Ooh~ooh. Ooh~ooh. Ooh~ooh. Ooh~ooh. Ooh~ooh.

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SINCE I'VE BEEN LOVING YOU Jimmy Page / Robert Plant / John Paul Jones Oh! Working from seven To eleven every night It really makes life a drag, I don't think that's right. I've really been the best, the best of fools. I did what I could yeah Because I love you baby, how I love you darlin', How I love you baby, my I love you girl, little girl. A-baby since I've been lovin' you yeah, I'm about to lose my worried mind, ahhh-yeah. Everybody tryin'a tell me That you didn't mean me no good. I've been tryin'. Lord! Let me tell ya, let me tell ya I really did the best I could. I've been, I've been working from seven A-to eleven every night, I said it kind of makes my life a drag, drag, drag, drag. Lo__rd~yeah that ain't right now, now. Si__nce I've been lovin' you~eah, I'm about to lose my worried mind-yeah. Watch out! I said I've been cr__yin' yeah. Whoah my tears they fell like rain. Don't you hear them, don't you hear them fallin'? Don't you hear them, don't you hear them fa__llin'? Do you remember mama, when I knocked upon your door? I said you had the nerve to tell me you didn't want me no more~yeah. I open my front door I hear my back door slam, You know I must have one of them new fangled,     new fangled back door man, yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah. I been-a working from seven, seven, seven, To eleven every night It kinda makes my life a drag, A drag, drag ahhh~yeah it makes a drag. Baby since I've been lovin' you, I'm about to lose, I'm about to lose, lose my worried mind. An' just one more. Just one more. Ohhh__ yeah. Since I've been lovin' you I'm gonna lose my worried mind.

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BLACK DOG Jimmy Page / Robert Plant / John Paul Jones Hey, hey mama said the way you move, Gon' make you sweat, gon' make you groove. Ah-ahh child way ya shake that thing, Gon' make you burn, gon' make you sting. Hey, hey baby when you walk that way, Watch your honey drip, I can't keep away. Oh yeah, oh yeah ah, ah, ah~ah. Oh yeah, oh yeah ah, ah, ah~ah. Oh yeah, oh yeah ah, ah, hah~ah. Oh yeah, oh yeah ah, ah, hah~ah. I gotta roll I can't stand still, Got a flamin' heart can't get my fill. With eyes that shine, burnin' red, Dreams of you all through my head. Ah-ah. Ah-ah. Ah-ah. Ah-ah. Ah-ah. Ah-ah. Ahhh__. Hey baby, whoah my baby, my pretty baby. Darlin' makes 'em do it now. Hey baby, oh my baby, my pretty baby. Move the way you're doin' now. Didn't take too long 'fore I found out What people mean by down and out. Spent my money, took my car, Started tellin' her friends she gon' be a star. I don't know but I been told A big legged woman ain't got no soul. Oh yeah, oh yeah hah, ah, hah~ah. Oh yeah, oh yeah hah, ah, hah~ah. Oh yeah, oh yeah hah, ah, hah~ah. Oh yeah, oh yeah hah, ah, yeah. All I ask for all I pray, Steady rollin' woman gon' come my way. Need a woman gonna hold my hand, Won't tell me no lies, make me a happy man. Ah-ah. Ah-ah. Ah-ah. Ah-ah. Ah-ah. Ah-ah. Ahhh__. Ohhh ye-ah. Darlin' makes 'em do it now. Yeah-yeah. Yeah-yeah. Yeah-yeah. Darlin' makes 'em do it now. Babe! Babe! Wooh, keep doin' it babe. [ Busted. ] Hey. [ Busted. ] Hey. [ Busted. ] Hey. [ Busted. ] Hey. [ Busted. ] Hey~yeah. [ Busted. ] Hey~yeah. [ Busted. ] Hey~yeah. Oooh~yeah. Oooh~ahh. [( Well done. )] Darlin' makes 'em do it now. Darlin' makes 'em do it now.

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ROCK AND ROLL Jimmy Page / Robert Plant / John Paul Jones / John Bonham It's been a long time since I rock an' rolled. It's been a long time since I did the stroll. Ooh, let me get it back, let me get it back, let me get it back, Mm-baby where I come from. It's been a long time, been a long time, been a long Lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time. Yes it has. It's been a long time since the book of love. I can't count the tears of a life with no love. A-carry me back, carry me back, carry me back, Mm-baby where I come from. Whoah~ooh~oh ~whoah~ooh~ooh~hohh. It's been a long time, been a long time, been a long Lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time. Ahhh-ahh~ahh ahh~ahh. Hohhh, it seems so long since we walked in the moonlight, A-makin' vows that just couldn't work right. Hahh-yeah! Open your arms, open your arms, open your arms, Mm-baby let my love come runnin' in. Let it! It's been a long time, been a long time, been a long Lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time. Yeah~hey. Yeah~ay~ay. Yeah hey. Yeah hey. Ooh-yeah, ooh~ooh-yeah. Ooh-yeah, ooh~ooh-yeah. It's been a long time, been a long time, been a long Lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time.

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THE BATTLE OF EVERMORE Jimmy Page / Robert Plant The Queen of Light took her bow And then she turned to go, The Prince of Peace embraced the gloom And walked the night alo__ne. Oooh dance in the dark of ni__ght, Sing to the mor__ning light. The Dark Lord rides in force tonight And time will tell us a__ll. Ohhh throw down your plow and hoe, Rest not to lock your homes. As side by side we wait the might Of the darkest of them all__.   Ohhh__. I hear the horses thunder Down in the valley below. I'm waitin' for the angels of Avalon, Waitin' for the eastern glow. The apples of the valley ho__ld, The seeds of happiness. The ground is rich from tender care, Repay, do not forget. Ohhh   No, no!   dance in the dark of night, Sing to the morning light. The apples turn to brown and black, The tyrant's face is re__d. Oooh   Hohh now!   war is the common cry, Pick up your swords and fly. The sky is filled with good and bad That mortals never kno__w.   Ohhh__.   No__w. Oh well, the night is long, The beads of time pass slow. Tired eyes on the sunrise, Waitin' for the eastern glow. The pain of war cannot exceed The woe of aftermath. The drums will shake the castle wall, The ring wraiths ride in black. Ride on. Ohhh Sing as you raise your bow,   Ride on. Shoot straighter than befo__re__ No comfort has the fire that night That lights the face so cold. __ohhh dance in the dark of night, Sing to the morning li__ght. The magic runes are writ in gold To bring the balance back. Bring it back. At last the sun is shinin', The clouds of blue roll by. A-with flames from the dragon of darkness, The sunlight blinds his eye__s.   eye__s. Ah-ah-oh.   Oooh-ooh~ooh. Ahhh___.   Oooh__. Bring it back.    Bring it back. A-bring it back. Bring it back. Bring it back.    Bring it back. Bring it back.    Bring it back. Oh now, oh now, oh now ahh. Oh now, oh now, oh now. Bring it back. Bring it back. Bring it back. A-bring it back. Whoah now, oh now, oh now ohh. Whoah now, oh now, oh now. Bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it,                  bring it, bring it, bring it,                  bring it, bring it, bring it,                  bring it, bring~ahhh__.

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WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS Jimmy Page / Robert Plant / John Paul Jones / John Bonham / Memphis Minnie If it keeps on rainin', levee's goin'a break, If it keeps on rainin', levee's going to break An' when the levee breaks have no place to stay. Mean old levee taught me to weep an' moan boy, Mean old levee taught me to weep an' moan. It's got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his     home-ah~oh well, ah~oh well, ah~oh well-ah ooh-ooh. Oh don't it make ya feel bad when you're tryin'a find your way home? You don't know which way to go. If you're goin' down South they got no work to do, If you're goin' on to Chi-cago. Ahhh~eah, ahhh~eah, ahhh~eah hey hey. Cryin' won't help ya, prayin' won't do ya no good, no, A-cryin' won't help ya, prayin' won't do you no good An' when the levee breaks, mama you got to move ah~ooh-hooh. All last night I sat on the levee an' moaned-ahh, All last night sat on the levee an' moaned A-thinkin' 'bout my baby and my happy home ahh-hah. Ohh-oh-oh, ohh-oh-oh, ohh-oh-oh, hahhh. Ahh-ah-ah, ahh-ah-ah, ahh-ah-ah, ahhh. Hey! Oh! I'm goin', I'm goin' to Chicago. I'm goin' to Chicago. Sorry but I can't take you~ahhh. Goin' down, I'm goin' down now. Goin' down, I'm goin' down now. I'm goin' down, I'm goin' down, I'm goin' down, I'm goin' do__wn. Ahhh~oooh~ohh. I'm goin' down, I'm goin' down now. I'm goin' down, I'm goin' down now. I'm goin' down, I'm goin' down now. I'm goin' down, I'm goin' down-down-down-down-down     ~oooh~ooh~ooh~ooh ooh~ooh~ooh.

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STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN Jimmy Page / Robert Plant There's a lady who's sure All that glitters is gold And she's buying a stairway to heaven. When she gets there she knows If the stores are all closed With a word she can get what she came for. Ooh~ooh~ooh Ooh~ooh~ooh~ooh~ooh. And she's buying a stairway to heaven. There's a sign on the wall But she wants to be sure 'Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings. In a tree by the brook There's a songbird who sings Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven. Oooh it makes me wonder. Oooh it makes me wonde__r. There's a feelin' I get When I look to the west And my spirit is crying for leaving. In my thoughts I have seen Rings of smoke through the trees And the voices of those who stand looking. Oooh it makes me wonder. Oooh it really makes me wonder. And it's whispered that soon If we all call the tune Then the piper will lead us to reason. And a new day will dawn For those who stand long And the forests will echo with laughter. Oh~ooh whoah~ooh whoah~ooh whoah~ooh Whoah~hooh~oh~ohh. If there's a bustle in your hedgerow Don't be alarmed now It's just a spring clean for the May queen. Yes, there are two paths you can go by, But in the long run An' there's still time to change the road you're on. And it makes me wonder. Ahhh~ah-oh~hoh. Your head is hummin' and it won't go In case you don't know, The piper's callin' you to join him, Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow And did you know Your stairway lies on the whispering wi__~hahh~ah-ohh? And as we wind on down the road Our shadow's taller than our soul. There walks a lady we all kno__w Who shines white light and wants to show How everything still turns to gold And if you listen very hard The tune will come to you at last. When all are one and one is all-yeah To be a rock and not to ro__ll. And she's buying a stairway to heaven.