EwD Lyrics:
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven

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Contents

• Appendix
  • Phonetic Guide [to be released]
  • Exceptions
• EwD L1
• EwD L2
• EwD L3
• Diacriticless

Appendix

Phonetic Guide
[to be released]

Exceptions (E)

The first occurrence of each EwD exception in the lyrics is indicated with a superscript "E". The only exception never highlighted is the word "of".

Word	Pronunciation
of ¹	o‹v›
our	‹ar›
one	‹wun›

¹ Not indicated in the lyrics.

EwD L1

[Intro]

[Verse 1]
Thĕre's a lady w̥hö's sure all that glitters is gōld
And she's buying a stairway to Hĕaven
When she g̍ets thĕre she knōws, if the stores a̍re all close̥d
With a wo͡rd she can g̍et what she came for
Ooh, ooh, and she's buying a stairway to Hĕaven
Thĕre's a sīg̊n on the wall, but she wants to be sure
'Ca᷍use yöu knōw sôme·times wo͡rds hăve tw̥ö meanings
In a tree by the bro͝ok, thĕre's a song·bı͡rd w̥hö sings
Sôme·times all of our^E t‍̤ho̍ughts a̍re misg̍ĭven

[Chorus]
Ooh, it makes me wônder
Ooh, makes me wônder

[Verse 2]
Thĕre's a feeling I g̍et when I lo͝ok to the West
And my spĭrit is crying for leaving
In my t‍̤ho̍ughts I hăve seen rings of smoke t‍̤hröugh the trees
And the voices of those w̥hö stand lo͝oking

[Chorus]
Ooh, it makes me wônder
Ooh, really makes me wônder

[Verse 3]
And it's whispere̥d that soon if we all call the tune
Then the piper will lead us̩ to reason
And a new day will dawn for those w̥hö stand long
And the forests will ec‍̤ho with lăug̈hter

[Chorus]
Oh-oh-oh-oh-woahhh

[Verse 4]
If thĕre's a bust̥le in yöur hedge·rōw, dōn't be ala̍rme̥d now
It's just ā spring clean for the May queen
Yes̩, thĕre a̍re tw̥ö paths yöu can go by, but in the long run
Thĕre's still time to chānge the road yöu're on

[Chorus]
And it makes me wônder
Ohh, woah

[Verse 5]
Yöur hĕad is humming, and it wōn't go, in cas̩e yöu dōn't knōw
The piper's calling yöu to join him
Dear lady, can yöu hear the wind blōw? And did yöu knōw
Yöur stairway lies on the whispering wind?

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]
And as we wīnd on down the road
Our shădows taller than our sōul
Thĕre wal̥ks a lady we all knōw
W̥hö shines white light and wants to shōw
How ĕve̥ry·t‍̤hing still tu͡rns to gōld
And if yöu list̥en vĕry hard
The tune will côme to yöu at last
When all a̍re one^E, and one is all
To be a rock and not to rōll

[Outro]
And she's buying a stairway to Hĕaven

EwD L2

[Intro]

[Verse 1]
Thĕre's a lady whö's sure all that glitters is gold
And she's buying a stairway to Hĕaven
When she g̍ets thĕre she knōws, if the stores a̍re all closed
With a wo͡rd she can g̍et what she came for
Ooh, ooh, and she's buying a stairway to Hĕaven
Thĕre's a sīgn on the wall, but she wants to be sure
'Ca᷍use you knōw sômetimes wo͡rds hăve twö meanings
In a tree by the bro͝ok, thĕre's a songbird whö sings
Sômetimes all of our^E t‍̤houghts a̍re misg̍ĭven

[Chorus]
Ooh, it makes me wônder
Ooh, makes me wônder

[Verse 2]
Thĕre's a feeling I g̍et when I lo͝ok to the West
And my spĭrit is crying for leaving
In my t‍̤houghts I hăve seen rings of smoke t‍̤hröugh the trees
And the voices of those whö stand lo͝oking

[Chorus]
Ooh, it makes me wônder
Ooh, really makes me wônder

[Verse 3]
And it's whispered that soon if we all call the tune
Then the piper will lead us̩ to reason
And a new day will dawn for those whö stand long
And the forests will ec‍̤ho with lăug̈hter

[Chorus]
Oh-oh-oh-oh-woahhh

[Verse 4]
If thĕre's a bustle in yöur hedge·rōw, dōn't be alármed now
It's just ā spring clean for the May queen
Yes̩, thĕre a̍re twö paths you can go by, but in the long run
Thĕre's still time to change the road you're on

[Chorus]
And it makes me wônder
Ohh, woah

[Verse 5]
Yöur hĕad is humming, and it wōn't go, in cas̩e you dōn't knōw
The piper's calling you to join him
Dear lady, can you hear the wind blōw? And did you knōw
Yöur stairway lies on the whispering wind?

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]
And as we wīnd on down the road
Our shădows taller than our sōul
Thĕre walks a lady we all knōw
Whö shines white light and wants to shōw
How ĕveryt‍̤hing still turns to gold
And if you listen vĕry hard
The tune will côme to you at last
When all a̍re one^E, and one is all
To be a rock and not to rōll

[Outro]
And she's buying a stairway to Hĕaven

EwD L3

[Intro]

[Verse 1]
Thĕre's a lady whö's sure all that glitters is gold
And she's buying a stairway to Hĕaven
When she gets thĕre she knōws, if the stores a̍re all closed
With a wo͡rd she can get what she came for
Ooh, ooh, and she's buying a stairway to Hĕaven
Thĕre's a sīgn on the wall, but she wants to be sure
'Ca᷍use you knōw sômetimes wo͡rds hăve twö meanings
In a tree by the bro͝ok, thĕre's a songbird whö sings
Sômetimes all of our^E thoughts a̍re misgĭven

[Chorus]
Ooh, it makes me wônder
Ooh, makes me wônder

[Verse 2]
Thĕre's a feeling I get when I lo͝ok to the West
And my spĭrit is crying for leaving
In my thoughts I hăve seen rings of smoke thröugh the trees
And the voices of those whö stand lo͝oking

[Chorus]
Ooh, it makes me wônder
Ooh, really makes me wônder

[Verse 3]
And it's whispered that soon if we all call the tune
Then the piper will lead us̩ to reason
And a new day will dawn for those whö stand long
And the forests will ec‍̤ho with lăug̈hter

[Chorus]
Oh-oh-oh-oh-woahhh

[Verse 4]
If thĕre's a bustle in yöur hedge·rōw, dōn't be alármed now
It's just ā spring clean for the May queen
Yes̩, thĕre a̍re twö paths you can go by, but in the long run
Thĕre's still time to change the road you're on

[Chorus]
And it makes me wônder
Ohh, woah

[Verse 5]
Yöur hĕad is humming, and it wōn't go, in cas̩e you dōn't knōw
The piper's calling you to join him
Dear lady, can you hear the wind blōw? And did you knōw
Yöur stairway lies on the whispering wind?

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]
And as we wīnd on down the road
Our shădows taller than our sōul
Thĕre walks a lady we all knōw
Whö shines white light and wants to shōw
How ĕverything still turns to gold
And if you listen vĕry hard
The tune will côme to you at last
When all a̍re one^E, and one is all
To be a rock and not to rōll

[Outro]
And she's buying a stairway to Hĕaven

Diacriticless

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]
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, and she's buying a stairway to Heaven

[Verse 2]
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

[Chorus]
Ooh, it makes me wonder
Ooh, makes me wonder

[Verse 3]
There's a feeling 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

[Chorus]
Ooh, it makes me wonder
Ooh, really makes me wonder

[Verse 4]
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

[Interlude]
Oh-oh-oh-oh-woah

[Verse 5]
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
There's still time to change the road you're on

[Chorus]
And it makes me wonder
Oh, woah

[Verse 6]
Your head is humming and it won't go, in case you don't know
The piper's calling you to join him
Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow?
And did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind? Oh
[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]
And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our soul
There walks a lady we all know
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 roll

[Outro]
And she's buying a stairway to Heaven

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EwD version: 3.3