The Gates chords by Caleb Caudle

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: D

Intro:

D


Verse 1:
D
Blue-winged bird, lead me down the river
D
Show me something you've never shown
D
Like the train will trust the trestle
D
I'll bellow my homeward song

Verse 2:
D
Mama warned me about the man
D
Eyes of coal and a wide-brimmed hat
D
Sometimes I won't sleep for days
D
We won't talk about that


Chorus:
          G                D
There's a road crooked and wide
        A                D
Badland Canyons, Satan's spine
         Bm          G
Hell within, hell outside
     D
I've seen the gates
D
And they're open wide


Verse 3:
D
The coat I brought is soaking wet
D
From my shoulders, it hung with shame
D
Older now with deep regrets
D
Ain't nobody else to blame


Verse 4:
D
Three black cats in my path
D
Screaming like some ol' deathly choir
D
Older now and I can't turn back
D
I'm gonna keep on getting higher


Chorus:
          G                D
There's a road crooked and wide
        A                D
Badland Canyons, Satan's spine
         Bm          G
Hell within, hell outside
     D
I've seen the gates
D
And they're open wide


Outro:
D
Wake alone and I count to seven
D
Doll of sticks under a sycamore tree
D
Beg of you on the road to Heaven
     N.C.
Tell one last story to me