The Gate chords by Ian Munsick

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: D#

Intro:

N.E  .                           B
Alright, Ian, go get the gate


Verse 1:
      E                        B
Green thermos full of coffee on a fence
F#                     B
He takes a sip and I see his breath
E                      B                     F#
Morning dew, walking in his steps like I always do
    E                             B
The horses need turning and the cows need fed
F#                    B
Square bales need a Chevy bed
     E                B                 F#
I was dog tired and dripping sweat, hardly even started yet

Pre-Chorus:
  E                       G#m               F#
I looked at him, said, "Dad, how do you do it "
   E                      G#m                    F#
He looked at me, said, "Son, there ain't much to it"


Chorus:
               B                  F#
Just leave the gate the way you found it
             G#m                   E          B
If there's a mountain, don't go around it
                 E                            G#m           E
'Cause you gotta climb if you're ever gonna touch the sky
         B               F#
Hold the door for your lady
       G#m                         E        B
'Cause one day, she'll have your babies
            F#                               G#m          E
It's a wild ride, hold 'em tight while you still have time
     C#m7                       B  /D#                 E
And, man, give everything you can so you have an empty hand to shake
                    B
When you get to the gate"


Verse 2:
E                            B
We drove through it and he let me steer
          F#                          B
He said, "I've never been, but from what I hear
     E                        B                       F#
They got the same fields of gold up there that we got down here
              E                          G#m
That's why we treat this land like our own piece of Heaven
F#
Pray for the rain and we count every blessing
E                G#m                  F#
Every day is a gift with a lesson, trust me when I say


Chorus:
               B                  F#
Just leave the gate the way you found it
             G#m7                  E          B
If there's a mountain, don't go around it
                 E                            G#m           E
'Cause you gotta climb if you're ever gonna touch the sky
         B               F#
Hold the door for your lady
       G#m7                        E        B
'Cause one day, she'll have your babies
            F#                               G#m          E
It's a wild ride, hold 'em tight while you still have time
     C#m7                       B  /D#                 E
And, man, give everything you can so you have an empty hand to shake
                    B
When you get to the gate"


Instrumental Break:
F#   G#m   E    B    F#
G#m   E    B    F#   G#m   E


Bridge:
                       G#m7                   F#
"Most folks don't live life like this these days
E                 G#m7          F#
Son, it's up to us to carry on the cowboy way


Chorus:
                  B                  F#
So just leave the gate the way you found it
             G#m7                  E          B
If there's a mountain, don't go around it
                 E                            G#m           E
'Cause you gotta climb if you're ever gonna touch the sky
         B               F#
Hold the door for your lady
       G#m7                        E        B
'Cause one day, she'll have your babies
            F#                               G#m          E
It's a wild ride, hold 'em tight while you still have time
     C#m7                       B  /D#                 E
And, man, give everything you can so you have an empty hand to shake
                    B
When you get to the gate"


Outro:
F#   G#m   E    B
F#   G#m   E    B
F#   G#m   E      G#m   F#
E    G#m   F#     E    G#m   F#
N.E  .
Okay, Crawford, get the gate for me
N.E  .
Okay, Daddy