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πΈ Intro:
D
πΈ Verse 1:
G
Woke up in a fever
C D
To a world gone wrong
Em C D
Lord, will this nightmare never end?
G
Seems a ruined nation
C G
Everywhere I go
Em D G
Locked out at the gates of Gloryland
G
Shots in the alley
C G
Look down the hall
Em C D
Every inch of ground is a barren land
G
Lost tribes of strangers
C G
Scratching at the door
Em D C
Locked out at the gates of Gloryland
πΈ Chorus:
G Bm
Locked out, just knocking
C G
At the gates of Gloryland
Em C D
Struck out in the wilderness again
G Bm
Have mercy Saint Peter
C G
Won't you hurry up and let us in
Em
'Cause we're locked out
C D G D
Knocking at the gates of Gloryland
πΈ Verse 2:
G
People going crazy
C G
Whole world's insane
Em C
And it's getting harder
D
I'll be damned (I'll be damned)
G
Floodwater rising
C G
With poison rain
Em
Locked out
D C
At the gates of Gloryland
πΈ Chorus:
G Bm
Locked out, just knocking
C G
At the gates of Gloryland
Em C D
Struck out in the wilderness again
G Bm
Have mercy Saint Peter
C G
Won't you hurry up and let us in
Em
'Cause we're locked out
C D G D Em C D
Knocking at the gates of Gloryland
πΈ Instrumental:
G Bm C G Em C D
G Bm C G Em C D
πΈ Bridge:
G
Oh, there's a raging fever
C G
Going around
Em C D
Leaving only footprints in the sand
G
Hey, and every man's a prisoner
C G
Doing his own time
Em D C
Locked out at the gates of Gloryland
πΈ Chorus:
G Bm
Locked out, just knocking
C G
At the gates of Gloryland
Em C D
Struck out in the wilderness again
G Bm
Have mercy Saint Peter
C G
Won't you hurry up and let us in
Em
'Cause we're locked out
C D G D
Knocking at the gates of Gloryland
πΈ Outro:
Em
'Cause we're locked out
C D G D G
Knocking at the gates of Gloryland
Song History
Published: April 25, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025