Sam Roberts – Gate (Guitar)

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Chords

These chords are pretty much accurate for the whole song but yea, just like play with the song it should work out perfect! Intro {x4} G x8 (play along with the song to find the beat) G (hold until the end of 'quicksand') Over land, I traveled time and space and quicksand

        G    
And for sixty days I knew no other road 

    G              
And through the maelstrom, which turned in time with the kick drum

I was swallowed and twisted and spit out on a coast

    G 
And in this place there stands a gate that leads to the heart of the city

And I've spent seven years and a sea of fears in this broken mirror of a city

C                                                        G   
Listen to the streets there's a heartbeat missing in the city

Sweet sunlight, I can see it in my mind's eye And I remember feeling alright And I saw black clouds and Turin shrouds and it smelled of a faded empire

G
It's all concrete and steel, we're asleep at the wheel, and the mayor's just a gun for hire

C                                                        G
Listen to the streets there's a heartbeat missing in the city 

C                                                      G
Listen to the sound there's a time bomb ticking in the city 

G
I've heard the song the morning sings

Outside the gate is everything

C
Let in the light! Let in the light! 

G
Streetwalker said to me she has no need for history

C 
She has the key she has the key 

G
Sweet sunlight, I can see it in my mind's eye 

C
Let in the light! Let in the light!

G (slow down tempo) Waking up from a dream where I was the stone and you were the stream Chemical City isn't all that you need but it's all that you're getting and they've hidden the key

C                                                        G
Listen to the streets there's a heartbeat missing in the city

C                                                      G
Listen to the sound there's a time bomb ticking in the city

I said this place is an unnatural disaster And I'm a visitor here so I asked her:

C                                  G
Where are the trees, where are the trees?

And she said free yourself from history

C                            G
That is the key! That is the key!

Sweet sunlight, I can see it in my mind's eye C G (speed up - ROCK and ROLL) I see the light! I see the light! G(2 bars of 4:4 strumming) C x8 (same rythem as G intro) G (steady palm muted strumming) The gate is gone now, you better run {sing this x4}

G (louder)
Can you feel it? There's a heartbeat missing in the city

When all the fat cats are hissing at your pity Yeah the gate is gone so you better run

           G            C
You better run, run run run...

           G            C
You better run, run run run...

           G        C!    
You better ru-------n!

Outro G (2 bars) Gchord Cchord E3 E3 B3 B5 G4 G5 D5 D5

A5      A3
E3      Ex or optional G bass

There ya go!! Great song, great album, GREAT BAND!!!