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Devo : "Gates of steel" Guitar chords

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Date: Sun, 12 Nov 1995 13:27:16 -0700
From: brucea@tic.ab.ca (Bruce Armstrong)
Subject: /d/devo/gates_of_steel.crd

Gates of Steel - Devo
Words and Music by Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald V. Casale,
Susan Schmidt, Deborah L. Smith

Intro
C
(keyboard and drums x 8 bars) then enter guitar
C         B+  A     G
/ / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / /  x 2
F         Am  G  
/ / / / | / / / /  x 3
F         Am  G     F
/ / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / /

       B+      A        G      C
Twist away the...
  B+       A      G       F
Unlock the ...
     Am    G       F
Give in to ...
       Am       G         F
Take a chance a ...
       Am      G        F x 4 bars
Twist away ...

       C       B+    A   G     C
Twist away now ...
    B+       A         G     F
The earth it ...
        Am       G      F
But the ...
          Am       G     F
We pay to play ...
      Am       G        F x 4 bars
Twist away the gates ...

(C x 2 bars G x 2 bars) x 2 (keyboard solo)

F          Am       G      F
   But the earth ...
          Am       G     F
We pay to ...
      Am       G        F x 4 bars
Twist away the ...

C        B+      A       G
   The beginning ...
C      B     A         G
   The ape regards ...
F    Am      G      F
   Repeats until ...
          Am       G          F
   Half a goon and ...
     Am        G       F x 4 bars
   A man's not ...

       C       B+    A   G     C
Twist away now ...
    B+       A         G     F
The earth it ...
        Am       G      F
But the earth is ...
          Am       G     F
We pay to play ....
      Am       G        F x 4 bars
Twist away the gates ....

outro
C         B+  A     G
/ / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / /  x 2
F         Am  G  
/ / / / | / / / /  x 3
F         Am  G     F                                      C
/ / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / /| /

Performance notes:
- most of the guitar is just strummed once and held for the two beats,
  four beats or even two bars!!
- major 'chunky' (as opposed to 'smooth' like the peanut butter)
  distortion with little treble on the guitar

Have fun with it and enjoy!

Bruce

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