Twelve Gates To The City Chords by Bruce Cockburn

Tempo:
150.4 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

Em

Bm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bruce Cockburn - Twelve Gates To The City chords
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[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [Em] [A]
[E]
Oh, what a beautiful city.
[Bm] Oh, what a beautiful city, God [E] knows.
What a beautiful [G] city.
[A] Twelve [Em] gates to [Bm] the city
[Am] [E] hallelujah.
[Em] [A]
[E]
Three gates in the east.
Three gates in the west.
[A] Three gates in the north.
[E] Three gates in the south.
Which [G] should make [A] twelve gates to [Bm] the city
[E] hallelujah.
Oh, what a beautiful city.
Oh, what a beautiful city, God knows.
What a beautiful [G] city.
[A] Twelve gates [Bm] to the city
[E] hallelujah.
[Em] [A]
[E]
City on a hilltop.
I'm gonna make it mine.
[A]
Gonna be a citizen [E] of a world of love divine.
There's [Gm] [B] twelve gates to the city [E] hallelujah.
Oh, what a beautiful [Bm] city.
Oh, what a beautiful city, [E] God knows.
What a beautiful [G] city.
Twelve [Bm] gates to the city [E] hallelujah.
[Em] [A]
[E] [Em] [A]
[E] [Em]
[E] [Em] [A]
[B]
[E] [B]
[Em] [Bm] [Em]
[E]
Oh, what a beautiful city.
[B] Oh, what a beautiful [F#m] city, [E] God knows.
What a beautiful [A] city.
[G] Twelve [Bm] gates to the city
[E] hallelujah.
[Em] [A]
[E] No matter which tribe you're born to.
There's a way in for you.
[A]
Come from any quarter.
[E] You can be a citizen too.
Cause there's [G] [A] twelve gates to [Bm] the city [E] hallelujah.
Oh, what a beautiful city.
[Bm] Oh, what a beautiful city, [E] God knows.
What a beautiful city.
[G] Twelve [D] [E] gates to the city hallelujah.
[Em] [E]
[Em] [A]
[E] [Em] [A]
[E] [Em]
[E]
[Em]
[A] [Em]
[A] [E]
[A] [Em]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
Bm
13421112
G
2131
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
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To learn Bruce Cockburn - Twelve Gates To The City chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: E, Em, A, E, Em, E and A. Ease into the song by practicing at 75 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 150 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: E Minor.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh, what a beautiful city.
[Bm] Oh, _ what a beautiful city, God [E] knows.
What a beautiful [G] city.
[A] Twelve [Em] gates to [Bm] the city _
[Am] [E] hallelujah.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Three gates in the east. _
Three gates in the west. _
[A] Three gates in the north. _
[E] Three gates in the south.
Which [G] should make [A] twelve gates to [Bm] the city _
[E] _ hallelujah. _ _ _ _ _
Oh, _ what a beautiful city.
Oh, _ what a beautiful city, God _ knows.
What a beautiful [G] city.
[A] Twelve gates [Bm] to the city _
_ [E] hallelujah.
_ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
City on a hilltop. _
I'm gonna make it mine.
_ [A] _
_ Gonna be a citizen _ _ [E] of a world of love divine.
There's [Gm] [B] twelve gates to the city _ [E] hallelujah. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, _ what a beautiful [Bm] city.
Oh, _ what a beautiful city, [E] God knows.
_ What a beautiful [G] city.
Twelve [Bm] gates to the city _ [E] hallelujah.
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[E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
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_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
Oh, what a beautiful city.
[B] Oh, _ _ what a beautiful [F#m] city, [E] God knows.
What a beautiful [A] city.
[G] Twelve [Bm] gates to the city _ _
[E] hallelujah.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ No matter which tribe you're born to. _
There's a way in for you.
_ [A] _
Come from any quarter. _
[E] You can be a citizen too.
Cause there's [G] [A] twelve gates to [Bm] the city _ [E] hallelujah. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh, what a beautiful city.
[Bm] Oh, _ what a beautiful city, [E] God knows.
_ What a beautiful city.
[G] Twelve [D] [E] gates to the city _ _ hallelujah. _ _ _ _ _ _
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This song was featured on the Bone On Bone album.

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