When The Gates Swing Open Chords by Otis Clay
Tempo:
144.05 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Cm
G
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] through the years I keep on
toiling Lord
[Cm] [F] I'm toiling
through [Cm] [F]
the [C] storm and [Gm] rain
[C]
Lord I'm waiting and watching
for the [G] Savior [Ab] to come [G]
again
[F] [Eb] [C] Lord [F]
[C] I'm
[F] [C] coming home Lord
everyday [E] [A] I [F] keep trusting
[Cm] [A]
in [C] your word
[F]
[C] Lord keep me
on my life [G]
watching
Lord [Cm]
be in your love
[F] [Cm]
I [F] want you to write my name
[C]
Lord [F] [C]
[F] [C] when the gates swing [Cm] open
I may be better [F] than they
but [C]
[Cm]
[C] here's what I say
when I'm [Gb] all by [G] myself
[C] Lord teach [F] me
[C] [F]
[C] how to treat my neighbor
[F]
[Cm] everyday I want you to teach me
[Dm] [Cm]
how to [C] love my friend
Lord fill me
[F] with [C]
your Holy Spirit
until [G] the Savior
[Ab]
Jesus to [G] come
[A] [G] [F]
[Cm] Lord be in your love
I [Eb] want you to write my [F] name
[C]
Lord when the gates [F] swing [Cm] open
Lord I'm coming [F] home
Lord [Cm] I'm [Eb]
[F] walking
[C]
I heard a [F] soul say [G] these words
[F] Lord [C] I'm tired
[A]
[C] and my soul needs resting
[Cm]
Lord I'm so tired
[F]
[Cm] [C] of being used and scorned
Friends talk about me
[Gm]
[Dm] [C] [F] [C] and my enemies misuse me
I keep [G] marching on
[Ab] until you come and carry [G] me home
[C] [Cm] Lord be [C] [Cm] in your love
Father please [Gm] [B] [F]
write my [C] name
Lord
[F] [C]
[Cm] [Dm] [A]
when the gates
[C] Lord when [F]
[Eb] [C] the gates
[F] [Cm]
Lord [F]
when [C]
the gates
Lord when the gates
Lord when the gates
Lord when the gates swing [Cm] open
[F] You had [C] to meet me that [Dm]
[Cm] morning
with arms wide open
I know [A] [C]
you had a hard [F] time
[Cm] Come on home
Come [C] [F]
[C] on home Thank you
Thank you Father
[Cm] Thank you [F] Father
I want [C] to eat your son for me Yeah
Thank you Lord
[Cm] Thank you [C] Father Thank you
Thank you [F] Lord
[C] [Cm] This is so good
[F]
Thank you Lord
[C]
Oh Oh
Thank you Father
[Cm] Come [F] on
[C] [Cm]
[N]
toiling Lord
[Cm] [F] I'm toiling
through [Cm] [F]
the [C] storm and [Gm] rain
[C]
Lord I'm waiting and watching
for the [G] Savior [Ab] to come [G]
again
[F] [Eb] [C] Lord [F]
[C] I'm
[F] [C] coming home Lord
everyday [E] [A] I [F] keep trusting
[Cm] [A]
in [C] your word
[F]
[C] Lord keep me
on my life [G]
watching
Lord [Cm]
be in your love
[F] [Cm]
I [F] want you to write my name
[C]
Lord [F] [C]
[F] [C] when the gates swing [Cm] open
I may be better [F] than they
but [C]
[Cm]
[C] here's what I say
when I'm [Gb] all by [G] myself
[C] Lord teach [F] me
[C] [F]
[C] how to treat my neighbor
[F]
[Cm] everyday I want you to teach me
[Dm] [Cm]
how to [C] love my friend
Lord fill me
[F] with [C]
your Holy Spirit
until [G] the Savior
[Ab]
Jesus to [G] come
[A] [G] [F]
[Cm] Lord be in your love
I [Eb] want you to write my [F] name
[C]
Lord when the gates [F] swing [Cm] open
Lord I'm coming [F] home
Lord [Cm] I'm [Eb]
[F] walking
[C]
I heard a [F] soul say [G] these words
[F] Lord [C] I'm tired
[A]
[C] and my soul needs resting
[Cm]
Lord I'm so tired
[F]
[Cm] [C] of being used and scorned
Friends talk about me
[Gm]
[Dm] [C] [F] [C] and my enemies misuse me
I keep [G] marching on
[Ab] until you come and carry [G] me home
[C] [Cm] Lord be [C] [Cm] in your love
Father please [Gm] [B] [F]
write my [C] name
Lord
[F] [C]
[Cm] [Dm] [A]
when the gates
[C] Lord when [F]
[Eb] [C] the gates
[F] [Cm]
Lord [F]
when [C]
the gates
Lord when the gates
Lord when the gates
Lord when the gates swing [Cm] open
[F] You had [C] to meet me that [Dm]
[Cm] morning
with arms wide open
I know [A] [C]
you had a hard [F] time
[Cm] Come on home
Come [C] [F]
[C] on home Thank you
Thank you Father
[Cm] Thank you [F] Father
I want [C] to eat your son for me Yeah
Thank you Lord
[Cm] Thank you [C] Father Thank you
Thank you [F] Lord
[C] [Cm] This is so good
[F]
Thank you Lord
[C]
Oh Oh
Thank you Father
[Cm] Come [F] on
[C] [Cm]
[N]
Key:
C
F
Cm
G
A
C
F
Cm
[C] _ _ _ _ through _ _ the _ _ _ _ _ years I _ _ _ keep _ _ on
toiling _ _ _ _ Lord _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [F] I'm toiling
_ through _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _
_ the [C] storm and _ [Gm] rain
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Lord _ _ _ _ _ I'm waiting _ _ and watching _
for _ _ _ _ the [G] _ _ Savior _ _ [Ab] to _ _ _ come [G] _ _
again
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] Lord [F] _
_ [C] I'm _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ coming home _ Lord
_ _ _ everyday [E] [A] I [F] keep trusting
_ [Cm] _ _ [A] _
in _ _ _ [C] your _ word
_ _ _ _ _ [F]
[C] Lord _ _ keep me
on my _ life _ _ [G]
watching
_ _ _ _ _ Lord _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ be in your _ love
[F] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ I [F] want you to write my _ _ _ _ _ _ _
name
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Lord [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ when the gates swing _ [Cm] open
_ _ I may be better [F] than they
but _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ here's what I say
when I'm [Gb] all by [G] myself
[C] _ _ Lord teach [F] me
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] how to treat my neighbor
_ [F] _
[Cm] _ _ everyday I want you to teach me
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ how to [C] love my friend
_ _ _ _ _ _ Lord fill me
[F] with _ _ [C] _ _
_ your Holy Spirit _ _
_ until _ _ _ _ [G] the _ Savior
_ _ _ [Ab]
Jesus _ _ to [G] come _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Cm] _ _ Lord _ _ be _ _ in your love
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] want you to write my [F] _ name _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Lord when the gates [F] swing [Cm] open _
Lord I'm coming [F] home _ _
Lord _ [Cm] _ _ _ I'm [Eb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ walking
_ [C] _
I heard a [F] soul say [G] these words _ _
_ [F] Lord [C] I'm tired
[A] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ and my soul needs resting
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _
Lord I'm so tired
_ [F] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [C] of being used and _ scorned _ _ _
_ Friends talk about me
_ [Gm] _
[Dm] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ and my enemies misuse me _ _ _
I _ keep [G] marching _ on
_ [Ab] until you come and carry [G] me _ home _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Cm] Lord _ _ be [C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] in your _ _ love
Father _ please [Gm] _ [B] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ write my _ _ [C] name
Lord _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [A] _ _
when the gates
_ [C] Lord when _ [F] _
[Eb] _ [C] the gates
[F] _ [Cm] _ _
Lord _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ when [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ the gates
Lord when the gates
Lord when the gates
Lord when the gates swing [Cm] open _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] You _ had [C] to meet me that [Dm] _
[Cm] morning
_ _ with arms wide open
_ I _ know _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ you had a hard [F] time
[Cm] _ Come on home
Come _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ on home Thank you
Thank you Father
[Cm] _ _ _ Thank you [F] Father
I want _ [C] to eat your son for me _ Yeah _ _ _
Thank you Lord
[Cm] _ _ _ Thank _ _ you _ [C] Father _ _ _ Thank you
Thank you [F] Lord
_ [C] [Cm] This is so good
_ [F] _
_ Thank you Lord
[C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh Oh
Thank you Father
_ [Cm] _ _ Come _ [F] _ on
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
toiling _ _ _ _ Lord _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [F] I'm toiling
_ through _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _
_ the [C] storm and _ [Gm] rain
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Lord _ _ _ _ _ I'm waiting _ _ and watching _
for _ _ _ _ the [G] _ _ Savior _ _ [Ab] to _ _ _ come [G] _ _
again
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] Lord [F] _
_ [C] I'm _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ coming home _ Lord
_ _ _ everyday [E] [A] I [F] keep trusting
_ [Cm] _ _ [A] _
in _ _ _ [C] your _ word
_ _ _ _ _ [F]
[C] Lord _ _ keep me
on my _ life _ _ [G]
watching
_ _ _ _ _ Lord _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ be in your _ love
[F] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ I [F] want you to write my _ _ _ _ _ _ _
name
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Lord [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ when the gates swing _ [Cm] open
_ _ I may be better [F] than they
but _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ here's what I say
when I'm [Gb] all by [G] myself
[C] _ _ Lord teach [F] me
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] how to treat my neighbor
_ [F] _
[Cm] _ _ everyday I want you to teach me
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ how to [C] love my friend
_ _ _ _ _ _ Lord fill me
[F] with _ _ [C] _ _
_ your Holy Spirit _ _
_ until _ _ _ _ [G] the _ Savior
_ _ _ [Ab]
Jesus _ _ to [G] come _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Cm] _ _ Lord _ _ be _ _ in your love
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] want you to write my [F] _ name _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Lord when the gates [F] swing [Cm] open _
Lord I'm coming [F] home _ _
Lord _ [Cm] _ _ _ I'm [Eb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ walking
_ [C] _
I heard a [F] soul say [G] these words _ _
_ [F] Lord [C] I'm tired
[A] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ and my soul needs resting
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _
Lord I'm so tired
_ [F] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [C] of being used and _ scorned _ _ _
_ Friends talk about me
_ [Gm] _
[Dm] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ and my enemies misuse me _ _ _
I _ keep [G] marching _ on
_ [Ab] until you come and carry [G] me _ home _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Cm] Lord _ _ be [C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] in your _ _ love
Father _ please [Gm] _ [B] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ write my _ _ [C] name
Lord _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [A] _ _
when the gates
_ [C] Lord when _ [F] _
[Eb] _ [C] the gates
[F] _ [Cm] _ _
Lord _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ when [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ the gates
Lord when the gates
Lord when the gates
Lord when the gates swing [Cm] open _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] You _ had [C] to meet me that [Dm] _
[Cm] morning
_ _ with arms wide open
_ I _ know _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ you had a hard [F] time
[Cm] _ Come on home
Come _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ on home Thank you
Thank you Father
[Cm] _ _ _ Thank you [F] Father
I want _ [C] to eat your son for me _ Yeah _ _ _
Thank you Lord
[Cm] _ _ _ Thank _ _ you _ [C] Father _ _ _ Thank you
Thank you [F] Lord
_ [C] [Cm] This is so good
_ [F] _
_ Thank you Lord
[C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh Oh
Thank you Father
_ [Cm] _ _ Come _ [F] _ on
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _