Chords for When the Gates Swing Open

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through the _ _ _ _ _ years. _ _ _
I keep _ _ on calling, _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] Lord, I'm [F] calling _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _
through the [C] storm and [G] rain.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ Lord, _ _ _ I'm patiently [G] waiting _ [C] and watching _
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for the [G] _ _ Savior
_ [Ab] to _ _ _ come [G] _ again. _
_ _ _ _ Lord, [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
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I'm coming home, Lord.
_ _ _ Every day I [F] keep trusting
[Cm] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [A]
in [C] your Word. _
_ _ _ _ And Lord, keep _ me _ from _ standing
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
in _ your love.
[F] It's [Cm] all over, _ _ I [F] want you to write mine.
_ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
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[F] _ _ [C] _ When _
[F] _ [C] the _ gates spring _ [Cm] open, _ _
I'm [F] at the table.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ And here's what [E] I say when I'm all [G] by myself. _ _
[A] Lord, [C] teach me _
how _ _ _ _ _ to treat my neighbor.
_ [Cm] _ _ Every day I want you to teach me
how [F] _ _ _ [A] _
to [C] love my _ friends. _ _ _ _ _
[Am] Lord, [C] fill me,
[G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ fill me with your Holy Spirit _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] until the [G] _ _ Savior
_ [Ab] I'm _ waiting on Jesus [G] to come. _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Cm] _ I _ _ _ _ _ need _ your love. _ _
_ _ _ _ _
It's all over, I want you to write mine.
My [F] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [C] name above, _
_ _ _ _ _
Lord, _ when, _ _
_ _ _ when the gates spring [Cm] open, _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ Lord, [G] _ [Cm] I'm at the _ _ [Eb] table.
_ [F] _ _ _ _
[A] _ [C] Lord, I'm at the table.
I hear the soldiers say these words.
_ _ [A] _
[C] Lord, I'm tired, _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _
and my soul needs resting.
[A] _
_ [Cm] _ _ Lord, I'm so tired _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ of these new _ scars. _
_ _ _ _ Friends talk about me,
_ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Am] and my [C] enemies misuse me. _
_ _ _ _ [Am] I keep [G] marching _ on _
[Ab] until _ you come and carry [G] me _ home. _ _
[Gm] _ _ [A] Oh, _ [C] _
_ I _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] need your love. _ _ _ _
_ When it's all [F] over,
_ _ _ please write my [Bm] _ [C] name above. _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
When the gates [Am] spring _ [Cm] _
_ open,
Lord, I'm [A] at _ _ _ [C] _ the table.
[Eb] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ When, _ when the gates [Fm] spring [Cm] open, _
Lord, you'll [F] _ _
_ _ [C] never meet me that [A] morning
_ _ [C] _ without my husband.
[Cm] _ God!
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _
Welcome home.
I know you had a hard _ [Cm] time.
Come on, _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _
come on home.
Thank you.
Thank you, [Cm] Father. _ _
Thank you, Father.
[F] _ I want to thank you for all [C] of the things you've done for me. _
Yeah. _ _ _
Thank you, [Cm] Lord.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [A] Thank you, Father.
[C] _ _ _ Thank you.
Thank you, [B] Lord. _
[Cm] _ _ So good. _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
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