When The Gates Swing Open Chords by Otis Clay

[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
through the _ _ _ _ _ years.
I _ _ keep _ _ on _ toiling _ _ _ .
Lord, _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ I'm toiling _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
through the [C] storm and _ [Gm] rain.
_ [C] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ Lord, _ _ _ I'm patiently _ waiting and _ watching _ _ .
for _ _ _ [G] the _ Savior.
_ _ [Ab] to _ _ _ [G] come _ _ again.
[F] _ _ .
[Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] Lord,.
[C] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
I'm coming home, Lord.
[Cm] _ _ .
_ Every [Gm] day I [F] keep trusting.
_ [Cm] _ _ [Bm] [A] in _ _ _ _ [C] your _ _ word _ .
_ _ Lord, _ _ _ _ .
every _ day of my life _ _ [G] watching _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in _ your love.
_ _ [F] It's [Cm] all over, _ I want [F] you to write my _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [F] Lord, _ [C] when.
_ _ [F] _ [C] the _ gates swing open.
[Cm] _ _ I may be [F] better down than dead Oh, [C] oh _ .
_ _ [Cm] _ _ And _ _ .
_ _ _ [C] _ here's what I [F] say when I'm [Gbm] all by [G] myself.
[C] _ _ Lord, teach [F] me.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ .
how to treat my neighbor.
[F] _ [A] _ .
[Cm] Every day I want you to teach me.
_ [Dm] how _ [Cm] _ _ _ .
to [C] love my _ friend _ .
_ _ _ _ [F] Lord, [C] fill me.
[F] with _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ .
your Holy _ Spirit.
[Dm] _ [C].
until _ _ _ the [G] _ _ .
Savior.
_ _ [Ab] Jesus _ _ _ [G] to come _ _ _ _ .
_ [Gm] _ _ [F] Lord, _ [Cm] _ _ .
_ I'm _ _ _ _ in your love.
I _ _ _ _ _ _ want [Eb] you to write my [F] _ _ my _ _ _ _ [C] neighbor _ _ _ _ _ .
When _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the gates swing [F] [Cm] open _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ Oh, _ [Cm] Father _ .
I [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [C] _ _ hear the Savior [Ab] say.
[G] _ _ Lord, [F] [C] I'm tired.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
and my soul needs resting.
_ [Cm] _ .
_ _ Lord, I'm so _ tired.
_ [F] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] of being used.
_ _ Friends _ _ _ _ _ talk about me.
[Gm] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ and my enemies misuse me _ _ _ .
_ I keep [G] marching _ on.
_ _ [Ab] _ until you come and carry [G] me _ home.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ .
_ _ [C] _ _ [Cm] _ I [F] need _ [C] _ _ _ [Cm] _ you.
_ _ _ _ _ Father, it's all [B] over.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ .
Please write my _ _ [C] name above.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ .
_ _ _ [C] When _ _ the _ _ gates swing _ .
[Cm] _ _ _ [Dm] [Cm] open.
[F] _ _ _ [A] Oh, [C] when.
_ [F] _ [Eb] _ [C] Father.
_ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ .
I may be better _ [F] now _ Oh, [C] _ _ _ _ when.
When the gates swing [Cm] open _ .
_ _ _ [F] _ _ Father, I hope you didn't [C] have.
to meet me that [Dm] _ [Cm] morning _ .
With arms wide open _ .
I welcome _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
_ [C] _ _ _ _ home _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ Come on, _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ come on home.
Thank you, thank you Father.
[Cm] _ _ .
Thank you [F] Father.
I want to thank you all _ .
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Yeah.
Thank you Lord.
[Cm] _ _ _ [Eb].
Thank you Lord.
[F] [A] Thank [B] you [C] Father.
_ _ _ Thank you.
I thank you _ [F] [C] Lord.
[Cm] You've been so good.
[A] _ _ Thank you _ [C] Lord _ .
_ _ _ _ _ Oh, thank you Father.
[Cm] Oh, _ _ _ [F] _ yeah.
I'm coming with [C] you this time _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ .