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Gates Of Steel (Devo)

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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 gates of steel
  B+       A      G       F
Unlock the secret voice
     Am    G       F
Give in to ancient noise
       Am       G         F
Take a chance a brand new dance
       Am      G        F x 4 bars
Twist away the gates of steel

       C       B+    A   G     C
Twist away now twist and shout
    B+       A         G     F
The earth it moves too slow
        Am       G      F
But the earth is all we know
          Am       G     F
We pay to play the human way
      Am       G        F x 4 bars
Twist away the gates of steel (a man is real not made of steel)

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

F          Am       G      F
   But the earth is all we know
          Am       G     F
We pay to play the human way
      Am       G        F x 4 bars
Twist away the gates of steel

C        B+      A       G
   The beginning was the end (of everything now)
C      B     A         G
   The ape regards his tail (he's stuck on it)
F    Am      G      F
   Repeats until he fails
          Am       G          F
   Half a goon and half a god
     Am        G       F x 4 bars
   A man's not made of steel

       C       B+    A   G     C
Twist away now twist and shout
    B+       A         G     F
The earth it moves too slow
        Am       G      F
But the earth is all we know
          Am       G     F
We pay to play the human way
      Am       G        F x 4 bars
Twist away the gates of steel (a man is real that's how he feels)

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