Remove AdsTHE GATE
As recorded by Ian Munsick
(From the 2025 Album EAGLE FEATHER)
Capo 4th fret
To play without a capo transpose +4 steps.
[Intro]
N.C. G
Alright, Ian, Go get the gate
[Verse 1]
C GGreen thermos full of coffee on a fence
D GHe takes a sip and I see his breath
C G DMorning dew, walking in his steps like I always do
C GThe horses need turning and the cows need fed
D GSquare bales need a Chevy bed
C G DI was dog tired and dripping sweat, hardly even started yet
[Pre-Chorus]
C Em DI looked at him, said, "Dad, how Do you Do it?"
C Em DHe looked at me, said, "Son, there ain't much to it"
[Chorus]
G DJust leave the gate the way you found it
Em C GIf there's a mountain, don't Go around it
C Em C'Cause you gotta climb if you're ever gonna touch the sky
G DHold the door for your lady
Em C G'Cause one day, she'll have your babies
D Em CIt's a wild ride, hold 'em tight while you still have time
Am7 G/B CAnd, man, give everything you can so you have an empty hand to shake
GWhen you get to the gate"
[Verse 2]
C GWe drove through it and he let me steer
D GHe said, "I've never been, but from what I hear
C G DThey got the same fields of gold up there that we got down here
C EmThat's why we treat this land like our own piece of Heaven
DPray for the rain and we count every blessing
C Em DEvery day is a gift with a lesson, trust me when I say
[Chorus]
G DJust leave the gate the way you found it
Em7 C GIf there's a mountain, don't Go around it
C Em C'Cause you gotta climb if you're ever gonna touch the sky
G DHold the door for your lady
Em7 C G'Cause one day, she'll have your babies
D Em CIt's a wild ride, hold 'em tight while you still have time
Am7 G/B CAnd, man, give everything you can so you have an empty hand to shake
GWhen you get to the gate"
[Instrumental Break]
D Em C G D
Em C G D Em C
[Bridge]
Em7 D"Most folks don't live life like this these days
C Em7 DSon, it's up to us to carry on the cowboy way
[Chorus]
G DSo just leave the gate the way you found it
Em7 C GIf there's a mountain, don't Go around it
C Em C'Cause you gotta climb if you're ever gonna touch the sky
G DHold the door for your lady
Em7 C G'Cause one day, she'll have your babies
D Em CIt's a wild ride, hold 'em tight while you still have time
Am7 G/B CAnd, man, give everything you can so you have an empty hand to shake
GWhen you get to the gate"
[Outro]
D Em C G
D Em C G
D Em C Em D
C Em D C Em DN.C.
Okay, Crawford, get the gate for me
N.C.
Okay, Daddy
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