DEVO - "Gates Of Steel" Tablature
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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
This musical interpretation has been removed due to a legal threat from Moses & Singer LLP,
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