Gates of Steel - Devo
Words and Music by Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald V. Casale,
Susan Schmidt, Deborah L. Smith

Intro
CC Piano Chord 

(keyboard and drums x 8 bars) then enter guitar
CC Piano Chord 
         B+B+ Piano Chord 
  AA Piano Chord 
     GG Piano Chord 

/ / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / /  x 2
FF Piano Chord 
         AmAm Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 

/ / / / | / / / /  x 3
FF Piano Chord 
         AmAm Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
     FF Piano Chord 

/ / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / /

B+B+ Piano Chord 
      AA Piano Chord 
        GG Piano Chord 
      CC Piano Chord 

Twist away the gates of steel
B+B+ Piano Chord 
       AA Piano Chord 
      GG Piano Chord 
       FF Piano Chord 

Unlock the secret voice
AmAm Piano Chord 
    GG Piano Chord 
       FF Piano Chord 

Give in to ancient noise
AmAm Piano Chord 
       GG Piano Chord 
         FF Piano Chord 

Take a chance a brand new dance
Am      G        F x 4 bars
Twist away the gates of steel

CC Piano Chord 
       B+B+ Piano Chord 
    AA Piano Chord 
   GG Piano Chord 
     CC Piano Chord 

Twist away now twist and shout
B+B+ Piano Chord 
       AA Piano Chord 
         GG Piano Chord 
     FF Piano Chord 

The earth it moves too slow
AmAm Piano Chord 
       GG Piano Chord 
      FF Piano Chord 

But the earth is all we know
AmAm Piano Chord 
       GG Piano Chord 
     FF Piano Chord 

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)

FF Piano Chord 
          AmAm Piano Chord 
       GG Piano Chord 
      FF Piano Chord 

But the earth is all we know
AmAm Piano Chord 
       GG Piano Chord 
     FF Piano Chord 

We pay to play the human way
Am       G        F x 4 bars
Twist away the gates of steel

CC Piano Chord 
        B+B+ Piano Chord 
      AA Piano Chord 
       GG Piano Chord 

The beginning was the end (of everything now)
CC Piano Chord 
      BB Piano Chord 
     AA Piano Chord 
         GG Piano Chord 

The ape regards his tail (he's stuck on it)
FF Piano Chord 
    AmAm Piano Chord 
      GG Piano Chord 
      FF Piano Chord 

Repeats until he fails
AmAm Piano Chord 
       GG Piano Chord 
          FF Piano Chord 

Half a goon and half a god
Am        G       F x 4 bars
A man's not made of steel

CC Piano Chord 
       B+B+ Piano Chord 
    AA Piano Chord 
   GG Piano Chord 
     CC Piano Chord 

Twist away now twist and shout
B+B+ Piano Chord 
       AA Piano Chord 
         GG Piano Chord 
     FF Piano Chord 

The earth it moves too slow
AmAm Piano Chord 
       GG Piano Chord 
      FF Piano Chord 

But the earth is all we know
AmAm Piano Chord 
       GG Piano Chord 
     FF Piano Chord 

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
CC Piano Chord 
         B+B+ Piano Chord 
  AA Piano Chord 
     GG Piano Chord 

/ / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / /  x 2
FF Piano Chord 
         AmAm Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 

/ / / / | / / / /  x 3
FF Piano Chord 
         AmAm Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
     FF Piano Chord 
                                      CC Piano Chord 

/ / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / /| /

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