Gates of Steel - Devo
Words and Music by Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald V. Casale,
Susan Schmidt, Deborah L. Smith
Intro
(keyboard and drums x 8 bars) then enter guitar
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Twist away the gates of steel
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Unlock the secret voice
Give in to ancient noise
Take a chance a brand new dance
x 4 bars
Twist away the gates of steel
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Twist away now twist and shout
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The earth it moves too slow
But the earth is all we know
We pay to play the human way
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)
But the earth is all we know
We pay to play the human way
x 4 bars
Twist away the gates of steel
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The beginning was the end (of everything now)
The ape regards his tail (he's stuck on it)
Repeats until he fails
Half a goon and half a god
x 4 bars
A man's not made of steel
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Twist away now twist and shout
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The earth it moves too slow
But the earth is all we know
We pay to play the human way
x 4 bars
Twist away the gates of steel (a man is real that's how he feels)
outro
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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