Cemetry Gates
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[Intro]
C | D G | C | D G | C | D G | C D G
[Chorus]
G5 G*
A dreaded sunny day
Gsus2 G* Gsus2 C*
So I meet you at the cemetry gates
D* Em D C D
Keats and Yeats are on your side
G5 G*
A dreaded sunny day
Gsus2 G* Gsus2 C*
So I meet you at the cemetry gates
D* Em D C
Keats and Yeats are on your side
D* G
While Wilde is on mine
[Verse 1]
G5 G*
So we go inside
Gsus2 G* Gsus2 C*
and we gravely read the stones
D*
All those people, all those lives
Em D C D
Where are they now?
G5 G*
With loves, and hates
Gsus2 G* Gsus2 C*
And passions just like mine
They were born
D*
And then they lived
Em D C
And then they died
D
Which seems so unfair
G
I want to cry
Bm
You say "Ere trice the sun done
G
salutation to the dawn"
Bm G
And you claim these words as your own
C D
But I'm well read, I've heard them said
Em Am7
A hundred times (Maybe less, maybe more)
[Verse 2]
G5 G*
So if you must write prose and poems
Gsus2 G* Gsus2 C*
The words you use should be on your own
D* Em D C D
Don't plagiarise or take on loan
G5 G*
'Cause there's always someone, somewhere
Gsus2 G Gsus2 C*
With a big nose who knows
D* Em D C
And who trips you and laughs when you fall
D
Who'll trip you up and laugh
G
When you fall
Bm G
You say "Ere long done do does did"
Bm G
Words that could only be your own
C
And then produce the text
D
From whence it was ripped
Em Am7
(Some dizzy whore, 1804)
[Chorus]
G5
A dreaded sunny day
G*
So let's go where we're happy
Gsus2 G* Gsus2 C*
And I meet you at the cemetry gates
D* Em D C D
Keats and Yeats are on your side
G5
A dreaded sunny day
G*
So let's go where we wanted
Gsus2 G* Gsus2 C*
And I meet you at the cemetry gates
D* Em
Keats and Yeats are on your side
D C
But you lose
D
'Cause weird lover Wilde is on mine
[Outro]
C | D G | C | D G | C | D G | C D G
How to play Cemetry Gates
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.