Gates Of Steel
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Date: Sun, 12 Nov 1995 13:27:16 -0700
From: [emailprotected] (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
(keyboard and drums x 8 bars) then enter guitar
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Twist away the gates of steel
Unlock the secret voice
Give in to ancient noise
Take a chance a brand new dance
Twist away the gates of steel
Twist away now twist and shout
The earth it moves too slow
But the earth is all we know
We pay to play the human way
Twist away the gates of steel (a man is real not made of steel)
But the earth is all we know
We pay to play the human way
Twist away the gates of steel
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
Twist away now twist and shout
The earth it moves too slow
But the earth is all we know
We pay to play the human way
Twist away the gates of steel (a man is real that's how he feels)
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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