Johnny Cash - Friendly Gates: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Friendly Gates" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Friendly Gates Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Johnny Cash

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Friendly Gates" smoothly on your guitar.

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G#
I keep puttin’ off my letters hopin’
C#
tomorrow will bring better news
    G#                C#
Of what’s to come my darlin’

I know it’s so hard for you
to sit while I try and do
The things I am I’m not a man

Chorus:
        D#
So I’ll kick up the dust while
   A#m                              G#
I wonder through the fields that I must
  A#m                          G#
Knowin’ all the time that I’m just
 A#m                   D#              G#
Walkin’ toward those friendly gates I trust

I keep prayin’ every night
that the land I have in sight
Won’t be gone when the mornin’ comesfor

the faith you placed in me
Is all the ground there needs
to be for everything I ever dreamed

Chorus

The feelin’ that I get from
the candles you have lit
In my lonely mind I’ve got to find

For me to give up now would be
the only reasons how
I could never live the way I wanna live

Chorus

Walkin’ towards those friendly gates I trust


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#

Guitar chord D#

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Friendly Gates" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Friendly Gates" by Johnny Cash.

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