Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Gates to the Garden: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Gates to the Garden" 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.
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Learn Gates to the Garden Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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 "Gates to the Garden" smoothly on your guitar.
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Am Past the ivy-covered windows of The Angel Dm G Down Athenaeum Lane to the cathedral Am Through the churchyard, I wandered Dm G Sat for a spell there and I pondered F G My back to the gates F G My back to the gates F G C My back to the gates of the garden Fugitive fathers, sickly infants, decent mothers Runaways and suicidal lovers Assorted boxes of ordinary bones Of aborted plans and sudden shattered hopes In unlucky rows, In unhappy rows, In unlucky rows, up to the gates of the garden Chorus: C G Won't you meet me at the gates Won't you meet me at the gates Won't you meet me at the gates C To the garden Beneath the creeping shadow of the tower The bell from St. Edmunds informs me of the hour I turn to find you waiting there for me In sunlight and I see the way that you breathe Alive and leaning Alive and leaning Alive and leaning on the gates of the garden Leave these ancient places to the angels Let the saints attend to their keeping of the cathedrals And leave the dead beneath the ground so cold For God is in this hand that I hold As we open up the gates of the garden Chorus: Won't you meet me at the gates Won't you meet me at the gates Won't you meet me at the gates You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  C  Dm  F  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 "Gates to the Garden" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Gates to the Garden" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.