The Smiths - Cemetry Gates: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Cemetry Gates" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
G A dreaded sunny day C So I meet you at the cemetery gates D Em D C D Keats and Yeats are on your side G A dreaded sunny day C So I meet you at the cemetery gates D Em D C D C Keats and Yeats are on your side D G While Wilde is on mine G C So we go inside and we gravely read the stones D All those people all those lives Em D C D Where are they now? G With loves, with hates C And passions just like mine They were born D And then they lived Em D C D C And then they died Which seems so unfair D G And I want to cry Bm You say: "ere thrice the sun hath door G Salutation to the dawn" Bm G And you claim these words as your own C D But I'm well read, have heard them said Em F A hundred times (maybe less, maybe more) If you must write prose and poems the words you use should be your own Don't plagiarise or take "on loan" 'Cause there's always someone, somewhere with a big nose, who knows And who trips you up and laughs when you fall Who'll trip you up and laugh when you fall You say: "'Ere long done do does did" Words which could only be your own And then produce the text from whence was ripped Some dizzy whore, 1804 Chorus: A dreaded sunny day, so let's go where we're happy And I meet you at the cemetry gates Oh, Keats and Yeats are on your side A dreaded sunny day, so let's go where we're wanted And I meet you at the cemetry gates Keats and Yeats are on your side, but you lose 'Cause whale blubber Wilde is on mine Sugar! You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC  D  Em  F  G  Bm  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 "Cemetry Gates" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Cemetry Gates" by The Smiths.