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GATE – CRAIG CARDIFF
Song is beautifully finger-picked. This is the Floods and Fires album version.
Capo 2
INTRO X2
C, G, Am, F
VERSE 
I’m thinking aboCut what you saidG  
As you wAmalked out the door and drove away again F  
CCircling around Gmy head like starsAm  F  
CHORUS
CMy heart is no weapon, 
Gin fact, my heart is a gate
AmMy heart is open and unafraidF  
CWaiting for you Gto find your way AminF  
VERSE 
CWhen we're old
GWill you lean into
AmThis open mouth kiss offered to youF  
On the porch swiCng
GUnder a blanket of starsAm?F  
CHORUS
CMy heart is no weapon, 
Gin fact, my heart is a gate
AmMy heart is open and unafraidF  
CWaiting for you Gto find your way AminF  
REFRAIN
GWill this love know to bend low Aminto the wind?F  
GDoes this love know it's a love at all?Am  F  
GWhat's to say that this love wonAm't fail like others befoFre it?
GI say stop it with all these question, too many questions Am  
For one Flittle song
INTERLUDE (Faster changes)
C, G, Am, F X2
VERSE
I was thinking aCbout what you saidG  
As I walAmked out the door and drove away again F  
CCircling around Gmy head like starsAm  F  
CHORUS
CMy heart is no weapon, 
Gin fact, my heart is a gate
AmMy heart is open and unafraidF  
               C                 G                AmF,   F  
Waiting for you to find your way in
OUTRO
CDon't close your Geyes, I'm right Amin front of you FX4

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Gate

by Craig Cardiff

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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GATE – CRAIG CARDIFF

Song is beautifully finger-picked. This is the Floods and Fires album version.

Capo 2

INTRO X2

C, G, Am, F

VERSE

C G

I’m thinking about what you said

Am F

As you walked out the door and drove away again

C G Am F

Circling around my head like stars

CHORUS

My heart is no weapon,

in fact, my heart is a gate

Am F

My heart is open and unafraid

C G Am F

Waiting for you to find your way in

VERSE

When we're old

Will you lean into

Am F

This open mouth kiss offered to you

On the porch swing

G Am F

Under a blanket of stars?

CHORUS

My heart is no weapon,

in fact, my heart is a gate

Am F

My heart is open and unafraid

C G Am F

Waiting for you to find your way in

REFRAIN

G Am F

Will this love know to bend low into the wind?

G Am F

Does this love know it's a love at all?

G Am F

What's to say that this love won't fail like others before it?

G Am

I say stop it with all these question, too many questions

For one little song

INTERLUDE (Faster changes)

C, G, Am, F X2

VERSE

C G

I was thinking about what you said

Am F

As I walked out the door and drove away again

C G Am F

Circling around my head like stars

CHORUS

My heart is no weapon,

in fact, my heart is a gate

Am F

My heart is open and unafraid

C G Am F

Waiting for you to find your way in

OUTRO

C G Am F

Don't close your eyes, I'm right in front of you X4

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