Waiting At The Gate chords by
Woody Guthrie

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Key: G major

Verse 1
G G 
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D D 
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G G 
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Tell the
miners'
kids and wives
C C 
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There's a blast in the number five
D D 
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And the families I see standing
G G 
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at the gate
The inspector years ago said
C C 
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number five's a deadly hole
D D 
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And the men most likely
G G 
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won't come out alive

Verse 2
G G 
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Waiting at the gate,
D D 
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we are waiting at the gate
G G 
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Smoke and fire does boil and roll
C C 
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from that dark and deadly hole
D D 
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While the miners' kids and wives
G G 
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wait at the gate

Verse 3
G G 
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The inspector told the boss,
C C 
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it was more than a year ago
D D 
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You're risking these men's
G G 
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lives in number five
That hole's full of fumes and dust,
C C 
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full of high explosive gas
D D 
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But the boss said we'll just
G G 
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have to take the chance

Verse 4
G G 
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Waiting at the gate,
D D 
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we are waiting at the gate
G G 
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Smoke and fire does boil and roll
C C 
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from that dark and deadly hole
D D 
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While the miners' kids
G G 
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and wives wait at the gate
C C 
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Well the men in the number five kissed their wives

Verse 5
and kids goodbye
D D 
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Then they walk with their
G G 
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lunch kits up the hill
Everybody told the owner that this
C C 
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deadly day would come
D D 
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But he said we had to
G G 
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work to pay our bills

Verse 6
G G 
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Waiting at the gate,
D D 
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we are waiting at the gate
G G 
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Smoke and fire does roll and boil
C C 
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from that dark and deadly hole
D D 
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While the miners' kids and
G G 
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wives wait at the gate

Verse 7
G G 
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Well I tried to get a look
C C 
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D D 
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of the face I often know
As the men are carried
G G 
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out wrapped up in sheets
I can hear the church bells ringing for
C C 
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the one hundred eleven dead
D D 
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I can hear the families weeping in the streets

Verse 8
G G 
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Waiting at the gate,
D D 
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we are waiting at the gate
G G 
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Smoke and fire does roll and boil
C C 
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from that dark and deadly hole
D D 
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While the miners' kids and wives
G G 
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wait at the gate

Verse 9
G G 
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This explosion struck on Wednesday
C C 
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And I stood by the gate till Saturday
D D 
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'Til they laid my daddy out with
G G 
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the other men
C C 
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In the pocket of his shirt I found
a little note he wrote
D D 
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Never go down in a dangerous
G G 
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mine again

Verse 10
G G 
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Waiting at the gate,
D D 
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we are waiting at the gate
G G 
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Smoke and fire does roll and boil
C C 
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from that dark and deadly hole
D D 
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While the miners' kids and
G G 
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wives wait at the gate

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