{t:Waiting at the Gate}
{st:Paul Brewster}
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{comment:2 Corinthians 6:1-2; 2 Timothy 4:7-8}
{comment:original performance in G, capo in the 5th position with D form}
[G]I'm waiting at the gate, [C]lookin' for [G]my ride
[C]soon to [G]take me to my home on [D7]high
Angel bands a [G]comin' from the [C]other [G]side
I don't want to be[D7] late, I'm waiting at the [G]gate[G7]
{start_of_chorus}
I can hear the [C]thunder, my time's at [G]hand
[G]joy bells are ringin' in the promise[D7] land
Jesus is [G]comin', my [C]soul to [G]take
[G]yes, my Lord sees [D7]me, waiting at the [G]gate
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{comment:one verse instrumental between chorus and verse}

[G]I'm leaving this world, [C]no more[G] to do
[C]all my [G]work on earth is [D7]through
I've fought the [G]fight, I've [C]kept the [G]faith
I'm ready to [D7]go, I'm waitin' at the gate
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I can hear the [C]thunder, my time's at [G]hand
[G]joy bells are ringin' in the promise[D7] land
Jesus is [G]comin', my [C]soul to [G]take
[G]yes, my Lord sees [D7]me, waiting at the [G]gate
{end_of_chorus}
{comment:abbreviated instumental - last two lines of chorus}
{start_of_chorus}
I can hear the [C]thunder, my time's at [G]hand
[G]joy bells are ringin' in the promise[D7] land
Jesus is [G]comin', my [C]soul to [G]take
[G]yes, my Lord sees [D7]me, waiting at the [G]gate
[G]yes, my Lord sees [D7]me, waiting at the [G]gate
[G]yes, my Lord sees [D7]me, waiting at the [G]gate

{comment:Ricky Scaggs tells this story: Mr. Bill Monroe loved to go to church. In his last years, he wasn't able to drive,}
{comment:so a preacher friend would come and pick Mr. Bill up. The preacher said, "Mr. Bill was never late. He would be standing}
{comment:at the gate waiting for me to pick him up." Paul Brewster heard this story at Mr. Monroe's memorial service and later}
{comment:wrote this some.}