Beyond The Iron Gate

C G (2x) C G C First warm day in all these months G F All the sunlight made me drunk C Made me feel like I could run G C Made me feel like I was young G C So I went out all on my own G F I told no one where I'd go C Anyway I did not know G F I only knew I had to go C ~ Am Out beyond the iron gate F G C Out there where you said you'd wait INTERLUDE: C G (2x) C G C I'd gotten used to living here G F Call it habit, call it fear C Though I had glanced your way for years G C Until today, I'd never dared G C But it was easy slipping through G F Easy as the morning dew C That lingers 'til the afternoon G F And rises back into the blue C ~ Am Out beyond the iron gate F G C Out there where you said you'd wait INSTRUMENTAL: C G (4x) F C G C G C There you were right by my side G F Reaching down to lift me high C I held on with all my might G F Held onto a world made right C ~ Am Out beyond the iron gate F G C Out there where you said you'd wait INTERLUDE: C G (2x) C G C I heard the voices all around G F Someone lifted off the shroud C I saw my children gather 'round G F And I will tell them what I've found C ~ Am Out beyond the iron gate F G C Out there where you said you'd wait OUTRO: C G C G F C G C (3x - fade to end)