Beyond The Iron Gate

	  		Richard Shindell    Beyond The Iron Gate   written by Richard Shindell 
 
 
Larry Campbell    Guitar,Bouzouki,Fiddle,Mandolin,Pedal Steel   
Dave Richards     Bass  
Frank Vilardi     Percussion, Drums  
Radoslav Lorkovic Piano, Accordion, Harmonium, Organ  
Lucy Kaplansky    harmony 
 
 
D A  D A 
 
D                           A     G 
First warm day in all these months 
D                         A 
All the sunlight made me  drunk 
G                          D 
Made me feel like I could  run 
                         A     G 
Made me feel like I was  young  
D                        A   G 
So I went out all on my  own 
D                         A 
I told no one where'd I'd go 
G                 D                          A 
Anyway I did not  know I only knew I had to  go 
G                   D 
Out beyond the iron gate 
Bm                  G    A     D      D  A  D  A 
Out there where you said you'd wait 
D                      A     G 
Gotten used to living here 
D                      A 
Call it habit  call it fear 
G                                 D 
Though I had glanced your way for years 
                       A     G  
Til today  I'd never dared  
D                        A      G 
But it was easy slipping through 
D                   A 
Easy as the morning dew 
G                            D 
That lingers til the afternoon 
                        A 
And rises back into the blue 
G                    D 
Out beyond the iron  gate 
Bm                  G     A     D     D  A  D  A  
Out there where you said  you'd wait 
 
SOLO 
 
D                           A   G 
There you were right by my side 
D                         A 
Reaching down to lift me  high 
G                      D 
I held on with all my  might 
                        A 
Held on to a world made right 
G                   D  
Out beyond the iron gate 
Bm                   G    A     D    D  A  D  A 
Out there where you  said you'd wait 
D                   A      D                      A 
I heard voices all around  Someone lifted off the shroud 
G                         D 
I saw my children gather  round  
                             A 
Now I will tell them what I found 
G                   D 
Out beyond the iron gate 
Bm                   G    A     D    D  A   D  A 
Out there where you  said you'd wait 
 
SOLO 
 
From Richard Shindell "Reunion Hill" 
Shanachie Records 1997