#------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Words and Music by Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald V. Casale, Susan Schmidt, Deborah L. Smith Intro C (keyboard and drums x 8 bars) then enter guitar C B+ A G / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / x 2 F Am G / / / / | / / / / x 3 F Am G F / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / B+ A G C Twist away the gates of steel B+ A G F Unlock the secret voice Am G F Give in to ancient noise Am G F Take a chance a brand new dance Am G F x 4 bars Twist away the gates of steel C B+ A G C Twist away now twist and shout B+ A G F The earth it moves too slow Am G F But the earth is all we know Am G F We pay to play the human way Am G F x 4 bars Twist away the gates of steel (a man is real not made of steel) (C x 2 bars G x 2 bars) x 2 (keyboard solo) F Am G F But the earth is all we know Am G F We pay to play the human way Am G F x 4 bars Twist away the gates of steel C B+ A G The beginning was the end (of everything now) C B A G The ape regards his tail (he's stuck on it) F Am G F Repeats until he fails Am G F Half a goon and half a god Am G F x 4 bars A man's not made of steel C B+ A G C Twist away now twist and shout B+ A G F The earth it moves too slow Am G F But the earth is all we know Am G F We pay to play the human way Am G F x 4 bars Twist away the gates of steel (a man is real that's how he feels) outro C B+ A G / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / x 2 F Am G / / / / | / / / / x 3 F Am G F C / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / /| / Performance notes: - most of the guitar is just strummed once and held for the two beats, four beats or even two bars!! - major 'chunky' (as opposed to 'smooth' like the peanut butter) distortion with little treble on the guitar Have fun with it and enjoy! Bruce