| 2 Corinthians 6:1-2; 2 Timothy 4:7-8 |
| original performance in G, capo in the 5th position with D form |
| G | C | G | |
| I'm waiting at the gate, | lookin' for | my ride |
| C | G | D7 | |
| soon to | take me to my home on | high |
| G | C | G | |
| Angel bands a | comin' from the | other | side |
| D7 | G | G7 | |
| I don't want to be | late, I'm waiting at the | gate |
| C | G | |
| I can hear the | thunder, my time's at | hand |
| G | D7 | |
| joy bells are ringin' in the promise | land |
| G | C | G | |
| Jesus is | comin', my | soul to | take |
| G | D7 | G | |
| yes, my Lord sees | me, waiting at the | gate |
| one verse instrumental between chorus and verse |
| G | C | G | |
| I'm leaving this world, | no more | to do |
| C | G | D7 | |
| all my | work on earth is | through |
| G | C | G | |
| I've fought the | fight, I've | kept the | faith |
| D7 | |
| I'm ready to | go, I'm waitin' at the gate |
| C | G | |
| I can hear the | thunder, my time's at | hand |
| G | D7 | |
| joy bells are ringin' in the promise | land |
| G | C | G | |
| Jesus is | comin', my | soul to | take |
| G | D7 | G | |
| yes, my Lord sees | me, waiting at the | gate |
| abbreviated instumental - last two lines of chorus |
| C | G | |
| I can hear the | thunder, my time's at | hand |
| G | D7 | |
| joy bells are ringin' in the promise | land |
| G | C | G | |
| Jesus is | comin', my | soul to | take |
| G | D7 | G | |
| yes, my Lord sees | me, waiting at the | gate |
| G | D7 | G | |
| yes, my Lord sees | me, waiting at the | gate |
| G | D7 | G | |
| yes, my Lord sees | me, waiting at the | gate |
| Ricky Scaggs tells this story: Mr. Bill Monroe loved to go to church. In his last years, he wasn't able to drive, |
| so a preacher friend would come and pick Mr. Bill up. The preacher said, "Mr. Bill was never late. He would be standing |
| at the gate waiting for me to pick him up." Paul Brewster heard this story at Mr. Monroe's memorial service and later |
| wrote this some. |