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Zach Bryan – Open The Gate Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsEm C G D

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INTRO:
Em
Em    C    G    D
Em    C    G    D

VERSE:
                  Em
Well I heard you died
out in Cheyenne
         C
With my mother's ring on your hand
   G
A note in your pocket said
       D
"I'll love you till I die"
       Em
I can hear the bulls are coming
    C
to claim that they've been hunting
     G
The son of the cowboy came
    D
to claim his daddy's right
        Em
And my baby she's been crying
        C
at the thought of me dying
     G
She knows there's no stopping
   D
a man and his foolish pride

CHORUS:
             C
So open the gates
             G
I'm here to prove
                    D
I'm better than my father was
                       Em
And where he came from too
          C
Open the gates
             G
I'm here to ride
          D
To hell I go
                  Em
With daddy by my side

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INSTRUMENTAL:
Em    C    G    D

VERSE:
       Em
And I ain't never feared nothing
          C
That was four-legged and bucking
 G
Throw me on a hurricane
          D
And I'll ride it to the coast
              Em
You'll never know that your son
        C
Came to do what you should've done
      G
On a summer day a long time ago
       D
Top a bull named To Hell I Go

CHORUS:
             C
So open the gates
             G
I'm here to prove
                    D
I'm better than my father was
                       Em
And where he came from too
          C
Open the gates
             G
I'm here to ride
             D
To hell I'll go
                  Em
With daddy by my side

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INSTRUMENTAL:
Em    C    G    D

VERSE:
         Em
Well, I died out in Cheyenne
         C
With my baby there crying
       G
And a belly that's been
                D
growing by the day
       Em
And I know that my son
         C
Will do what his father
should've done
   G
A long, long time ago
      D
On a bull named To Hell I Go

CHORUS:
             C
So open the gates
              G
He's here to prove
                      D
He's better than his father was
                       Em
And where he came from too
          C
Open the gates
              G
He's here to ride
                    D
To hell I'll go in stride
                   Em
With daddy by his side

How to play Open The Gate: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Open The Gate by Zach Bryan on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Open The Gate by Zach Bryan is in the key of E minor (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 4 chords: Em, C, G and D.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Em – C – G – D (i – VI – III – VII in E minor), the epic minor progression (i–VI–III–VII) used in many anthems. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.