Shelter From The Storm chords by Claire Anne Taylor

• Capo on 1st
• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: F

Chords:
   E   B/E   A    A9  Am9
e|-0----0----0----0----0-|
B|-0----0----5----0----0-|
G|-1----8----6----6----5-|
D|-2----9----7----7----7-|
A|-2----9----0----0----7-|
E|-0----0----0----0----0-|

Intro:

E B/E A A9 A E B/E A A9 A
E B/E A A9 A E B/E A A9 A

Verse 1:
      E          B/E       A               A9  A
'Twas in another lifetime, one of toil and blood
     E               B/E        A         A9     A
When blackness was a virtue the road was full of mud
E                  B/E           A        A9      A
I came in from the wilderness, a creature void of form
     E                 Am9        A                E
Come in, she said, I'll give ya   shelter from the storm

E B/E A A9 A E B/E A A9 A

Verse 2:
    E              B/E       A              A9   A
And if I pass this way again you can rest assured
      E           B/E              A              A9  A
I'll always do my best for her, on that I give my word
 E            B/E                 A            A9             A
In a world of steel-eyed death and men who are fighting to be warm
     E                  Am9       A                E
Come in, she said, I'll give ya   shelter from the storm

E B/E A A9 A E B/E A A9 A

Verse 3:
      E                 B/E      A             A9  A
I was burned out from exhaustion, buried in the hail
E               B/E        A               A9  A
Poisoned in the bushes and blown out on the trail
E             B/E        A             A9  A
Hunted like a crocodile, ravaged in the corn
     E                  Am9       A                E
Come in, she said, I'll give ya   shelter from the storm

E B/E A A9 A E B/E A A9 A

Verse 4:
E          B/E               A                A9  A
Suddenly I turned around and she was standing there
     E                B/E               A             A9  A
With silver bracelets on her wrists and flowers in her hair
   E                   B/E            A                A9  A
She walked up to me so gracefully and took my crown of thorns
     E                  Am9       A                E
Come in, she said, I'll give ya   shelter from the storm

E B/E A A9 A E B/E A A9 A

Verse 5:
          E            B/E                  A                 A9  A
Well, the deputy walks on hard nails and the preacher rides a mount
    E              B/E                A               A9  A
But nothing really matters much, it's doom alone that counts
        E             B/E       A             A9  A
And the one-eyed undertaker, he blows a futile horn
     E                  Am9       A                E
Come in, she said, I'll give ya   shelter from the storm

E B/E A A9 A E B/E A A9 A

Verse 6:
           E              B/E     A              A9  A
I've heard newborn babies wailin' like a mournin' dove
    E            B/E          A               A9  A
And old men with broken teeth stranded without love
     E               B/E                  A             A9  A
Do I understand your question, man, is it hopeless and forlorn
     E                  Am9       A
Come in, she said, I'll give ya   shelter    shelter

E B/E A A9 A E B/E A A9 A

Verse 7:
          E                   B/E             A                 A9  A
Well, I'm livin' in a foreign country but I'm bound to cross the line
E              B/E               A               A9  A
Beauty walks a razor's edge, someday I'll make it mine
   E                B/E                     A               A9  A
If I could only turn back the clock to when God and her were born
     E                  Am9        A                E
Come in, she said, I'll give ya    shelter from the storm

E B/E A A9 A E B/E A A9 A