Chords for In The Shelter
Tempo:
140 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
F#m
B
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
We're going to time [B] travel [A] back to New Orleans [E] to the levee along the Mississippi River for
an old song with a little new [A] life.
[E]
In the shelter, in the morning as the sun was brightly [A] gleaming, [F#m] I heard her crying
out, what is it all about?
[E] I just don't know, [A] but I can't go [E] back home.
Lonely princess, all the days out on your own are growing [A] empty.
[C#m]
Nothing is going well.
If you could [F#m] only tell them [E] how you feel, [A] but they're too real [E] to understand.
[A] Too many small [E] suggestions [A]
ending in forced rejection [E] long ago.
[A] Too many innocent faces in too many far out places.
[E] Something's wrong.
In the day [B] when something's wrong, it's been [A] that way so long, it's [E] a shame.
Play it Pete.
[A]
[F#m]
[E]
[A] [E]
On the streetcar to the city where she [E] knows that she [A] may lose it all.
[F#m]
Riding for just a dime, taking her [F#m] own sweet time [E] and knowing well that [A] this could be her final fall.
Ask the boutique down the alley to the river, people [A] pass her by.
[F#m] She [F#m] sits on the big gray rocks, picks up her boots and socks [E] not knowing what she [A] will
do next, just starts to cry.
[A]
Too many wild rejections ending in angry questions [E] from her dad.
[A]
Too many TV dinners and everyone loves the winner.
[E] She was lost.
No one knows the trial she had.
In the shelter, in the morning as the sun was brightly [A] gleaming.
[F#m]
I heard her crying out, [F#m] what is it all about?
[E] I just don't know, [A] but I can't go back home.
Lord, I just don't know, but I can't go back home.
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
We're going to time [B] travel [A] back to New Orleans [E] to the levee along the Mississippi River for
an old song with a little new [A] life.
[E]
In the shelter, in the morning as the sun was brightly [A] gleaming, [F#m] I heard her crying
out, what is it all about?
[E] I just don't know, [A] but I can't go [E] back home.
Lonely princess, all the days out on your own are growing [A] empty.
[C#m]
Nothing is going well.
If you could [F#m] only tell them [E] how you feel, [A] but they're too real [E] to understand.
[A] Too many small [E] suggestions [A]
ending in forced rejection [E] long ago.
[A] Too many innocent faces in too many far out places.
[E] Something's wrong.
In the day [B] when something's wrong, it's been [A] that way so long, it's [E] a shame.
Play it Pete.
[A]
[F#m]
[E]
[A] [E]
On the streetcar to the city where she [E] knows that she [A] may lose it all.
[F#m]
Riding for just a dime, taking her [F#m] own sweet time [E] and knowing well that [A] this could be her final fall.
Ask the boutique down the alley to the river, people [A] pass her by.
[F#m] She [F#m] sits on the big gray rocks, picks up her boots and socks [E] not knowing what she [A] will
do next, just starts to cry.
[A]
Too many wild rejections ending in angry questions [E] from her dad.
[A]
Too many TV dinners and everyone loves the winner.
[E] She was lost.
No one knows the trial she had.
In the shelter, in the morning as the sun was brightly [A] gleaming.
[F#m]
I heard her crying out, [F#m] what is it all about?
[E] I just don't know, [A] but I can't go back home.
Lord, I just don't know, but I can't go back home.
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
Key:
A
E
F#m
B
C#m
A
E
F#m
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
We're going to time [B] travel [A] back to New Orleans [E] to the levee along the Mississippi River for
an old song with a little new [A] life.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ In the shelter, _ _ _ _ in the morning as the sun was brightly [A] _ gleaming, _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ I heard her crying
out, _ _ _ what is it all about?
[E] I just don't know, [A] but I can't go [E] back home. _
_ _ _ Lonely princess, _ _ _ _ all the days out on your own are growing [A] empty. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
Nothing is going well. _ _
If you could [F#m] only tell them [E] how you feel, [A] but they're too real [E] to _ understand.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ Too many small _ [E] suggestions [A] _ _
ending in forced rejection [E] long ago.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ Too many innocent faces _ in too many far out places.
[E] _ Something's wrong.
_ In the day [B] when something's wrong, _ _ it's been [A] that way so long, _ _ it's [E] a shame. _
_ Play it Pete. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ On the streetcar _ _ _ _ to the city where she [E] knows that she [A] may lose it all.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
Riding for just a dime, _ _ taking her [F#m] own sweet time [E] and knowing well that [A] this could be her final fall.
_ _ Ask the boutique _ _ _ _ down the alley to the river, people [A] pass her by.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ She [F#m] sits on the big gray rocks, _ _ picks up her boots and socks [E] not knowing what she [A] will
do next, just starts to cry.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Too many wild _ rejections _ ending in angry questions [E] from her dad.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
Too many TV _ dinners _ and everyone loves the winner.
[E] She was lost.
No one knows the trial she had.
_ _ In the shelter, in the _ _ _ morning as the sun was brightly _ [A] gleaming.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
I heard her crying out, _ _ [F#m] what is it all about?
[E] I just don't know, [A] but I can't go back home. _
_ _ _ Lord, I just don't know, but I can't go back home. _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
We're going to time [B] travel [A] back to New Orleans [E] to the levee along the Mississippi River for
an old song with a little new [A] life.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ In the shelter, _ _ _ _ in the morning as the sun was brightly [A] _ gleaming, _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ I heard her crying
out, _ _ _ what is it all about?
[E] I just don't know, [A] but I can't go [E] back home. _
_ _ _ Lonely princess, _ _ _ _ all the days out on your own are growing [A] empty. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
Nothing is going well. _ _
If you could [F#m] only tell them [E] how you feel, [A] but they're too real [E] to _ understand.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ Too many small _ [E] suggestions [A] _ _
ending in forced rejection [E] long ago.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ Too many innocent faces _ in too many far out places.
[E] _ Something's wrong.
_ In the day [B] when something's wrong, _ _ it's been [A] that way so long, _ _ it's [E] a shame. _
_ Play it Pete. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ On the streetcar _ _ _ _ to the city where she [E] knows that she [A] may lose it all.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
Riding for just a dime, _ _ taking her [F#m] own sweet time [E] and knowing well that [A] this could be her final fall.
_ _ Ask the boutique _ _ _ _ down the alley to the river, people [A] pass her by.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ She [F#m] sits on the big gray rocks, _ _ picks up her boots and socks [E] not knowing what she [A] will
do next, just starts to cry.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Too many wild _ rejections _ ending in angry questions [E] from her dad.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
Too many TV _ dinners _ and everyone loves the winner.
[E] She was lost.
No one knows the trial she had.
_ _ In the shelter, in the _ _ _ morning as the sun was brightly _ [A] gleaming.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
I heard her crying out, _ _ [F#m] what is it all about?
[E] I just don't know, [A] but I can't go back home. _
_ _ _ Lord, I just don't know, but I can't go back home. _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
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