Chords for Shelter From the Storm (2022 Remaster)

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Beep lads, hold [Bb] lads, forget the comforts of home, you're a nomad
[F] We've lost so much since we first [Eb] started, our hearts cold, our weak old [Gm] hearts
So [Gm] pray to your lord or your [Bb] foreman, that the sun might rise in the [F] morning
They told us hell was [Cm] warm, but our empire fell for shelter [G] from the storm
On the run from London town, nothing [Bb] left but rubble there to plunder now
Torn asunder, buried [F] underground, beneath the tundra at a hundred weight the [Cm] brothers drowned
Now we're [G] gonna need another crown, so huddle round, hunker down, man the [Bb] shovels plough
[Cm] And every hundred's in the snow drift, won't [G] we stop it now?
Stay devout, tub it out, till [Bb] the sun is out, trust the centre, shun dissenters, hunt [F] and flush em out
Keep the faith and trust that's placed behind [Cm] the thunder clouds
A fallen line, a march of time against [G] the climate frown, are we becoming now?
Is this the [Bb] life we pray for?
Time is running out, there's nothing [F] left but labour
We write our future in the eyes like it was [Eb] pen and paper, leave for future generations, more than just [Gm] a generator
We must never waver, this is [Bb] the price we pay for, safety one need for our children on the [F] path we pave em
And in the end, no, the history [Cm] depends on an empire thawed to the flames of what we [G] gave up
Heed lads, hold [Bb] lads, prepare for comfort at home, you're a [F] nomad
We've lost so much since we've [Cm] started, our hearts cold, our weak old [Gm] hearts
So pray to your lord, your [Bb] foreman, for the sun may rise in the [F] morning
They told us hell was [Cm] warmer, our empire felt the shelter [G] from the storm
Turn your colours to the wind as our [Bb] odyssey begins, feel the ice creeping in till your [F] bones sing
And as the tempest descends and your [Cm] ears ring, that's the bells of the church that we're [G] preaching
Now grieving is a luxury, we spun to weave our [Bb] cloaks, comfort warmth of plenty for like centuries [F] ago
The storm will crush our spirits like a tent beneath the [Eb] snow, every upper limit stiff at 20 C [Gm] below
No gold or [G] silver, coal's the only thing of [Bb] worth to me, the only precious metal to our name would be the [F] mercury
My fragile strip of burgundy that ever hurtles [Cm] through the deep, [Eb] alerting us as mother nature taking every [Gm] cursed degree
I've nothing [G] left, my only treasure is my [Bb] work to keep, keep bellies filled, treat the ill and preserve [F] the heap
But can I keep the peace as we bleed through [Cm] adversity, how's a shepherd supposed to lead without a dog to [G] herd the sheep
These choices that I make, I make to save our [Bb] nation, what's a little sawdust when you face [F] annihilation
Is childhood so sacred, or just resources [Cm] wasted, every value that I thought I had debased I'm ready to [G] savour
Heed not, hold not, [Bb] when you become foot of home you're a nomad
[F] We've lost so much since we first [Cm] started, a heart's cold or a weak old [Gm] hearted
So pray to your lord or your [Bb] foreman, but some might rise in the [F] morning
They told us hell was [Cm] warmer and what fell was sheltered [Gm] in the snow
Growing up they told us no two snowflakes are the [Bb] same, and every one's a wonder, something not to take in [F] vain
Of mother nature's beauty of the universe at [Cm] play, seems that she's abstained from duty, left us here and turned [Gm] away
Fingers splintered into kindling, and hearts as dark as [Bb] coal, as heat and hope were dwindling we marched towards our goal
Committed to the hymns we sing so after [N] all is told _ _ _ _ _
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