Chords for Shelter From the Storm (Cover)

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_ [E] It was another lifetime [A] full of toiling blood
When [E] blackness was a virtue, the road was full [A] of mud
I [E] came in from the wilderness, a creature for [A] the floor
[E] Come in, she said, I'll give you [C#] [A] shelter from the storm
[E] And _ [A] _ _ _ _
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[E] if I pass this way [B] again, [A] you can rest assured
I'll [E] always do my [B] best for her, [A] that I give my word
[E] In a world of still-eyed death, the [B] men were [A] fighting to be warm
[E] Come in, she said, I'll give you [A] shelter from the storm
_ [E] Not _ [A] _ _ _ _
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[E] a word was spoke between us, [A] there was little risk involved
[E] Everything up to that point had been [C#] left [A] unresolved
[E] Try imagining a place where [A] it's always safe and warm
[E] Come in, she said, I'll give you [B] [A] shelter from the storm
[E] I _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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was [E] burned out from exhaustion, [A] buried in the hail
_ [E] Poisoned in the bushes and [A] blown out on the trail
[E] Hunting like a crocodile [A] and ravaged in the cold
Come [E] in, she said, I'll give you [B] [A] shelter from the storm
_ [E] Suddenly _ _ [A] _ _ _
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_ [E] I turned around [A] and she was standing there
[E] With silver bracelets on her [B] wrist and [A] flowers in her hair
[E] She walked up to me so gracefully, [A] she took my crown of thorns
[E] Come in, she said, I'll give you [B] [A] shelter from the storm
_ [E] Now _ _ [A] _ _ _
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_ [E] there's a wall between us, [A] something there's been lost
[E] I took too much for granted and [A] got my singles crossed
[E] Just to think that it [B] all began on that [A] uneventful morn
[E] Come in, she said, I'll give you [A] shelter from the storm
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[E] Well, the deputy [B] walks on hard nails [A] and the preacher rides a mount
[E] But nothing really matters [C#] much, it's doom [A] alone that counts
[E] And the one-eyed undertaker [A] blows the feudal horn
[E] Come in, she said, I'll give you [A] shelter from the storm
_ [E] I've [C#] _ _ [A] _ _ _
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_ [E] heard newborn babies [B] wailing [A] like a moaning dove
[E] And older men with broken teeth [A] stranded without love
[E] Do I understand your question then?
[A] I said, hopeless and forlorn
[E] Come in, she said, I'll give you [A] shelter from the storm _
[E] In _ [C#] _ _ [A] _ _ _
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[E] a little hilltop village, [A] they gambled for my clothes
[E] I bargained for [C#] salvation and they [A] gave me a lethal dose
[E] I offered up my innocence and [A] got repaid with scorn
[E] Come in, she said, I'll give you [A] shelter from the storm
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[E] I'm living in a foreign country, but I'm [A] bound across the line
[E] Beauty walks on [B] razor's edge, [A] someday I'll make it mine
If I could [E] only turn back the clock to [A] when God and I were born
[E] Come in, she said, I'll give you [A] shelter from the storm
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