Shelter From The Storm

Intro
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Verse 1
CT'was In Another EmLifetime,F One Of Toil And BlooCd
When CBlackness Was A EmVirtue And The RFoad Was Full Of MudC​
I CCame In From The EmWilderness, A CFreature Void Of Form.C​
"Come In," She Said, "I'll EmGive You FShelter From The SCtorm."

Verse 2
And CIf I Pass This EmWay Again, You Can FRest Assured C​
I'll AlCways Do My EmBest For Her, On FThat I Give My WordC​
In A CWorld Of Steel-Eyed EmDeath, And Men Who Are FFighting To Stay WarmC.
C "Come In," She Said, "I'll EmGive You FShelter From The StorCm."

Verse 3
FNot A Word Was Spoke BetAmween Us, There Was A#Little Risk Involved F​
FEverything Up AmTo That Point Had A#Been Left UnresolvedF.
Try FImagining A AmPlace Where It's AA#lways Safe And FWarm.
F "Come In And I'll AmGi--Ive You A#Shelter From The FStorm."

Verse 4
You Were FBurned Out From AmExhaustion, A#Buried In The FHail,
FPoisoned In The AmBushes An' A#Blown Out On The FTrail,
FHunted Like A AmCrocodile, A#Ravaged In The FCorn.
F "Come In And I'll AmGive You SheA#lter From The StoFrm."

Verse 5
CSuddenly I EmTurned Around And DShe Was Standin' CThere
With CSilver Bracelets On Her EmWrists And FFlowers In Her CHair.
She CWalked Up To Me EmGracefully AndF Took My Crown Of CThorns.
"Come CIn," She Said, "I'll EmGive You FShelter From The CStorm."

Verse 6
Now FThere's A Wall BetwAmeen Us, A#Somethin' There's Been ALost
I FTook Too Much For AmGranted,A# Got My Signals ACrossed.
Just To FThink That It All BeAmgan On A A#Long-Forgotten AMorn.
F"Come In", I AmSaid "I'll GA#ive You Shelter From The FStorm." F​

Verse 6
Well, The CDeputy Walks On EmHard Nails And TheF Preacher Rides A CMount
But CNothing Really MEmatters Much, It's DFoom Alone That CCounts
The COne-Eyed UnderEmtaker, FBlows His Futile CHorn.
C"Come In," She EmSaid, "I'll Give You FShelter From The CStorm."

Interlude
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[Verse 7] (Spoken)
I've Heard NCewborn Babies WEmailin' Like A MFournin' Dove}C​
And COld Men With Their EmBroken Teeth FStranded Without LoveC.
Do I UndCerstand Your Question, EmMan, ItF's Hopeless And ForlCorn?
"CCome In," She Said, "I'll EmGive You FShelter From The CStorm."

Verse 8
In A FLittle Hilltop AmVillage, They A#Gambled For Your CAlothes
You FBargained For AmSalvation An' They A#Give You A Lethal ADose.
You FOffer Up Your AmInnocence And A#Get Repaid With AScorn.
"Come FIn. I'll Give AmYou A#Shelter From The AStorm."

Verse 9
Now, I'm CLivin' In A Foreign EmCountry But I'm FBound To Cross The CLine
CBeauty Walks A REmazor's Edge, SomedFay I'll Make It CMine.
If I Could COnly Turn Back The EmHands Of Time To When FYou And God Were CBorn.
I CKnow That I Could Give You Em- -  FShelter From The CStorm."

Outro
Come CIn And I Will EmGive You - FShelter From The CStorm."