Shelter From The Storm

Intro
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Verse 1
ET'was In Another G#mLifetime, AOne Of Toil And BloodE​
When EBlackness Was A G#mVirtue And The RoAad Was Full Of Mud E​
I ECame In From The G#mWilderness, A CrAeature Void Of Form. E​
"Come In," She Said, "I'll G#mGive You SAhelter From The StEorm."

Verse 2
And EIf I Pass This G#mWay Again, You Can RAest Assured  E​
I'll AlEways Do My G#mBest For Her, On TAhat I Give My Word E​
In A EWorld Of Steel-Eyed G#mDeath, And Men Who Are FAighting To Stay Warm.E​
E "Come In," She Said, "I'll G#mGive You SAhelter From The StormE."

Verse 3
ANot A Word Was Spoke BetC#mween Us, There Was LDittle Risk Involved A​
AEverything Up C#mTo That Point Had BDeen Left UnresolvedA.
Try AImagining A C#mPlace Where It's AlDways Safe And AWarm.
A "Come In And I'll C#mGi--Ive You SDhelter From The AStorm."

Verse 4
You Were ABurned Out From C#mExhaustion, BDuried In The AHail,
APoisoned In The C#mBushes An' BDlown Out On The ATrail,
AHunted Like A C#mCrocodile, RDavaged In The ACorn.
A "Come In And I'll C#mGive You ShelDter From The StoArm."

Verse 5
ESuddenly I G#mTurned Around And SF#he Was Standin' ThEere
With ESilver Bracelets On Her G#mWrists And FAlowers In Her HEair.
She EWalked Up To Me G#mGracefully And ATook My Crown Of TEhorns.
"Come EIn," She Said, "I'll G#mGive You SAhelter From The SEtorm."

Verse 6
Now AThere's A Wall BetwC#meen Us, SDomethin' There's Been C#Lost
I ATook Too Much For C#mGranted, DGot My Signals C#Crossed.
Just To AThink That It All BeC#mgan On A LDong-Forgotten C#Morn.
A"Come In", I C#mSaid "I'll GiDve You Shelter From The AStorm." A​

Verse 6
Well, The EDeputy Walks On G#mHard Nails And The APreacher Rides A MEount
But ENothing Really MG#matters Much, It's DoAom Alone That CEounts
The EOne-Eyed UnderG#mtaker, BAlows His Futile HEorn.
E"Come In," She G#mSaid, "I'll Give You SAhelter From The SEtorm."

Interlude
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[Verse 7] (Spoken)
I've Heard NEewborn Babies WG#mailin' Like A MoAurnin' Dove} E​
And EOld Men With Their G#mBroken Teeth SAtranded Without Love.E​
Do I UndEerstand Your Question, G#mMan, It'As Hopeless And ForloErn?
"ECome In," She Said, "I'll G#mGive You SAhelter From The SEtorm."

Verse 8
In A ALittle Hilltop C#mVillage, They GDambled For Your CC#lothes
You ABargained For C#mSalvation An' They GDive You A Lethal C#Dose.
You AOffer Up Your C#mInnocence And GDet Repaid With C#Scorn.
"Come AIn. I'll Give C#mYou SDhelter From The C#Storm."

Verse 9
Now, I'm ELivin' In A Foreign G#mCountry But I'm BAound To Cross The LEine
EBeauty Walks A RG#mazor's Edge, SomedaAy I'll Make It MEine.
If I Could EOnly Turn Back The G#mHands Of Time To When YAou And God Were BEorn.
I EKnow That I Could Give You G#m- -  SAhelter From The SEtorm."

Outro
Come EIn And I Will G#mGive You - SAhelter From The SEtorm."