Shelter From The Storm

Intro
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Verse 1
GT'was In Another BmLifetime,C One Of Toil And BlooGd
When GBlackness Was A BmVirtue And The RCoad Was Full Of MudG​
I GCame In From The BmWilderness, A CCreature Void Of Form.G​
"Come In," She Said, "I'll BmGive You CShelter From The SGtorm."

Verse 2
And GIf I Pass This BmWay Again, You Can CRest Assured G​
I'll AlGways Do My BmBest For Her, On CThat I Give My WordG​
In A GWorld Of Steel-Eyed BmDeath, And Men Who Are CFighting To Stay WarmG.
G "Come In," She Said, "I'll BmGive You CShelter From The StorGm."

Verse 3
CNot A Word Was Spoke BetEmween Us, There Was FLittle Risk InvolvedC​
CEverything Up EmTo That Point Had FBeen Left UnresolveCd.
Try CImagining A EmPlace Where It's AFlways Safe AndC Warm.
C "Come In And I'll EmGi--Ive You FShelter From TheC Storm."

Verse 4
You Were CBurned Out From EmExhaustion, FBuried In TheC Hail,
CPoisoned In The EmBushes An' FBlown Out On TheC Trail,
CHunted Like A EmCrocodile, FRavaged In TheC Corn.
C "Come In And I'll EmGive You SheFlter From The StCorm."

Verse 5
GSuddenly I BmTurned Around And AShe Was Standin' GThere
With GSilver Bracelets On Her BmWrists And CFlowers In Her GHair.
She GWalked Up To Me BmGracefully AndC Took My Crown Of GThorns.
"Come GIn," She Said, "I'll BmGive You CShelter From The GStorm."

Verse 6
Now CThere's A Wall BetwEmeen Us, FSomethin' There's BeenE Lost
I CTook Too Much For EmGranted,F Got My SignalsE Crossed.
Just To CThink That It All BeEmgan On A FLong-ForgottenE Morn.
C"Come In", I EmSaid "I'll GFive You Shelter From TheC Storm."C​

Verse 6
Well, The GDeputy Walks On BmHard Nails And TheC Preacher Rides A GMount
But GNothing Really MBmatters Much, It's DCoom Alone That GCounts
The GOne-Eyed UnderBmtaker, CBlows His Futile GHorn.
G"Come In," She BmSaid, "I'll Give You CShelter From The GStorm."

Interlude
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[Verse 7] (Spoken)
I've Heard NGewborn Babies WBmailin' Like A MCournin' Dove}G​
And GOld Men With Their BmBroken Teeth CStranded Without LoveG.
Do I UndGerstand Your Question, BmMan, ItC's Hopeless And ForlGorn?
"GCome In," She Said, "I'll BmGive You CShelter From The GStorm."

Verse 8
In A CLittle Hilltop EmVillage, They FGambled For Your EClothes
You CBargained For EmSalvation An' They FGive You A LethalE Dose.
You COffer Up Your EmInnocence And FGet Repaid WithE Scorn.
"Come CIn. I'll Give EmYou FShelter From TheE Storm."

Verse 9
Now, I'm GLivin' In A Foreign BmCountry But I'm CBound To Cross The GLine
GBeauty Walks A RBmazor's Edge, SomedCay I'll Make It GMine.
If I Could GOnly Turn Back The BmHands Of Time To When CYou And God Were GBorn.
I GKnow That I Could Give You Bm- -  CShelter From The GStorm."

Outro
Come GIn And I Will BmGive You - CShelter From The GStorm."