Shelter From The Storm

Intro
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Verse 1
DT'was In Another F#mLifetime, GOne Of Toil And BloodD​
When DBlackness Was A F#mVirtue And The RoGad Was Full Of Mud D​
I DCame In From The F#mWilderness, A CrGeature Void Of Form. D​
"Come In," She Said, "I'll F#mGive You SGhelter From The StDorm."

Verse 2
And DIf I Pass This F#mWay Again, You Can RGest Assured  D​
I'll AlDways Do My F#mBest For Her, On TGhat I Give My Word D​
In A DWorld Of Steel-Eyed F#mDeath, And Men Who Are FGighting To Stay Warm.D​
D "Come In," She Said, "I'll F#mGive You SGhelter From The StormD."

Verse 3
GNot A Word Was Spoke BetBmween Us, There Was CLittle Risk InvolvedG​
GEverything Up BmTo That Point Had CBeen Left UnresolveGd.
Try GImagining A BmPlace Where It's AClways Safe AndG Warm.
G "Come In And I'll BmGi--Ive You CShelter From TheG Storm."

Verse 4
You Were GBurned Out From BmExhaustion, CBuried In TheG Hail,
GPoisoned In The BmBushes An' CBlown Out On TheG Trail,
GHunted Like A BmCrocodile, CRavaged In TheG Corn.
G "Come In And I'll BmGive You SheClter From The StGorm."

Verse 5
DSuddenly I F#mTurned Around And SEhe Was Standin' TDhere
With DSilver Bracelets On Her F#mWrists And FGlowers In Her HDair.
She DWalked Up To Me F#mGracefully And GTook My Crown Of TDhorns.
"Come DIn," She Said, "I'll F#mGive You SGhelter From The SDtorm."

Verse 6
Now GThere's A Wall BetwBmeen Us, CSomethin' There's BeenB Lost
I GTook Too Much For BmGranted,C Got My SignalsB Crossed.
Just To GThink That It All BeBmgan On A CLong-ForgottenB Morn.
G"Come In", I BmSaid "I'll GCive You Shelter From TheG Storm."G​

Verse 6
Well, The DDeputy Walks On F#mHard Nails And The GPreacher Rides A MDount
But DNothing Really MF#matters Much, It's DoGom Alone That CDounts
The DOne-Eyed UnderF#mtaker, BGlows His Futile HDorn.
D"Come In," She F#mSaid, "I'll Give You SGhelter From The SDtorm."

Interlude
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[Verse 7] (Spoken)
I've Heard NDewborn Babies WF#mailin' Like A MoGurnin' Dove} D​
And DOld Men With Their F#mBroken Teeth SGtranded Without Love.D​
Do I UndDerstand Your Question, F#mMan, It'Gs Hopeless And ForloDrn?
"DCome In," She Said, "I'll F#mGive You SGhelter From The SDtorm."

Verse 8
In A GLittle Hilltop BmVillage, They CGambled For Your BClothes
You GBargained For BmSalvation An' They CGive You A LethalB Dose.
You GOffer Up Your BmInnocence And CGet Repaid WithB Scorn.
"Come GIn. I'll Give BmYou CShelter From TheB Storm."

Verse 9
Now, I'm DLivin' In A Foreign F#mCountry But I'm BGound To Cross The LDine
DBeauty Walks A RF#mazor's Edge, SomedaGy I'll Make It MDine.
If I Could DOnly Turn Back The F#mHands Of Time To When YGou And God Were BDorn.
I DKnow That I Could Give You F#m- -  SGhelter From The SDtorm."

Outro
Come DIn And I Will F#mGive You - SGhelter From The SDtorm."