Shelter From The Storm

Intro
A     C#m    D    A
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Verse 1
AT'was In Another C#mLifetime, DOne Of Toil And BloodA​
When ABlackness Was A C#mVirtue And The RoDad Was Full Of Mud A​
I ACame In From The C#mWilderness, A CrDeature Void Of Form. A​
"Come In," She Said, "I'll C#mGive You SDhelter From The StAorm."

Verse 2
And AIf I Pass This C#mWay Again, You Can RDest Assured  A​
I'll AlAways Do My C#mBest For Her, On TDhat I Give My Word A​
In A AWorld Of Steel-Eyed C#mDeath, And Men Who Are FDighting To Stay Warm.A​
A "Come In," She Said, "I'll C#mGive You SDhelter From The StormA."

Verse 3
DNot A Word Was Spoke BetF#mween Us, There Was LGittle Risk Involved D​
DEverything Up F#mTo That Point Had BGeen Left UnresolvedD.
Try DImagining A F#mPlace Where It's AlGways Safe And DWarm.
D "Come In And I'll F#mGi--Ive You SGhelter From The DStorm."

Verse 4
You Were DBurned Out From F#mExhaustion, BGuried In The DHail,
DPoisoned In The F#mBushes An' BGlown Out On The DTrail,
DHunted Like A F#mCrocodile, RGavaged In The DCorn.
D "Come In And I'll F#mGive You ShelGter From The StoDrm."

Verse 5
ASuddenly I C#mTurned Around And SBhe Was Standin' TAhere
With ASilver Bracelets On Her C#mWrists And FDlowers In Her HAair.
She AWalked Up To Me C#mGracefully And DTook My Crown Of TAhorns.
"Come AIn," She Said, "I'll C#mGive You SDhelter From The SAtorm."

Verse 6
Now DThere's A Wall BetwF#meen Us, SGomethin' There's Been F#Lost
I DTook Too Much For F#mGranted, GGot My Signals F#Crossed.
Just To DThink That It All BeF#mgan On A LGong-Forgotten F#Morn.
D"Come In", I F#mSaid "I'll GiGve You Shelter From The DStorm." D​

Verse 6
Well, The ADeputy Walks On C#mHard Nails And The DPreacher Rides A MAount
But ANothing Really MC#matters Much, It's DoDom Alone That CAounts
The AOne-Eyed UnderC#mtaker, BDlows His Futile HAorn.
A"Come In," She C#mSaid, "I'll Give You SDhelter From The SAtorm."

Interlude
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[Verse 7] (Spoken)
I've Heard NAewborn Babies WC#mailin' Like A MoDurnin' Dove} A​
And AOld Men With Their C#mBroken Teeth SDtranded Without Love.A​
Do I UndAerstand Your Question, C#mMan, It'Ds Hopeless And ForloArn?
"ACome In," She Said, "I'll C#mGive You SDhelter From The SAtorm."

Verse 8
In A DLittle Hilltop F#mVillage, They GGambled For Your CF#lothes
You DBargained For F#mSalvation An' They GGive You A Lethal F#Dose.
You DOffer Up Your F#mInnocence And GGet Repaid With F#Scorn.
"Come DIn. I'll Give F#mYou SGhelter From The F#Storm."

Verse 9
Now, I'm ALivin' In A Foreign C#mCountry But I'm BDound To Cross The LAine
ABeauty Walks A RC#mazor's Edge, SomedaDy I'll Make It MAine.
If I Could AOnly Turn Back The C#mHands Of Time To When YDou And God Were BAorn.
I AKnow That I Could Give You C#m- -  SDhelter From The SAtorm."

Outro
Come AIn And I Will C#mGive You - SDhelter From The SAtorm."