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E (022100)
B7sus4 (x21200)
Asus2 (x02200)
[Verse 1]
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'Twas in another lifetime One of toil and blood
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When blackness was a virtue The road was full of mud
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I came in from the wilderness A creature void of form
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Come in she said I'll give ya Shelter from the storm
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[Verse 2]
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And if I pass this way again You can rest assured
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I'll always do my best for her On that I give my word
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In a world of steel-eyed death and men Who are fighting to be warm
E B7sus4 Asus2 E
Come in she said I'll give ya Shelter from the storm
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[Verse 3]
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Not a word was spoke between us There was little risk involved
B7sus4 A
Everything up to that point Had been left unresolved
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Try imagining a place Where it's always safe and warm
E B7sus4 Asus2 E
Come in she said I'll give ya Shelter from the storm
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[Verse 4]
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I was burned out from exhaustion Buried in the hail
B7sus4 A
Poisoned in the bushes And blown out on the trail
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Hunted like a crocodile Ravaged in the corn
E B7sus4 Asus2 E
Come in she said I'll give ya Shelter from the storm
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[Verse 5]
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Suddenly I turned around And she was standing there
B7sus4 A
With silver bracelets on her wrists And flowers in her hair
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She walked up to me so gracefully And took my crown of thorns
E B7sus4 Asus2 E
Come in she said I'll give ya Shelter from the storm
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[Verse 6]
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Now there's a wall between us somethin' there's been lost
B7sus4 A
I took too much for granted got my signals crossed
E B7sus4 A
Just to think that it all began on a long forgotten morn
E B7sus4 Asus2 E
Come in she said I'll give you shelter from the storm
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[Verse 7]
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Well the deputy walks on hard nails and the preacher rides a mount
B7sus4 A
But nothing really matters much it's doom alone that counts
E B7sus4 A
And the one-eyed undertaker he blows a futile horn
E B7sus4 Asus2 E
Come in she said I'll give you shelter from the storm
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[Verse 8]
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I've heard newborn babies wailin' like a mournin' dove
B7sus4 A
And old men with broken teeth stranded without love
E B7sus4 A
Do I understand your question then is it hopeless and forlorn
E B7sus4 Asus2 E
Come in she said I'll give you shelter from the storm
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[Verse 9]
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In a little hilltop village, they gambled for my clothes
B7sus4 A
I bargained for salvation and they gave me a lethal dose
E B7sus4 A
I offered up my innocence and got repaid with scorn
E B7sus4 Asus2 E
Come in she said I'll give you shelter from the storm
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[Verse 10]
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Well I'm livin' in a foreign country but I'm bound to cross the line
B7sus4 A
Beauty walks a razor's edge someday I'll make it mine
E B7sus4 A
If I could only turn back the clock to when God and her were born
E B7sus4 Asus2 E
Come in she said I'll give you shelter from the storm
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