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1/14

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 14Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Chords - ( ) are optional, < > are hammered-on occasionally
----C--F/D--G--Cadd9/B--Am--E7--F---Bb--D#---
e|--0---1---3-----0-----0---0--(0)-------------------------------|
B|--1---1---0-----1-----1---3---1---3---4------------------------|
G|--0---2---0-----0-----2---1--<2>--3---3------------------------|
D|-<2>--0---0-----0-----2---2---3---3---1------------------------|
A|--3--(0)--2-----2-----0---2--(3)--1----------------------------|
E|----------3---------------0------------------------------------|
[Intro]  
[C] [F/D] [G] [C] [Cadd9/B] [Am] [E7] [F] [C] [G] X2
[Verse]
[C]I guess you [F/D]don't need it G  
I guess you don't [C]want me [Cadd9/B]to repeat it [Am]
But everything I [E7]have to give I'll Fgive to you [C] [G]
[C]It's not [F/D]like we planned it [G]
You tried to stay, [C]but you [Cadd9/B]could not stand it [Am]
To see me shut down [E7]slow
As though it was an [F]easy thing to do [C]
[G]Listen when
[Chorus]
[C]All of this around[F] us'll fall over
I tell you what we're gonna do[C] [G]
[C]You will [E]shelter me [F]my love[C] [G]
[C]And I [F/D]will [G]shelter yo[F]u
I will shel[C]ter you [F/D]
[G] [C] [Cadd9/B] [Am] [E7] [F] [C] [G]
[Verse]
[C]I left [F/D]you heartbroken,
[G]but not until [C]those very [Cadd9/B]words were spoken[Am]
Has anybody [E7]ever made such a [F]fool out of you [C] [G]
[C]It's hard [F/D]to believe it [G]
Even as my [C]eyes [Cadd9/B]do see it [Am]
The very things that [E7]make you live are [F]killing you [C]
[G]Listen when
[Chorus]
[C]All of this around[F] us'll fall over
I tell you what we're gonna do[C] Hey[G]
[C]you will [E]shelter me [F]my love [C] [G]
[C]I [Bb]will [F]shelter you [D#]
I will [C]shelter you [Bb]
I will [F]shelter you [D#]
I will [C]shelter you [Bb]
I will [F]shelter you [D#]
[C] [F/D] [G] [C] [Cadd9/B] [Am] [E7] [F] [C]
[G]Listen When
[C]All of this around[F] us'll fall over
I tell you what we're gonna do[C] Hey[G]
[C]you will [E]shelter me [F]my love [C] [G]
[C]I [Bb]will [F]shelter you [C]
If you [F]shelter me too[C]
I will [F]shelter [C]you
I will [F]shelter [C]you
Little  Friff that's occasionally used:
e|--------------0------------------------------------------------|
B|--1---1-------1------------------------------------------------|
G|--0h2-0--(0)--0------------------------------------------------|
D|--3---3---0---2------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------3------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| h    Hammer-on
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Shelter

by Ray LaMontagne

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F/D

Cadd9/B

Chords - ( ) are optional, < > are hammered-on occasionally

C F/D G Cadd9/B Am E7 F Bb D#

------------------------

e|--0---1---3-----0-----0---0--(0)-------------------------------|

B|--1---1---0-----1-----1---3---1---3---4------------------------|

G|--0---2---0-----0-----2---1--<2>--3---3------------------------|

D|-<2>--0---0-----0-----2---2---3---3---1------------------------|

A|--3--(0)--2-----2-----0---2--(3)--1----------------------------|

E|----------3---------------0------------------------------------|

[Intro]

C F/D G C Cadd9/B Am E7 F C G

[] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] X2

[Verse]

C F/D G

[]I guess you []don't need it

C Cadd9/B Am

I guess you don't []want me []to repeat it []

E7 F C G

But everything I []have to give I'll give to you [] []

C F/D G

[]It's not []like we planned it []

C Cadd9/B Am

You tried to stay, []but you []could not stand it []

To see me shut down []slow

F C

As though it was an []easy thing to do []

[]Listen when

[Chorus]

C F

[]All of this around[] us'll fall over

C G

I tell you what we're gonna do[] []

C E F C G

[]You will []shelter me []my love[] []

C F/D G F

[]And I []will []shelter yo[]u

C F/D

I will shel[]ter you []

G C Cadd9/B Am E7 F C G

[] [] [] [] [] [] [] []

[Verse]

C F/D

[]I left []you heartbroken,

G C Cadd9/B Am

[]but not until []those very []words were spoken[]

E7 F C G

Has anybody []ever made such a []fool out of you [] []

C F/D G

[]It's hard []to believe it []

C Cadd9/B Am

Even as my []eyes []do see it []

E7 F C

The very things that []make you live are []killing you []

[]Listen when

[Chorus]

C F

[]All of this around[] us'll fall over

C G

I tell you what we're gonna do[] Hey[]

C E F C G

[]you will []shelter me []my love [] []

C Bb F D#

[]I []will []shelter you []

C Bb

I will []shelter you []

F D#

I will []shelter you []

C Bb

I will []shelter you []

F D#

I will []shelter you []

C F/D G C Cadd9/B Am E7 F C

[] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] []

[]Listen When

C F

[]All of this around[] us'll fall over

C G

I tell you what we're gonna do[] Hey[]

C E F C G

[]you will []shelter me []my love [] []

C Bb F C

[]I []will []shelter you []

F C

If you []shelter me too[]

F C

I will []shelter []you

F C

I will []shelter []you

Little riff that's occasionally used:

e|--------------0------------------------------------------------|

B|--1---1-------1------------------------------------------------|

G|--0h2-0--(0)--0------------------------------------------------|

D|--3---3---0---2------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------3------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

| h Hammer-on

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