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Shelter Song

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Temples - Shelter Song
[Main riff]
e|-E-------5-4-----------|
B|----5--3-----5--3-----| \
G|------------------4---|  4x
D|-2------------------3-| /
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
[Verse 1]
E(One night) you came on over to me
E(Late night) we shared a drink or three
E(Night night) I read a poem to you
E(That night) she left a room with a view
[Chorus]
ETake all the Dtime
ATime that you Ewant to
EMake up your Dmind
AMind how to Ego
ETake me in Dtime
ATime to the Emusic
ETake me aGway to the F#twilight Ezone
[Main riff] 2x
[Verse 2]
E(Last night) we stayed up late in a dream
E(My oh my) we read a play with no theme
E(Lifetime) in which our love pursues
E(My time) in which I spend with you
[Interlude]
ELa Dlaa AlalalaElaa 2x
[Bridge]
Now I Eknow the lonely days are gAone
Don't you Cknow that I can Esee
Like a suEmmer day that's always lAong
We reCpel the wet of Etears
As the shEadows lighten up the dAay
Through the cCons we laugh aEway
Like a wEindy day that's always wArong
We take sChelter when we caEn
[Interlude]
e|--------------------------|
B|----5-3---3--2-0---0--0-0-|
G|-----------------2--------|
D|-2------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
[Main riff] 2x
[Verse 3]
E(Last night) I came on over to you
E(My oh my) we played a song or two
E(Lifetime) I read a poem aloud
E(My time) I wrote a song for thee
[Bridge]
Now I Eknow the lonely days are gAone
Don't you Cknow that I can Esee
Like a suEmmer day that's always lAong
We reCpel the wet of Etears
As the shEadows lighten up the dAay
Through the cCons we laugh aEway
Like a wEindy day that's always wrAong
We take sChelter when we caEn
[Outro]
EAah aah ahahahahaa
DAah aah ahahahahaa

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Shelter Song

by Temples

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Temples - Shelter Song

[Main riff]

e|--------5-4-----------|

B|----5--3-----5--3-----| \

G|------------------4---| 4x

D|-2------------------3-| /

A|----------------------|

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

[Verse 1]

(One night) you came on over to me

(Late night) we shared a drink or three

(Night night) I read a poem to you

(That night) she left a room with a view

[Chorus]

E D

Take all the time

A E

Time that you want to

E D

Make up your mind

A E

Mind how to go

E D

Take me in time

A E

Time to the music

E G F# E

Take me away to the twilight zone

[Main riff] 2x

[Verse 2]

(Last night) we stayed up late in a dream

(My oh my) we read a play with no theme

(Lifetime) in which our love pursues

(My time) in which I spend with you

[Interlude]

E D A E

La laa lalalalaa 2x

[Bridge]

E A

Now I know the lonely days are gone

C E

Don't you know that I can see

E A

Like a summer day that's always long

C E

We repel the wet of tears

E A

As the shadows lighten up the day

C E

Through the cons we laugh away

E A

Like a windy day that's always wrong

C E

We take shelter when we can

[Interlude]

e|--------------------------|

B|----5-3---3--2-0---0--0-0-|

G|-----------------2--------|

D|-2------------------------|

A|--------------------------|

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

[Main riff] 2x

[Verse 3]

(Last night) I came on over to you

(My oh my) we played a song or two

(Lifetime) I read a poem aloud

(My time) I wrote a song for thee

[Bridge]

E A

Now I know the lonely days are gone

C E

Don't you know that I can see

E A

Like a summer day that's always long

C E

We repel the wet of tears

E A

As the shadows lighten up the day

C E

Through the cons we laugh away

E A

Like a windy day that's always wrong

C E

We take shelter when we can

[Outro]

Aah aah ahahahahaa

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