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                             Shelter-Cheap Trick
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Tabbed by:Nick V.
E-mail:[email protected]
Tuning:EADGBE
Beautiful, simple ballad from 1997's "Cheap Trick".  
Asus4:x02230
A Asus4 A Asus4 A
AIf I had a child 
I would shEelter it from harmA  Asus4  A  Asus4  
AIf I had a child
I would Ehold it in my arms A  Asus4  A  Asus4  A  
If EI had a child 
I would love it as my oAwn D  
AIf I Ehad a homAe Asus  A  Asus4  
AIf I had a mom 
I would shEelter her from hAarm Asus4  A  Asus4  
AIf I had my mother 
She would neEver lose her grAaceAsus4  A  Asus4  A  
If EI had a mother 
She would shelter me from AharmD  
AOh, if I Ehad a moAm Asus4  A  
DIf I had a love 
I would shelter it from a bAroken heart
If I Dhad a heart 
I'd surrender it to Amy love E  
If AI had my fatheEr 
He would smAile
If AI had my dadE  
He'd be so kAindAsus4  A  
    E
If I had a dad             A  D  
He would tell me I was good
AOh, if EI, iAf I,  EiAf IE  
If I had a daAd Asus4  A  Asus4  
Had my dAadAsus4  A  

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Shelter

by Cheap Trick

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Asus4

Asus

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Shelter-Cheap Trick

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Tabbed by:Nick V.

E-mail:[email protected]

Tuning:EADGBE

Beautiful, simple ballad from 1997's "Cheap Trick".

Asus4

:x02230

A Asus4 A Asus4 A

If I had a child

E A Asus4 A Asus4

I would shelter it from harm

If I had a child

E A Asus4 A Asus4 A

I would hold it in my arms

If I had a child

A D

I would love it as my own

A E A Asus A Asus4

If I had a home

If I had a mom

E A Asus4 A Asus4

I would shelter her from harm

If I had my mother

E A Asus4 A Asus4 A

She would never lose her grace

If I had a mother

A D

She would shelter me from harm

A E A Asus4 A

Oh, if I had a mom

If I had a love

I would shelter it from a broken heart

If I had a heart

A E

I'd surrender it to my love

A E

If I had my father

He would smile

A E

If I had my dad

A Asus4 A

He'd be so kind

A D

If I had a dad

He would tell me I was good

A E A E A E

Oh, if I, if I, if I

A Asus4 A Asus4

If I had a dad

A Asus4 A

Had my dad

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