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'TAKE SHELTER' BY YEARS AND YEARS [CHORDS]
[VERSE 1]
BmI'll wait until you hEmave to go,
GI'll make it so you nF#ever ever knowBm  
How mEmuch I havGe messed it F#up
BmWe're running ?round like Emwe don't care,
GIt's gonna leave its mF#arks somewhere,
Do yBmou want Emto shoGw me somethinF#g new?
BmYou go now, reacEmhed my toGp anywayF#  
BmYou go now, rEmeached my tGop anywayF#  
[PRE-CHORUS]
BmJust tell me what I have to do,
ATo keep myself apart from you
F#mAll your colors stEmart to burn
BmI know I wanted far too much,
AThen I thought that wouldn't be enough
F#mAll this talk is brEmuising you.
[CHORUS]
Take Bmshelter,D  Em  A  
Take thBme pressuDre,Em  
ADo what you waBmnt tonight, iDt's alright,
EmIf you want tAo get used,Bm  
You Dget usedEm  A  
Take Bmshelter,D  Em  A  
Take tBmhe pressureD,Em  
ADo what you wBmant tonight, Dit's alright,
EmIf you want Ato get usedBm,
DThen get usEmedA  
[VERSE 2]
BmI don't really wanna Emstop myself
GNobody's gonna tell F#me I need helBmp,
Are Emyou comGing over sF#oon?
BmI need you at the daEmrkest time
GYou hold me, and I F#have to shut my eyBmes
I'm shEmy, cannGot be what you lF#ike.
BmYou go down, Emreached my toGp anywayF#  
BmYou go down, Emreached my toGp anywayF#  
[PRE-CHORUS]
BmJust tell me what I have to do,
ATo keep myself apart from you
F#mAll your colors stEmart to burn
[CHORUS]
Take Bmshelter,D  Em  A  
Take thBme pressuDre,Em  
ADo what you waBmnt tonight, iDt's alright,
EmIf you want tAo get used,Bm  
You Dget usedEm  A  
Take Bmshelter,D  Em  A  
Take tBmhe pressureD,Em  
ADo what you wBmant tonight, Dit's alright,
EmIf you want Ato get usedBm,
DThen get usEmedA  
[BRIDGE]
BmI don't really need this pressure to go
If you wEmanna find love,
If you wanna find something moGre
I?ll be the one to Drun for you.A  
BmI don't really need this pressure to go
If you wEmanna find love,
If you wanna find something morGe
I'll be the one to Drun for you!A  
[FINALE]
Take sheBmlter,D  Em  A  
Take the pBmressure,D  Em  
ADo what you waBmnt tonight, iDt's alright,
EmIf you wanAt to get useBmd,
You Dget usedEm  A  
Take Bmshelter,D  Em  A  
Take the preBmssure,D  Em  
ADo what you wBmant tonight, Dit's alright,
EmIf you want Ato get usedBm,
D          Em     A

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Take Shelter

by Years & Years

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'TAKE SHELTER' BY YEARS AND YEARS [CHORDS]

[VERSE 1]

Bm Em

I'll wait until you have to go,

G F# Bm

I'll make it so you never ever know

Em G F#

How much I have messed it up

Bm Em

We're running ?round like we don't care,

G F#

It's gonna leave its marks somewhere,

Bm Em G F#

Do you want to show me something new?

Bm Em G F#

You go now, reached my top anyway

Bm Em G F#

You go now, reached my top anyway

[PRE-CHORUS]

Just tell me what I have to do,

To keep myself apart from you

F#m Em

All your colors start to burn

I know I wanted far too much,

Then I thought that wouldn't be enough

F#m Em

All this talk is bruising you.

[CHORUS]

Bm D Em A

Take shelter,

Bm D Em

Take the pressure,

A Bm D

Do what you want tonight, it's alright,

Em A Bm

If you want to get used,

D Em A

You get used

Bm D Em A

Take shelter,

Bm D Em

Take the pressure,

A Bm D

Do what you want tonight, it's alright,

Em A Bm

If you want to get used,

D Em A

Then get used

[VERSE 2]

Bm Em

I don't really wanna stop myself

G F# Bm

Nobody's gonna tell me I need help,

Em G F#

Are you coming over soon?

Bm Em

I need you at the darkest time

G F# Bm

You hold me, and I have to shut my eyes

Em G F#

I'm shy, cannot be what you like.

Bm Em G F#

You go down, reached my top anyway

Bm Em G F#

You go down, reached my top anyway

[PRE-CHORUS]

Just tell me what I have to do,

To keep myself apart from you

F#m Em

All your colors start to burn

[CHORUS]

Bm D Em A

Take shelter,

Bm D Em

Take the pressure,

A Bm D

Do what you want tonight, it's alright,

Em A Bm

If you want to get used,

D Em A

You get used

Bm D Em A

Take shelter,

Bm D Em

Take the pressure,

A Bm D

Do what you want tonight, it's alright,

Em A Bm

If you want to get used,

D Em A

Then get used

[BRIDGE]

I don't really need this pressure to go

If you wanna find love,

If you wanna find something more

D A

I?ll be the one to run for you.

I don't really need this pressure to go

If you wanna find love,

If you wanna find something more

D A

I'll be the one to run for you!

[FINALE]

Bm D Em A

Take shelter,

Bm D Em

Take the pressure,

A Bm D

Do what you want tonight, it's alright,

Em A Bm

If you want to get used,

D Em A

You get used

Bm D Em A

Take shelter,

Bm D Em

Take the pressure,

A Bm D

Do what you want tonight, it's alright,

Em A Bm

If you want to get used,

D Em A

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