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Standart tuning and no capo!
But if your fingers get really tired from the barre chords like mine,
use a capo on the first fret and just play the chords a bar lower.
It eases up the song a bit for me.
Also, some of the Eb chords are optional. You'll see what I'm talking about. 
Have fun playing!
intro   Fm   Ab   Eb  Db  
   CmIt's cFmlosing time, where do we gAbo now?
You've Fmsomething to say and I dEbon't care hAbow
But you bite your Ebtongue
Hey apathy, you turn me Fmon and on and on and Ebon and Fmon
You secrets Ebspeak louDbder in aceEbdia 
Chorus:
    (Ab)                      Fm  Ab  
 My teasing mime, you're losing soul
 My monuEbment of cannel Fmcoal
 We fEbit like Abcrime and crimiFmnal
 I stay sEbhelter, not a hoFmmeAb  Eb  Db  
   CmOn Fmbending knees one hundred mAbillion miles I'd go
   FmGritting teeth 'cause I Ebwant you Dbso
 But you bite your tEbongue and you know damn' well that this way
 I'll Abfollow you Fmon and on and on and on, Aball along your setting sun
 A Dbpassenger
Chorus:
 EbMy teasing Fmmime, you're losing Absoul
 My monuEbment of cannel Fmcoal
 We fEbit like Abcrime and crimiFmnal
 I stay sEbhelter, not a hoDbme
 Not a home
 EbMy teasing Fmmime, you're losing Absoul
 My monuEbment of cannel Fmcoal
 We fEbit like Abcrime and crimiFmnal
 OEbhh
 My little Fmmime, you're all aAblone
 Telling Ebstories of long aFmgo
 We used to fit like Abcrime and crimiFmnal
 But I was just sCbhelter 
Eb

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Shelter

by The Velvet Supernova

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Standart tuning and no capo!

But if your fingers get really tired from the barre chords like mine,

use a capo on the first fret and just play the chords a bar lower.

It eases up the song a bit for me.

Also, some of the Eb chords are optional. You'll see what I'm talking about.

Have fun playing!

Fm Ab Eb Db

intro

Cm Fm Ab

It's closing time, where do we go now?

Fm Eb Ab

You've something to say and I don't care how

But you bite your tongue

Fm Eb Fm

Hey apathy, you turn me on and on and on and on and on

Eb Db Eb

You secrets speak louder in acedia

Chorus:

Fm Ab

(Ab)

My teasing mime, you're losing soul

Eb Fm

My monument of cannel coal

Eb Ab Fm

We fit like crime and criminal

Eb Fm Ab Eb Db

I stay shelter, not a home

Cm Fm Ab

On bending knees one hundred million miles I'd go

Fm Eb Db

Gritting teeth 'cause I want you so

But you bite your tongue and you know damn' well that this way

Ab Fm Ab

I'll follow you on and on and on and on, all along your setting sun

A passenger

Chorus:

Eb Fm Ab

My teasing mime, you're losing soul

Eb Fm

My monument of cannel coal

Eb Ab Fm

We fit like crime and criminal

Eb Db

I stay shelter, not a home

Not a home

Eb Fm Ab

My teasing mime, you're losing soul

Eb Fm

My monument of cannel coal

Eb Ab Fm

We fit like crime and criminal

Ohh

Fm Ab

My little mime, you're all alone

Eb Fm

Telling stories of long ago

Ab Fm

We used to fit like crime and criminal

But I was just shelter

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