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Shelter

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[Verse 1]
I'm Gdrowning Din the Gsunshine
As it Cpours down from the sGkies
There's sGomething sG/F#tirring iEmn my heart
Bright cColours fill my eDyes
As from Ghere to the Dfar horGizon
Your Cbeauty does unEmfold
And oGh you G/F#look so Emlovely
DCressed in gDreen and gGold
[Interlude]
Em C D
[Verse 2]
And I can Galmost Dtouch the Gocean
Shimmering Cin the distant Ghaze
As I sGtand here G/F#on this Emmountain
On this Cloveliest day of Ddays
Round Ghalf the Dworld I've Gdrifted
Left no Cwild oats uEmnsown
But Gnow my G/F#view has Emshifted
And I Cthink I've Djust come Ghome
[Interlude]
Em C G Em C G D
[Verse 3]
To the Ghomeless Dand the Ghungry
May you Calways open Gdoors
May the Grestless G/F#and the Emweary
Find safe Charbour on your Dshores
May you Galways Dbe our GDreamtime place
Our Cspirit's glad reEmlease
May you Galways G/F#be our Emshelter
May we Calways Dlive in Gpeace
[Interlude]
Em C D
[Verse 1]
So I'm Gdrowning Din the Gsunshine
As it Cpours down from the sGkies
There's sGomething sG/F#tirring iEmn my heart
Bright cColours fill my eDyes
As from Ghere to the Dfar horGizon
Your Cbeauty does unEmfold
And oGh you G/F#look so Emlovely
DCressed in gDreen and gGoldEm  
DCressed in gDreen and gGold

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Shelter

by Eric Bogle

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

[Verse 1]

G D G

I'm drowning in the sunshine

C G

As it pours down from the skies

G G/F# Em

There's something stirring in my heart

C D

Bright colours fill my eyes

G D G

As from here to the far horizon

C Em

Your beauty does unfold

G G/F# Em

And oh you look so lovely

C D G

Dressed in green and gold

[Interlude]

Em C D

[Verse 2]

G D G

And I can almost touch the ocean

C G

Shimmering in the distant haze

G G/F# Em

As I stand here on this mountain

C D

On this loveliest day of days

G D G

Round half the world I've drifted

C Em

Left no wild oats unsown

G G/F# Em

But now my view has shifted

C D G

And I think I've just come home

[Interlude]

Em C G Em C G D

[Verse 3]

G D G

To the homeless and the hungry

C G

May you always open doors

G G/F# Em

May the restless and the weary

C D

Find safe harbour on your shores

G D G

May you always be our Dreamtime place

C Em

Our spirit's glad release

G G/F# Em

May you always be our shelter

C D G

May we always live in peace

[Interlude]

Em C D

[Verse 1]

G D G

So I'm drowning in the sunshine

C G

As it pours down from the skies

G G/F# Em

There's something stirring in my heart

C D

Bright colours fill my eyes

G D G

As from here to the far horizon

C Em

Your beauty does unfold

G G/F# Em

And oh you look so lovely

C D G Em

Dressed in green and gold

C D G

Dressed in green and gold

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