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Shelter Tab

by Alarm


X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL11-upenn1.13]

Here's a song I tabbed I thought you might want to add to the archive.

-Ken.


"Shelter" by The Alarm

There are actually two guitars, one playing the chords, another playing the
lead riffs.

I believe the song is written in the key of A, if this helps.

Chords:
	x2440x
	x02220
	x00232
	022100

For each riff, I just use the strings it uses to save a little space.

Riff 1:
E|---2---0------------------------|
B|-0---0----0-3--0-2--0-0-0----0--|
G|--------------------------2-2---|

Riff 2:
E|-4-2-0-5--2-0---4-|
B|--------------3---|

Riff 3:
|-4-5-7-7-5-7-7-4-5-


(Lyrics may not be exactly right, I'm writing from memory)

Intro: B5, play Riff 1, pause, play again (second time is actually slightly
	different)

B5 (Riff 1 twice, no pause)
Shelter

		       		             
I've been branded, I've been washed around left for dead,
	  	    	     		 
I've been cast out from this world

	                   		    
I've been exiled, I've been stranded on the street,
	  	          	 
Ain't got no place left to run

(Riff 2)         		    (Riff 1)
No  one  loves me, anymore, anymore, anymore
(Riff 2)	    

	     			 	     (Riff 3)
Shelter, Shelter, give me what I want tonight
	     			 
Shelter, Shelter, give me what I want tonight
 
  Shelter

(play Riff 1 twice)

			     				               
I've been exiled, I've been (raised within the street ?), in this wicked world
  			 	                         	   
	Persecution, I'm carrying my cross, down here on my knees

(Riff 2)         		    (Riff 1)
No  one  loves me, anymore, anymore, anymore
(Riff 2)	    

	     			 	     (Riff 3)
Shelter, Shelter, give me what I want tonight
	     			 
Shelter, Shelter, give me what I want tonight
 	  	
  Shelter

Solo:
E|---2----0-----------------------5----2----5----2-----0-|
B|-0----0----0-3--0-2------0----0----0----0----0---2-2---|
G|---------------------2-2-------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|
B|----------0--0--2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
G|-2--2-2-2------------------------------------------------|
(this is basically a run up the A scale starting on A)

Chords (played during solo):
	           


	     			 	     (Riff 3)
Shelter, Shelter, give me what I want tonight (give me your loving)
	     			  		(Riff 3)
Shelter, Shelter, sleeping on the street tonight (give me your loving)
	     			 	    (Riff 3)
Shelter, Shelter, give me what I want tonight (give me your loving)
	     			 
Shelter, Shelter, give me what I want tonight

     

Outro:
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-----2-4-4-2-4-4-2-4-|
D|-4-4-----------------|