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Shelter Tab

by Ray Lamontagne


Ray LaMontagne
Shelter

Chords - ( ) are optional, < > are hammered-on occasionally

----C--F/D--G--Cadd9/B--Am--E7--F---Bb--D#---

e|--0---1---3-----0-----0---0--(0)-------------------------------|
B|--1---1---0-----1-----1---3---1---3---4------------------------|
G|--0---2---0-----0-----2---1--<2>--3---3------------------------|
D|-<2>--0---0-----0-----2---2---3---3---1------------------------|
A|--3--(0)--2-----2-----0---2--(3)--1----------------------------|
E|----------3---------------0------------------------------------|

Intro - [] [] [] [] [/] [] [] [] [] [] X2

[C]I guess you [F/D]don't need it [G]
I guess you don't [C]want me [Cadd9/B]to repeat it [Am]
But everything I [E7]have to give I'll [F]give to you [C] [G]
[C]It's not [F/D]like we planned it [G]
You tried to stay, [C]but you [Cadd9/B]could not stand it [Am]
To see me shut down [E7]slow
As though it was an [F]easy thing to do [C]
[G]Listen when

[C]All of this around[F] us'll fall over
I tell you what we're gonna do[C] [G]
[C]You will [E]shelter me [F]my love[C] [G]
[C]And I [F\D]will [G]shelter yo[F]u
I will shel[C]ter you [F/D]
[] [] [/] [] [] [] [] []

[C]I left [F/D]you heartbroken,
[G]but not until [C]those very [Cadd9/B]words were spoken[Am]
Has anybody [E7]ever made such a [F]fool out of you [C] [G]
[C]It's hard [F/D]to believe it [G]
Even as my [C]eyes [Cadd9/B]do see it [Am]
The very things that [E7]make you live are [F]killing you [C]
[G]Listen when

[C]All of this around[F] us'll fall over
I tell you what we're gonna do[C] Hey[G]
[C]you will [E]shelter me [F]my love [C] [G]
[]I []will []shelter you []
I will [C]shelter you [Bb]
I will [F]shelter you [D#]
I will [C]shelter you [Bb]
I will [F]shelter you [D#]
[] [] [] [] [/] [] [] [] []

[G]Listen When
[C]All of this around[F] us'll fall over
I tell you what we're gonna do[C] Hey[G]
[C]you will [E]shelter me [F]my love [C] [G]
[]I []will []shelter you []
If you [F]shelter me too[C]
I will [F]shelter [C]you
I will [F]shelter [C]you


Little F riff that's occasionally used:

e|--------------0------------------------------------------------|
B|--1---1-------1------------------------------------------------|
G|--0h2-0--(0)--0------------------------------------------------|
D|--3---3---0---2------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------3------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|