Verse 1:
E                B          A               E
'Twas in another lifetime   One of toil and blood
                     B            A
When blackness was a virtue   The road was full of mud
E                  B              A
I came in from the wilderness   a creature void of form
E                B              A                E
Come in she said I'll give ya   Shelter from the storm

Interlude: | E B | A E | E B | A E |

Verse 2:
E                  B           A            E
And if I pass this way again   You can rest assured
                  B                 A
I'll always do my best for her   On that I give my word
     E                   B                      A
In a world of steel-eyed death and men  Who are fighting to be warm
E                B              A                E
Come in she said I'll give ya   Shelter from the storm

Interlude: | E B | A E |

Verse 3:
E                B                          A           E
Not a word was spoke between us   There was little risk involved
              B                        A
Everything up to that point   Had been left unresolved
E             B                     A
Try imagining a place    Where it's always safe and warm
E                B              A                E
Come in she said I'll give ya   Shelter from the storm

Interlude: | E B | A E | E B | A E |

Verse 4:
E                     B           A             E
I was burned out from exhaustion  Buried in the hail
                B            A
Poisoned in the bushes   And blown out on the trail
E             B            A
Hunted like a crocodile    Ravaged in the corn

E                B              A                E
Come in she said I'll give ya   Shelter from the storm

Interlude: | E B | A E | E B | A E |

Verse 5:
E          B                   A                E
Suddenly I turned around   And she was standing there
                      B                  A
With silver bracelets on her wrists  And flowers in her hair
E                      B               A
She walked up to me so gracefully  And took my crown of thorns
E                B              A                E
Come in she said I'll give ya   Shelter from the storm

Interlude: | E B | A E | E B | A E |

Verse:
E                    B         A                      E
Now there's a wall between us  somethin' there's been lost
                    B        A
I took too much for granted got my signals crossed
E                     B              A
Just to think that it all began on a long forgotten morn
E                      B        A                E
Come in she said  I'll give you shelter from the storm

Interlude: | E B | A E | E B | A E |

Verse:
E                        B                  A              E
Well the deputy walks on hard nails and the preacher rides a mount
                   B                  A
But nothing really matters much it's doom alone that counts
E                B             A
And the one-eyed undertaker he blows a futile horn
E                      B        A                E
Come in she said  I'll give you shelter from the storm

Interlude: | E B | A E | E B | A E |

Verse:
E                  B              A               E
I've heard newborn babies wailin' like a mournin' dove
                 B            A
And old men with broken teeth stranded without love
E                    B                   A
Do I understand your question then is it hopeless and forlorn
E                      B        A                E
Come in she said  I'll give you shelter from the storm

Interlude: | E B | A E | E B | A E |

Verse:
E                   B        A                   E
In a little hilltop village, they gambled for my clothes
                   B               A
I bargained for salvation and they gave me a lethal dose
E               B             A
I offered up my innocence and got repaid with scorn
E                      B        A                E
Come in she said  I'll give you shelter from the storm

Interlude: | E B | A E | E B | A E |

Verse:
E                    B                       A                  E
Well I'm livin' in a foreign country but I'm bound to cross the line
               B             A
Beauty walks a razor's edge someday I'll make it mine
E                    B                      A
If I could only turn back the clock to when God and her were born
E                      B        A                E
Come in she said  I'll give you shelter from the storm

Outro: | E B | A E | E B | A E |