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 |
