Chord/Tab song: Shelter

Subject: /Alarm/Shelter.tab (archive submission)
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Date: Mon, 28 Jun 93 11:53:26 EDT
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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:
B5 x2440x
A x02220
D x00232
E 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:


E|-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

[B5]I've been branded, I've[A] been washed around left for d[E]ead,
I've been [D]cast out f[A]rom this [B5]world[D][A]

I've been [B5]exiled, I've been s[A]tranded on the [E]street,
Ain't got [D]no place [A]left to [B5]run[D][A]

D(Riff 2)A B5 (Riff 1)
No one loves me, anymore, anymore, anymore
D(Riff 2)A E
Another heartbeat, down...come on and take me to the

B5 A E (Riff 3)
Shelter, Shelter, give me what I want tonight
[B5]Shelter, Shel[A]ter, give me what I [E]want tonight
[D] [A]Shelter

(play Riff 1 twice)

[B5]I've been exiled, I've been ([A]raised within the s[E]treet ?), [D]in this [A]wicked [B5]world
[D] [A] [B5]Persecution, I'm [A]carrying my [E]cross, [D]down here [A]on my [B5]knees[D][A]

D(Riff 2)A B5 (Riff 1)
No one loves me, anymore, anymore, anymore
D(Riff 2)A E
Another heartbeat, down...come on and take me to the

B5 A E (Riff 3)
Shelter, Shelter, give me what I want tonight
[B5]Shelter, Shel[A]ter, give me what I [E]want tonight
[D] [A]Shelter[B5]

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):
[B5] [B5] [A] [E] [D] [A] [E] [A] [B5] [D] [D]

...come on and take me to the
B5 A E (Riff 3)
Shelter, Shelter, give me what I want tonight (give me your loving)
B5 A E (Riff 3)
Shelter, Shelter, sleeping on the street tonight (give me your loving)
B5 A E (Riff 3)
Shelter, Shelter, give me what I want tonight (give me your loving)
[B5]Shelter, Shel[A]ter, give me what I [E]want tonight

[A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D]
Outro:


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