Pale Shelter chords by Tears for Fears (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Fmaj7
G6
A5
G5
D5
C5
D6
C6
B7sus4
Dm9
F/C
G/D
C

Intro 1
Fmaj7 
Fmaj7 
G6 
G6 
 (F minoraj7)  (F minoraj7)  (G6)  (G6) 
Fmaj7 
Fmaj7 
G6 
G6 
 (F minoraj7)  (F minoraj7)  (G6)  (G6) 
A5 
G5 
D5 
C5 
 (A5)  (G5)  (D5)  (C5) 
A5 
G5 
D5 
C5 
 (A5)  (G5)  (D5)  (C5) 
A5 
G5 
D5 
C5 
A5 
G5 
 (A5)  (G5)  (D5)  (C5)  (A5)  (G5) 
D6 
C6 
B7sus4 
B7sus4 
 (D6)  (C6)  (B7sus4)  (B7sus4) 

Verse 1
Fmaj7 
 (F minoraj7) How      can I be sure
G6 
When your  (G6) intrusion's my illusion?
Fmaj7 
 (F minoraj7) How      can I be sure
G6 
When all  (G6) the time you change my mind?
Fmaj7 
I  (F minoraj7) ask      for more and more
Dm9 
 (D minor9) How   can I be sure?

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Chorus 1

When you don't give me love

You give me pale shelter

You don't give me love

You give me cold hands

And I can't operate on this failure

when all I wanna be is

Completely in command

Verse 2
Fmaj7 
 (F minoraj7) How      can I be sure
G6 
For all  (G6) you say you keep me waiting
Fmaj7 
 (F minoraj7) How      can I be sure
G6 
When all  (G6) you do is see me through?
Fmaj7 
I  (F minoraj7) ask      for more and more
Dm9 
 (D minor9) How   can I be sure?

Chorus 2
A5 
When you don't give me  (A5) love
G5 
D5 
You  (G5) give me pale  (D5) shelter
C5 
A5 
 (C5) You don't give me  (A5) love
G5 
D5 
You  (G5) give me cold  (D5) hands
C5 
A5 
G5 
D5 
And  (C5) I   can't ope (A5) rate on  (G5) this  (D5) failure
C5 
A5 
G5 
when  (C5) all I wanna  (A5) be  is  (G5) 
D6 
C6 
Com (D6) pletely in command  (C6) 
B7sus4 
B7sus4 
 (B7sus4)  (B7sus4) 

Interlude 1

Verse 3
Fmaj7 
 (F minoraj7) I've     been here before
G6 
There is  (G6) no why, no need to try
Fmaj7 
I  (F minoraj7) thought  you had it all
G6 
I'm call (G6) ing you, I'm calling you
Fmaj7 
I  (F minoraj7) ask      for more and more
(ask for more and more)
Dm9 
 (D minor9) How   can I be sure? (How can...)

Chorus 3
A5 
When you don't give me  (A5) love
G5 
D5 
You  (G5) give me pale  (D5) shelter
C5 
A5 
 (C5) You don't give me  (A5) love
G5 
D5 
You  (G5) give me cold  (D5) hands
C5 
A5 
G5 
D5 
And  (C5) I   can't ope (A5) rate on  (G5) this  (D5) failure
C5 
A5 
G5 
when  (C5) all I wanna  (A5) be  is  (G5) 
D6 
Com (D6) pletely in command
C6 
(Com (C6) pletely in command)
B7sus4 
B7sus4 
 (B7sus4)  (B7sus4) 

Interlude 2

Outro 1

You don't give me love,

you don't give me love

[Repeat and fade]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Fmaj7
G6
A5
G5
D5
C5
D6
C6
B7sus4
Dm9
F/C
G/D
C

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: A minorBPM: 118

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
G6: 3-2-0-0-0-0
A5: x-0-2-x-x-x
G5: 3-5-x-x-x-x
D5: x-5-7-x-x-x
C5: x-3-5-x-x-x
D6: x-x-0-2-0-2
C6: x-3-2-2-1-x
B7sus4: x-2-2-2-0-2
Dm9: x-5-3-5-5-x
F/C: x-3-3-2-1-x
G/D: x-x-0-0-0-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Pale Shelter by Tears For Fears, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Tears For Fears's performance.