Shelter From The Storm chords by Bob Dylan (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

E
Badd4
A

Intro 1

Verse 1
E 
Badd4 
'Twas  (E major) in another lifetime,  (Badd4) 
A 
E 
 (A major) one of toil and blood  (E major) 
Badd4 
When blackness was a virtue  (Badd4) 
A 
the road  (A major) was full of mud
E 
Badd4 
 (E major) I  came in from the wilderness,  (Badd4) 
A 
a  (A major) creature void of form
E 
Come  (E major) in, she said
Badd4 
A 
I'll give  (Badd4) ya        (A major) shelter from the
E 
Badd4 
A 
E 
 (E major) storm  (Badd4)  (A major)  (E major) 
E 
Badd4 
A 
E 
 (E major)  (Badd4)  (A major)  (E major) 

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Verse 2
E 
Badd4 
And  (E major) if I pass this way a (Badd4) gain,
A 
E 
 (A major) you can rest assured  (E major) 
Badd4 
I'll always do my best  (Badd4) for her,
A 
on that  (A major) I  give my word
E 
Badd4 
In a world  (E major) of steel-eyed  (Badd4) death,
A 
and men who are  (A major) fighting to be warm
E 
Come  (E major) in, she said
Badd4 
A 
I'll give  (Badd4) ya        (A major) shelter from the
E 
Badd4 
A 
E 
E 
 (E major) storm  (Badd4)  (A major)  (E major)  (E major) 

Verse 3
E 
Badd4 
Not a  (E major) word was spoke between  (Badd4) us,
A 
E 
there was  (A major) little risk involved  (E major) 
Badd4 
Everything up to  (Badd4) that     point
A 
had been  (A major) left unresolved
E 
Badd4 
 (E major) Try imagin (Badd4) ing      a place
A 
where it's  (A major) always safe and warm
E 
Come in,  (E major) she said
Badd4 
A 
I'll give  (Badd4) ya shel (A major) ter from the
E 
Badd4 
A 
E 
storm  (E major)  (Badd4)  (A major)  (E major) 
E 
Badd4 
A 
E 
E 
 (E major)  (Badd4)  (A major)  (E major)  (E major) 

Verse 4
E 
Badd4 
I was  (E major) burned out from ex (Badd4) haustion,
A 
E 
 (A major) buried in the hail  (E major) 
Badd4 
Poisoned in the bushes  (Badd4) 
A 
an' blown  (A major) out on the trail
E 
Badd4 
 (E major) Hunted like a crocodile,  (Badd4) 
A 
rav (A major) aged in the corn
E 
Come  (E major) in, she said
Badd4 
A 
I'll  (Badd4) give     ya  (A major) shelter from the
E 
Badd4 
A 
E 
 (E major) storm  (Badd4)  (A major)  (E major) 
E 
Badd4 
A 
E 
 (E major)  (Badd4)  (A major)  (E major) 

Verse 5
E 
Badd4 
 (E major) Suddenly I turned  (Badd4) around
A 
E 
and she  (A major) was standin' there  (E major) 
Badd4 
With silver bracelets on  (Badd4) her wrists
A 
and flow (A major) ers in her hair
E 
Badd4 
She walked  (E major) up to me so gracefully  (Badd4) 
A 
and  (A major) took my crown of thorns
E 
Come  (E major) in, she said
Badd4 
A 
I'll give  (Badd4) ya        (A major) shelter from the
E 
Badd4 
A 
E 
 (E major) storm  (Badd4)  (A major)  (E major) 
E 
Badd4 
A 
E 
 (E major)  (Badd4)  (A major)  (E major) 

Verse 6
E 
Badd4 
 (E major) Now there's a wall between  (Badd4) us,
A 
E 
 (A major) somethin' there's been lost  (E major) 
Badd4 
I took too much for grant (Badd4) ed,
A 
I got  (A major) my signals crossed
E 
Badd4 
 (E major) Just to think that it all  (Badd4) began
A 
on an un (A major) eventfil morn
E 
 (E major) Come in, she said
Badd4 
A 
I'll  (Badd4) give     ya  (A major) shelter from the
E 
Badd4 
A 
E 
 (E major) storm  (Badd4)  (A major)  (E major) 
E 
Badd4 
A 
E 
 (E major)  (Badd4)  (A major)  (E major) 

Verse 7
E 
Badd4 
Well, the  (E major) deputy walks on  (Badd4) hard     nails
A 
E 
and the  (A major) preacher rides a mount  (E major) 
Badd4 
But nothing really matters  (Badd4) much,
A 
it's  (A major) doom alone that counts
E 
Badd4 
And the  (E major) one-eyed undertaker,  (Badd4) 
A 
he blows  (A major) a futile horn
E 
Come in,  (E major) she said
Badd4 
A 
I'll give  (Badd4) ya       shelter  (A major) from the
E 
Badd4 
A 
E 
 (E major) storm  (Badd4)  (A major)  (E major) 
E 
Badd4 
A 
E 
 (E major)  (Badd4)  (A major)  (E major) 

Verse 8
E 
Badd4 
 (E major) I've heard newborn babies  (Badd4) wailin'
A 
E 
like  (A major) a mournin' dove  (E major) 
Badd4 
And old men with  (Badd4) broken   teeth
A 
strand (A major) ed without love
E 
Badd4 
Do I  (E major) understand your question,  (Badd4) man,
A 
is it  (A major) hopeless and forlorn
E 
 (E major) Come in, she said
Badd4 
A 
I'll  (Badd4) give ya  (A major) shelter from the
E 
Badd4 
A 
E 
 (E major) storm  (Badd4)  (A major)  (E major) 
E 
Badd4 
A 
E 
 (E major)  (Badd4)  (A major)  (E major) 

Verse 9
E 
Badd4 
In a  (E major) little hilltop vil (Badd4) lage,
A 
E 
they gambled  (A major) for my clothes  (E major) 
Badd4 
I bargained for salvation  (Badd4) and she
A 
 (A major) gave me a lethal dose
E 
Badd4 
I  (E major) offered up my in (Badd4) nocence
A 
I  (A major) got repaid with scorn
E 
Come  (E major) in, she said
Badd4 
A 
I'll give  (Badd4) ya        (A major) shelter from the
E 
Badd4 
A 
E 
 (E major) storm  (Badd4)  (A major)  (E major) 
E 
Badd4 
A 
E 
 (E major)  (Badd4)  (A major)  (E major) 

Verse 10
E 
Badd4 
Well, I'm  (E major) livin' in a foreign country  (Badd4) 
A 
E 
but I'm  (A major) bound to cross the line  (E major) 
Badd4 
Beauty walks a razor's  (Badd4) edge,
A 
some (A major) day I'll make it mine
E 
Badd4 
If I could  (E major) only turn back  (Badd4) the clock to when
A 
 (A major) God and her were born
E 
Come in,  (E major) she said
Badd4 
A 
I'll give  (Badd4) ya        (A major) shelter from the
E 
Badd4 
A 
 (E major) storm  (Badd4)  (A major) 

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Outro 1

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E
Badd4
A

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: E majorBPM: 108

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

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
Badd4: x-2-4-4-4-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0

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This is the definitive original version of Shelter From The Storm by Bob Dylan, 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 E major. It suits players who want to learn Shelter From The Storm the way Bob Dylan intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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