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Intro
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Verse 1
FI was in another lifetime
COne of toil and blood
BbWhen blackness was a virtue
FAnd the road was full of mud
FI come in from the wilderness
CA creature void of form
Bb"Come in" she said, "I'll give you
FShelter from the storm"
Verse 2
FAnd if I pass this way again
CYou can rest assured
BbI'll always do my best for her
FOn that I give my word
FIn a world of steel-eyed death
CAnd men who are fighting to be warm
Bb"Come in" she said, "I'll give you
FShelter from the storm"
Verse 3
FNot a word was spoke between us
CThere was little risk involved
BbEverything up to that point
FHad been left unresolved
FTry imagining a place where
CIt's always safe and warm
Bb"Come in" she said, "I'll give you
FShelter from the storm"
Verse 4
FI was burned out from exhaustion
CBuried in the hail
BbPoisoned in the bushes
FAnd blown out on the trail
FHunted like a crocodile
CRavaged in the corn
Bb"Come in" she said, "I'll give you
FShelter from the storm"
Verse 5
FSuddenly I turned around
CAnd she was standing there
BbWith silver bracelets on her wrists
FAnd flowers in her hair
FShe walked up to me so gracefully
CAnd took my crown of thorns
Bb"Come in" she said, "I'll give you
FShelter from the storm"
Verse 6
FNow there's a wall between us
CSomething there's been lost
BbI took too much for granted
FGot my signals crossed
FJust to think that it all began
COn a non-eventful morn
Bb"Come in" she said, "I'll give you
FShelter from the storm"
Verse 7
FWell, the deputy walks on hard nails
CAnd the preacher rides a mount
BbBut nothing really matters much
FIt's doom alone that counts
FAnd the one-eyed undertaker
CHe blows a futile horn
Bb"Come in" she said, "I'll give you
FShelter from the storm"
Verse 8
FI've heard newborn babies
CWailing like a mourning dove
BbAnd old men with broken teeth
FStranded without love
FDo I understand your question, man?
CIs it hopeless and forlorn?
Bb"Come in" she said, "I'll give you
FShelter from the storm"
Verse 9
FIn a little hilltop village
CThey gambled for my clothes
BbI bargained for salvation
FAnd she gave me a lethal dose
FI offered up my innocence
CAnd got repaid with scorn
Bb"Come in" she said, "I'll give you
FShelter from the storm"
Verse 10
FWell, I'm living in a foreign country
CBut I'm bound to cross the line
BbBeauty walks a razor's edge
FSomeday I'll make it mine
FIf I could only turn back the clock
CTo when God and her were born
Bb"Come in" she said, "I'll give you
FShelter from the storm"
Outro
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