Shelter Me Chords by The Waifs
Tempo:
108.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
E
F#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#m] [Bm] [E] [D] [F#m]
[D] [E]
I decided [D] not to [A] know [E] anything [D] about where [A] I'm going.
[D] I can't [E] even talk to my
[A] friends [F#m] anymore.
Not blaming [E] anyone for the [D] risks I've [A] gotten in.
[D] I'm [E] only frightened [D] by the things [A] that I've [D] done.
[Bm]
[F#m] Keep me safe [E] from [Bm] myself.
I [F#] can't do [A] it without [B] your help.
Your [F#] love's the [F#m] finest [E] thing [A] I've ever known.
[D]
[A] [D] I want [A] to come [D]
[E] home.
[A] [F#m]
[E] [A]
Thinking [F#m] back when I was [E] young and you gave me
[D] sight from [A] everything.
See me [D] straight and all it [E] wrong.
Raised me [D] to respect [A] myself.
I can [D] offer no [E] excuse for the [D] sense of self [A]-abuse.
And [D] all the pain [A] that I've caused [E] you to feel.
[A] But I hurt myself, I [D] hurt you [E] more, and that's what [D] hurts me most of [A] all.
[D] We shouldn't [A] go on [D] hurting [Bm] anymore.
[F#m] Keep me [E] safe from [Bm] myself.
I [F#m] can't do [E] it without [A] your help.
Your [C#m] love's the finest thing [F#m] I've ever known.
[D] [A] I want to come [D] home.
[E] [A] Oh, [D] I
[E] [D] want [A] to come [D] home.
Oh, [E] [A] I [D]
[E] [D] want [A] to come [D] home.
[E] [A] [C#m]
[F#m] I [D] [A] want to come [C#m] home,
[F#m] [D] [A] I [C#m] want [F#m] [D] to [G#m] come [F#] [C#m] home, [D]
[A] [Bm] keep [F#m] me safe [E] from [Bm] myself.
[B] I [F#m] can't do it [E] without your [A] help, yeah.
[F#m] Your love's [C#m] the finest thing [A] I've [Dm] ever known.
[A] So take me [D] now where it's held to [A] be, [E] before there's nothing [D] left of me.
[A]
[N] Thank you very much.
[E] [N]
[D] [E]
I decided [D] not to [A] know [E] anything [D] about where [A] I'm going.
[D] I can't [E] even talk to my
[A] friends [F#m] anymore.
Not blaming [E] anyone for the [D] risks I've [A] gotten in.
[D] I'm [E] only frightened [D] by the things [A] that I've [D] done.
[Bm]
[F#m] Keep me safe [E] from [Bm] myself.
I [F#] can't do [A] it without [B] your help.
Your [F#] love's the [F#m] finest [E] thing [A] I've ever known.
[D]
[A] [D] I want [A] to come [D]
[E] home.
[A] [F#m]
[E] [A]
Thinking [F#m] back when I was [E] young and you gave me
[D] sight from [A] everything.
See me [D] straight and all it [E] wrong.
Raised me [D] to respect [A] myself.
I can [D] offer no [E] excuse for the [D] sense of self [A]-abuse.
And [D] all the pain [A] that I've caused [E] you to feel.
[A] But I hurt myself, I [D] hurt you [E] more, and that's what [D] hurts me most of [A] all.
[D] We shouldn't [A] go on [D] hurting [Bm] anymore.
[F#m] Keep me [E] safe from [Bm] myself.
I [F#m] can't do [E] it without [A] your help.
Your [C#m] love's the finest thing [F#m] I've ever known.
[D] [A] I want to come [D] home.
[E] [A] Oh, [D] I
[E] [D] want [A] to come [D] home.
Oh, [E] [A] I [D]
[E] [D] want [A] to come [D] home.
[E] [A] [C#m]
[F#m] I [D] [A] want to come [C#m] home,
[F#m] [D] [A] I [C#m] want [F#m] [D] to [G#m] come [F#] [C#m] home, [D]
[A] [Bm] keep [F#m] me safe [E] from [Bm] myself.
[B] I [F#m] can't do it [E] without your [A] help, yeah.
[F#m] Your love's [C#m] the finest thing [A] I've [Dm] ever known.
[A] So take me [D] now where it's held to [A] be, [E] before there's nothing [D] left of me.
[A]
[N] Thank you very much.
[E] [N]
Key:
D
A
E
F#m
Bm
D
A
E
[F#m] _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ [F#m] _
_ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
I decided [D] not to [A] know [E] anything [D] about where [A] I'm going.
[D] I can't [E] even talk to my _
[A] friends [F#m] anymore.
Not blaming [E] anyone for the [D] risks I've [A] gotten in.
[D] I'm [E] only frightened [D] by the things [A] that I've [D] done.
_ [Bm] _ _ _
[F#m] Keep me safe [E] from [Bm] myself.
_ I [F#] can't do [A] it without [B] your help.
Your [F#] love's the [F#m] finest [E] thing [A] I've ever known.
[D] _ _
[A] _ [D] I want [A] to come [D] _
[E] home.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Thinking [F#m] back when I was [E] young and you gave me
[D] sight from [A] everything.
See me [D] straight and all it [E] wrong.
Raised me [D] to respect [A] myself.
I can [D] offer no [E] excuse for the [D] sense of self [A]-abuse.
And [D] all the pain [A] that I've caused [E] you to feel.
[A] But I hurt myself, I [D] hurt you [E] more, and that's what [D] hurts me most of [A] all.
[D] We shouldn't [A] go on [D] hurting [Bm] anymore. _ _
[F#m] Keep me [E] safe from [Bm] myself.
_ I [F#m] can't do [E] it without [A] your help.
Your [C#m] love's the finest thing [F#m] I've ever known.
[D] _ [A] I want to come [D] home. _
[E] _ _ _ [A] Oh, [D] I _
[E] _ _ [D] want [A] to come [D] home.
Oh, [E] _ _ _ [A] _ I [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] want [A] to come [D] home. _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[F#m] I [D] [A] want to come [C#m] home, _
[F#m] _ _ [D] _ [A] I _ [C#m] want [F#m] _ _ [D] to [G#m] come [F#] [C#m] home, [D] _
_ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ keep [F#m] me safe [E] from [Bm] myself.
_ [B] I [F#m] can't do it [E] without your [A] help, yeah.
[F#m] Your love's [C#m] the finest thing [A] I've [Dm] ever known. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] So take me [D] now where it's held to [A] be, [E] before there's nothing [D] left of me. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ Thank you very much.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
I decided [D] not to [A] know [E] anything [D] about where [A] I'm going.
[D] I can't [E] even talk to my _
[A] friends [F#m] anymore.
Not blaming [E] anyone for the [D] risks I've [A] gotten in.
[D] I'm [E] only frightened [D] by the things [A] that I've [D] done.
_ [Bm] _ _ _
[F#m] Keep me safe [E] from [Bm] myself.
_ I [F#] can't do [A] it without [B] your help.
Your [F#] love's the [F#m] finest [E] thing [A] I've ever known.
[D] _ _
[A] _ [D] I want [A] to come [D] _
[E] home.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Thinking [F#m] back when I was [E] young and you gave me
[D] sight from [A] everything.
See me [D] straight and all it [E] wrong.
Raised me [D] to respect [A] myself.
I can [D] offer no [E] excuse for the [D] sense of self [A]-abuse.
And [D] all the pain [A] that I've caused [E] you to feel.
[A] But I hurt myself, I [D] hurt you [E] more, and that's what [D] hurts me most of [A] all.
[D] We shouldn't [A] go on [D] hurting [Bm] anymore. _ _
[F#m] Keep me [E] safe from [Bm] myself.
_ I [F#m] can't do [E] it without [A] your help.
Your [C#m] love's the finest thing [F#m] I've ever known.
[D] _ [A] I want to come [D] home. _
[E] _ _ _ [A] Oh, [D] I _
[E] _ _ [D] want [A] to come [D] home.
Oh, [E] _ _ _ [A] _ I [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] want [A] to come [D] home. _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[F#m] I [D] [A] want to come [C#m] home, _
[F#m] _ _ [D] _ [A] I _ [C#m] want [F#m] _ _ [D] to [G#m] come [F#] [C#m] home, [D] _
_ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ keep [F#m] me safe [E] from [Bm] myself.
_ [B] I [F#m] can't do it [E] without your [A] help, yeah.
[F#m] Your love's [C#m] the finest thing [A] I've [Dm] ever known. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] So take me [D] now where it's held to [A] be, [E] before there's nothing [D] left of me. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ Thank you very much.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _