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-]
Intro: B5, play Riff 1, pause,
play again (second time is actually slightly
different)
B5 (Riff 1 twice, no pause)
Shelter
B5 A E
I’ve been branded, I’ve been washed around left for dead,
D A B5 D A
I’ve been cast out from this world
B5 A E
I’ve been exiled, I’ve been stranded on the street,
D A B5 D A
Ain’t got no place left to run
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 A E
Shelter, Shelter, give me what I want tonight
D A
Shelter
(play Riff 1 twice)
B5 A E D A B5
I’ve been exiled, I’ve been raised within the street,
in this wicked world
D A B5 A E D A B5 D A
Persecution, I’m carrying my cross, down here on my knees
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 A E
Shelter, Shelter, give me what I want tonight
D A B5
Shelter
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 A E
Shelter, Shelter, give me what I want tonight
A D A D A D
Outro:
[E———————
B———————
G—–2-4-4-2-4-4-2-4-
D-4-4—————–]
