Shelter From The Storm
by Bob DylanTranspose
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Shelter from the Storm – Bob Dylan
Written by: Bob Dylan
From: "Blood on the Tracks" (1975) = Take 4, September 16, 1974
Alternate version (= (Take 1, September 16, 1974)
on "More Blood, More Tracks - The Bootleg Series, Vol. 14" (2018)
(with bass and piano)
and “Jerry Maguire - Music from the Motion Picture” (1996)
(mix without bass and piano)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Open-E / Standard
Two versions here:
1. Open-E tuning (E-B-E-G#-B-e)
Tip: To avoid breaking stings when tuning up to Open-E, I mostly tune down
to Open-D (D-A-D-F#-A-d) and then use a capo 2nd fret to get up to E.
2. Standard tuning
CHORDS
1. open tuning 2. standard tuning
E-B-E-G#-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e
E 0-0-0-0 -0-0 E 0-2-2-1-0-0 or: x-x-2-1-0-0
Emaj9/D# x-4-2-0 -0-0 Emaj9/D# x-6-4-4-0-0 or: x-x-1-4-0-0
A/C# x-2-0-1 -2-0 A x-0-2-2-2-0
Aadd9/C# x-2-0-1 -0-0 Asus2 x-0-2-2-0-0
This is the basic pattern of the changes in the verse and the instrumental
interludes. Whatever your strumming pattern may be, try to change the
chords where indicated. I tabbed it out for the open tuning here, but the
rhythm is the same if you use the standard tuning, of course.
[Verse]
E Emaj9/D# A/C# Aadd9/C# E
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e |0---------------|0---------------|0---------0-----|0---------------|
B |0---------------|0---------------|2---------0-----|0---------------|
G#|0---------------|0---------------|1---------1-----|0---------------|
E |0---------------|2---------------|0---------0-----|0---------------|
B |0---------------|4---------------|2---------2-----|0---------------|
E |0---------------|----------------|----------------|0---------------|
E Emaj9/D# A/C# Aadd9/C#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e |0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0---------0-----|
B |0---------------|0---------------|2---------------|2---------0-----|
G#|0---------------|0---------------|1---------------|1---------1-----|
E |0---------------|2---------------|0---------------|0---------0-----|
B |0---------------|4---------------|2---------------|2---------2-----|
E |0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E Emaj9/D# A/C# Aadd9/C#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e |0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0---------0-----|
B |0---------------|0---------------|2---------------|2---------0-----|
G#|0---------------|0---------------|1---------------|1---------1-----|
E |0---------------|2---------------|0---------------|0---------0-----|
B |0---------------|4---------------|2---------------|2---------2-----|
E |0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E Emaj9/D# A/C# Aadd9/C# [E = first chord of
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + [1] instrumental
e |0---------------|0---------------|0---------0-----[0] interlude]
B |0---------------|0---------------|2---------0-----[0]
G#|0---------------|0---------------|1---------1-----[0]
E |0---------------|2---------------|0---------0-----[0]
B |0---------------|4---------------|2---------2-----[0]
E |0---------------|----------------|----------------[0]
[Instrumental interlude] (mostly played twice)
E Emaj9/D# A/C# Aadd9/C# E
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e |0---------------|0---------------|0---------0-----|0---------------|
B |0---------------|0---------------|2---------0-----|0---------------|
G#|0---------------|0---------------|1---------1-----|0---------------|
E |0---------------|2---------------|0---------0-----|0---------------|
B |0---------------|4---------------|2---------2-----|0---------------|
E |0---------------|----------------|----------------|0---------------|
Intro
Verse 1
&rsquo
;Twas in an
other lif
etime, one of
toil
and blood
When
blackness was a
virtue and the
road was full of mud
I
came in from the
wilderness, a
creature void of form
&ldquo
;Come in,” she
said, &ld
quo;I’l
l give y
ou shelter from the storm”
Instrumental interlude
Verse 2
And
if I pass this
way again,
you can rest
a-
ssured
I&rsq
uo;ll always
do my best for he
r, on that I give my w
ord
In a
world of steel-eyed
death, and men who are
fighting to be warm
&ldquo
;Come in,” she
said, &ld
quo;I’l
l give y
ou shelter from the storm”
Instrumental interlude
Verse 3
Not a
word was spoke be
tween us, there was
little risk
in-
volved
Everything up
to that point had been
left unresolved
Try imagi
ning a place where it&rs
quo;s always safe and
warm
&ldquo
;Come in,” she
said, &ld
quo;I’l
l give y
ou shelter from the storm”
Instrumental interlude
Verse 4
I was
burned out from ex
haustion,
buried in
the
hail
Poisoned in the
bushes an&r
squo; blown out on the t
rail
Hunted like a
crocodile,
ravaged in the corn
&ldquo
;Come in,” she
said, &ld
quo;I’l
l give y
ou shelter from the storm”
Instrumental interlude
Verse 5
Suddenly I
turned around and
she was stan
din&rs
quo; there
With
silver bracelets
on her wrists and
flowers in her hair
She
walked up to me so
gracefully and
took my crown of thorns
&ldquo
;Come in,” she
said, &ld
quo;I’l
l give y
ou shelter from the storm”
Instrumental interlude
[Extra verse] – Take 1 (September 16, 1974)
Now the bonds are
broken but
they can be
re-
tied
One more journey
to the woods and the
holes where spirits hide
It&rsqu
o;s a never e
nding battle
for a peace that’s al
ways torn
&ldquo
;Come in,” she
said, &ld
quo;I’l
l give y
ou shelter from the storm”
Instrumental interlude
Verse 6
Now t
here’s a w
all betwee
n us, somethin&rsq
uo; th
ere’s been lost
I
took too much for
granted, I
got my signals crossed
Just to think that it
all began on a
long-forgotten morn
&ldquo
;Come in,” she
said, &ld
quo;I’l
l give y
ou shelter from the storm”
Instrumental interlude
Verse 7
Well, the
deputy walks on
hard nails and the
preacher rides
a
mount
But
nothing really
matters much, it&rs
quo;s doom alone that co
unts
And the
one-eyed under
taker, he
blows a futile horn
&ldquo
;Come in,” she
said, &ld
quo;I’l
l give y
ou shelter from the storm”
Instrumental interlude
Verse 8
I’ve heard ne
wborn babies wa
ilin’
like
a mournin’ dove
And
old men with
broken teeth
stranded without love
Do I
understand your
question, man, is it
hopeless and forlorn?
&ldquo
;Come in,” she
said, &ld
quo;I’l
l give y
ou shelter from the storm”
Instrumental interlude
Verse 9
In a
little hilltop
village, they
gambled for
my
clothes
I
bargained for sal
vation an&rsquo
; she gave me a lethal
dose
I
offered up my
innocence and
got repaid with scorn
&ldquo
;Come in,” she
said, &ld
quo;I’l
l give y
ou shelter from the storm”
Instrumental interlude
Verse 10
Well, I&rs
quo;m livin’ i
n a foreign coun
try but I&rsquo
;m bou
nd to cross the line
Beauty walks a
razor’s edge
, someday I’ll m
ake it mine
If I could
only turn
back the clock to when
God and her were born
&ldquo
;Come in,” she
said, &ld
quo;I’l
l give yo
u sh
elter from
the
storm”
[Coda] (harp)
[Coda] (instrumental)
(freely
)
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