E (022100) B7sus4 (x21200) Asus2 (x02200) [Verse 1] E B7sus4 Asus2 E 'Twas in another lifetime, one of toil and blood E B7sus4 Asus2 When blackness was a virtue and the road was full of mud E B7sus4 Asus2 I came in from the wilderness, a creature void of form. E B7sus4 Asus2 E "Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm." [Break] E B7sus4 Asus2 E 2x [Verse 2] E B7sus4 Asus2 E And if I pass this way again, you can rest assured E B7sus4 Asus2 I'll always do my best for her, on that I give my word E B7sus4 Asus2 In a world of steel-eyed death, and men who are fighting to be warm. E B7sus4 Asus2 E "Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm." [Break] E B7sus4 Asus2 E 2x [Verse 3] E B7sus4 Asus2 E Not a word was spoke between us, there was little risk involved E B7sus4 Asus2 Everything up to that point had been left unresolved. E B7sus4 Asus2 Try imagining a place where it's always safe and warm. E B7sus4 Asus2 E "Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm." [Break] E B7sus4 Asus2 E 2x [Verse 4] E B7sus4 Asus2 E I was burned out from exhaustion, buried in the hail, E B7sus4 Asus2 Poisoned in the bushes an' blown out on the trail, E B7sus4 Asus2 Hunted like a crocodile, ravaged in the corn. E B7sus4 Asus2 E "Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm." [Break] E B7sus4 Asus2 E 2x [Verse 5] E B7sus4 Asus2 E Suddenly I turned around and she was standin' there E B7sus4 Asus2 With silver bracelets on her wrists and flowers in her hair. E B7sus4 Asus2 She walked up to me so gracefully and took my crown of thorns. E B7sus4 Asus2 E "Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm." [Break] E B7sus4 Asus2 E 2x [Verse 6] E B7sus4 Asus2 E Now there's a wall between us, somethin' there's been lost E B7sus4 Asus2 I took too much for granted, got my signals crossed. E B7sus4 Asus2 Just to think that it all began on a long-forgotten morn. E B7sus4 Asus2 E "Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm." [Break] E B7sus4 Asus2 E 2x [Verse 7] E B7sus4 Asus2 E Well, the deputy walks on hard nails and the preacher rides a mount E B7sus4 Asus2 But nothing really matters much, it's doom alone that counts E B7sus4 Asus2 And the one-eyed undertaker, he blows a futile horn. E B7sus4 Asus2 E "Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm." [Break] E B7sus4 Asus2 E 2x [Verse 8] E B7sus4 Asus2 E I've heard newborn babies wailin' like a mournin' dove E B7sus4 Asus2 And old men with broken teeth stranded without love. E B7sus4 Asus2 Do I understand your question, man, is it hopeless and forlorn? E B7sus4 Asus2 E "Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm." [Break] E B7sus4 Asus2 E 2x [Verse 9] E B7sus4 Asus2 E In a little hilltop village, they gambled for my clothes E B7sus4 Asus2 I bargained for salvation an' they gave me a lethal dose. E B7sus4 Asus2 I offered up my innocence and got repaid with scorn. E B7sus4 Asus2 E "Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm." [Break] E B7sus4 Asus2 E 2x [Verse 10] E B7sus4 Asus2 E Well, I'm livin' in a foreign country but I'm bound to cross the line E B7sus4 Asus2 Beauty walks a razor's edge, someday I'll make it mine. E B7sus4 Asus2 If I could only turn back the clock to when God and her were born. E B7sus4 Asus2 E "Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm." [Break] E B7sus4 Asus2 E 2x