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Shelter from the Storm – Bob Dylan
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Bob Dylan
Shelter from the Storm (1975)
(Bob Dylan)
From: "Blood on the Tracks"
Alternate version on the “Jerry Maguire” soundtrack
(a 1975 outtake with an extra verse, see below)
I offer two versions here:
1. open tuning (D-A-D-F#-A-D + capo 2nd fret)
2. standard tuning
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CHORDS
1. open tuning 2. standard tuning
+ capo 2nd fret
D-A-D-F#-A-D E-A-D-G-B-E
E 0-0-0-0 -0-0 E 0-2-2-1-0-0
Bsus4/D# x-4-2-3 -0-0 Bsus4/D# x-6-4-4-0-0
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
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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
Aadd9(/C#)
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A(/C#) E
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
d |0---------------|0---------------|0---------0-----|0---------------|
A |0---------------|0---------------|2---------0-----|0---------------|
F#|0---------------|3---------------|1---------1-----|0---------------|
D |0---------------|2---------------|0---------0-----|0---------------|
A |0---------------|4---------------|2---------2-----|0---------------|
D |0---------------|----------------|----------------|0---------------|
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A(/C#) Aadd9(/C#)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
d |0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0---------0-----|
A |0---------------|0---------------|2---------------|2---------0-----|
F#|0---------------|3---------------|1---------------|1---------1-----|
D |0---------------|2---------------|0---------------|0---------0-----|
A |0---------------|4---------------|2---------------|2---------2-----|
D |0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A(/C#) Aadd9(/C#)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
d |0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0---------0-----|
A |0---------------|0---------------|2---------------|2---------0-----|
F#|0---------------|3---------------|1---------------|1---------1-----|
D |0---------------|2---------------|0---------------|0---------0-----|
A |0---------------|4---------------|2---------------|2---------2-----|
D |0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Aadd9(/C#)
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A(/C#) [E = first chord of
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + [1] instrumental
d |0---------------|0---------------|0---------0-----[0] interlude]
A |0---------------|0---------------|2---------0-----[0]
F#|0---------------|3---------------|1---------1-----[0]
D |0---------------|2---------------|0---------0-----[0]
A |0---------------|4---------------|2---------2-----[0]
D |0---------------|----------------|----------------[0]
INSTRUMENTAL INTERLUDE (mostly played twice)
Aadd9(/C#)
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A(/C#) E
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
d |0---------------|0---------------|0---------0-----|0---------------|
A |0---------------|0---------------|2---------0-----|0---------------|
F#|0---------------|3---------------|1---------1-----|0---------------|
D |0---------------|2---------------|0---------0-----|0---------------|
A |0---------------|4---------------|2---------2-----|0---------------|
D |0---------------|----------------|----------------|0---------------|
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INTRO
| E | % | % | % |
| E | % | % | % |
VERSE 1
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9 E
’Twas in another lifetime, one of toil and blood
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9
When blackness was a virtue and the road was full of mud
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9
I came in from the wilderness, a creature void of form
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9 [E]
“Come in,” she said, “I’ll give you shelter from the storm”
INSTRUMENTAL INTERLUDE
| E | B | A Aadd9 | E |
| E | B | A Aadd9 | E |
VERSE 2
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9 E
And if I pass this way again, you can rest a- ssured
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9
I’ll always do my best for her, on that I give my word
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9
In a world of steel-eyed death, and men who are fighting to be warm
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9 [E]
“Come in,” she said, “I’ll give you shelter from the storm”
INSTRUMENTAL INTERLUDE
| E | B | A Aadd9 | E |
VERSE 3
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9 E
Not a word was spoke between us, there was little risk in- volved
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9
Everything up to that point had been left unresolved
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9
Try imagining a place where it’s always safe and warm
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9 [E]
“Come in,” she said, “I’ll give you shelter from the storm”
INSTRUMENTAL INTERLUDE
| E | B | A Aadd9 | E |
| E | B | A Aadd9 | E | % |
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bob_dylan/shelter_from_the_storm_crd_ver_10.html ]
VERSE 4
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9 E
I was burned out from exhaustion, buried in the hail
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9
Poisoned in the bushes an’ blown out on the trail
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9
Hunted like a crocodile, ravaged in the corn
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9 [E]
“Come in,” she said, “I’ll give you shelter from the storm”
INSTRUMENTAL INTERLUDE
| E | B | A Aadd9 | E |
| E | B | A Aadd9 | E |
VERSE 5
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9 E
Suddenly I turned around and she was standin’ there
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9
With silver bracelets on her wrists and flowers in her hair
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9
She walked up to me so gracefully and took my crown of thorns
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9 [E]
“Come in,” she said, “I’ll give you shelter from the storm”
INSTRUMENTAL INTERLUDE
| E | B | A Aadd9 | E |
| E | B | A Aadd9 | E |
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[EXTRA VERSE – Alternate version from “Jerry Maguire – OST”)
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9 E
Now the bonds are broken but they can be re- tied
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9
One more journey to the woods and the holes where spirits hide
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9
It’s a never ending battle for a peace that’s always torn
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9 [E]
“Come in,” she said, “I’ll give you shelter from the storm”
INSTRUMENTAL INTERLUDE
| E | B | A Aadd9 | E |
| E | B | A Aadd9 | E |
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VERSE 6
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9 E
Now there’s a wall between us, somethin’ there’s been lost
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9
I took too much for granted, I got my signals crossed
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9
Just to think that it all began on a long-forgotten morn
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9 [E]
“Come in,” she said, “I’ll give you shelter from the storm”
INSTRUMENTAL INTERLUDE
| E | B | A Aadd9 | E |
| E | B | A Aadd9 | E |
VERSE 7
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9 E
Well, the deputy walks on hard nails and the preacher rides a mount
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9
But nothing really matters much, it’s doom alone that counts
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9
And the one-eyed undertaker, he blows a futile horn
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9 [E]
“Come in,” she said, “I’ll give you shelter from the storm”
INSTRUMENTAL INTERLUDE
| E | B | A Aadd9 | E |
| E | B | A Aadd9 | E |
VERSE 8
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9 E
I’ve heard newborn babies wailin’ like a mournin’ dove
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9
And old men with broken teeth stranded without love
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9
Do I understand your question, man, is it hopeless and forlorn?
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9 [E]
“Come in,” she said, “I’ll give you shelter from the storm”
INSTRUMENTAL INTERLUDE
| E | B | A Aadd9 | E |
| E | B | A Aadd9 | E |
VERSE 9
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9 E
In a little hilltop village, they gambled for my clothes
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9
I bargained for salvation an’ she gave me a lethal dose
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9
I offered up my innocence and got repaid with scorn
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9 [E]
“Come in,” she said, “I’ll give you shelter from the storm”
INSTRUMENTAL INTERLUDE
| E | B | A Aadd9 | E |
| E | B | A Aadd9 | E |
VERSE 10
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9 E
Well, I’m livin’ in a foreign country but I’m bound to cross the line
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9
Beauty walks a razor’s edge, someday I’ll make it mine
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9
If I could only turn back the clock to when God and her were born
E [ch]Bsus4/D#[/ch] A Aadd9 [E]
“Come in,” she said, “I’ll give you shelter from the storm”
CODA (harp)
| E | B | A Aadd9 |
| E | B | A | A Aadd9 |
| E | B | A | A Aadd9 |
| E | B | A | A Aadd9 |
| E | B | A Aadd9 | E |
CODA (instrumental)
| E | B | A | A Aadd9 |
| E | B | A | A Aadd9 |
| E | B | A | A Aadd9 |
| E | B | A | E
(freely)
