Shelter

Subject:Alarm: Shelter

Here's a song I tabbed I thought you might want to add to the archive.

-Ken.

"Shelter" by The Alarm

There are actually two guitars, one playing the chords, another playing the

lead riffs.

I believe the song is written in the key of A, if this helps.

Chords:

B5 x2440x

A x02220

D x00232

E 022100

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-

(Lyrics may not be exactly right, I'm writing from memory)

Intro: B5, play Riff 1, pause, play again (second time is actually slightly

different)

B5 (Riff 1 twice, no pause)

Shelter

I've been branded, I've been washed around left for dead,

I've been cast out from this world

I've been exiled, I've been stranded on the street,

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

Shelter, Shelter, give me what I want tonight

Shelter

(play Riff 1 twice)

I've been exiled, I've been (raised within the street ?), in this wicked world

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

Shelter, Shelter, give me what I want tonight

Shelter

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):

...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)

Shelter, Shelter, give me what I want tonight

 

E|---------------------

B|---------------------

G|-----2-4-4-2-4-4-2-4-

D|-4-4-----------------