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Shelter

John Williamson
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

JOHN WILLIAMSON

Shelter

written by Eric Bogle

from the album "Warragul"

Transcribed by Dan Schaumann

The song is played with a capo on the second fret, however the

transcripton will be done without taking the capo into account.

INTRO:

G D/F# Em

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

E|------------------------------------------------0---------------|
B|3-----------0---------------0---------------0---------------0---|
G|--------0-------2-------2-------0-------0---------------0-------|
D|----0---------------0---------------2---------------2-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|3---------------2---------------0-------------------------------|

C D G

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

E|------------------------------------------------3----------------|
B|1-------0-----------------------------------3----------------3---|
G|0-------0-------2-------2---0---0-------0---------------0--------|
D|----2-------2---0---0---------------0---------------0------------|
A|3-------3--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------3--------------------------------|

G D/F# G

You can almost touch the ocean

C G

Shimmering in the distant haze,

G G/F# Em

As you stand there on the mountain

C D

On this loveliest day of days.

G D/F# G

Round half the world you've drifted

C

Left no wild oats unsown,

G G/F# Em

But now your view has shifted

C D G

And you think you've just come home.

REPEAT INTRO

And you're drowning in the sunshine

As it pours down from the sky,

And there's something stirring in your heart

Bright colours fill your eyes.

As from here to the far horizon

Your beauty does unfold,

And oh, you look so lovely

Dressed in green and gold.

SOLO:

G D/F# Em

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

E|------------------------------------------------0---------------|
B|3-----------0---------------0---------------0---------------0---|
G|--------0-------2-------2-------0-------0---------------0-------|
D|----0---------------0---------------2---------------2-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|3---------------2---------------0-------------------------------|

C D

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

E|------------------------------------------------2---------------|
B|1-----------0---0---------------------------3---------------3---|
G|0-------0---------------0-------2-------2---------------2-------|
D|----2---------------2-------2-------0---------------0-----------|
A|3---------------3---------------0-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

G D/F# Em

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

E|------------------------------------------------0---------------|
B|3-----------0---------------0---------------0---------------0---|
G|--------0-------2-------2-------0-------0---------------0-------|
D|----0---------------0---------------2---------------2-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|3---------------2---------------0-------------------------------|

C D G

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

E|------------------------------------------------3----------------|
B|1-------0-----------------------------------3----------------3---|
G|0-------0-------2-------2---0---0-------0---------------0--------|
D|----2-------2---0---0---------------0---------------0------------|
A|3-------3--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------3--------------------------------|

To the homeless and the hungry

May we always open doors,

May the restless and the weary

Find safe harbour on our shores.

May she always be our dreamtime place

Our spirit's glad release,

May she always be our shelter

May we always live in peace.

REPEAT INTRO

May we always live in peace.

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