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Alone on My Birthday

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ALONE ON MY BIRTHDAY - Shelter

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BY DJOLE fatdjole@ptt.yu

Intro

E|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------
C|---------------------------------------------------------------
D|--6-6--8-8--8---6-6--8-8--8---6-6--8-8--8---6-6--8-8--8-8-8-8--
A|--6-6--6-6--8---6-6--6-6--8---6-6--6-6--8---6-6--6-6--8-8-8-8--
E|--4-4-------6---4-4-------6---4-4-------6---4-4-------6-6-6-6--

Verse

E|--4-4-4--3-3-3--4-4-4--6-6-6----4-4-4--3-3-3--4-4-4--6-6-6-----
B|--4-4-4--4-4-4--5-5-5--6-6-6----4-4-4--4-4-4--5-5-5--6-6-6-----
C|--5-5-5--5-5-5--6-6-6--7-7-7----5-5-5--5-5-5--6-6-6--7-7-7-----
D|--6-6-6--5-5-5--6-6-6--8-8-8----6-6-6--5-5-5--6-6-6--8-8-8-----
A|--6-6-6--3-3-3--4-4-4--8-8-8----6-6-6--3-3-3--4-4-4--8-8-8-----
E|--4-4-4----------------6-6-6----4-4-4----------------6-6-6-----
E|--4-4-4--3-3-3--4-4-4--6-6-6----4-4-4--3-3-3--4-4-4--6-6-6-----
B|--4-4-4--4-4-4--5-5-5--6-6-6----4-4-4--4-4-4--5-5-5--6-6-6-----
C|--5-5-5--5-5-5--6-6-6--7-7-7----5-5-5--5-5-5--6-6-6--7-7-7-----
D|--6-6-6--5-5-5--6-6-6--8-8-8----6-6-6--5-5-5--6-6-6--8-8-8-----
A|--6-6-6--3-3-3--4-4-4--8-8-8----6-6-6--3-3-3--4-4-4--8-8-8-----
E|--4-4-4----------------6-6-6----4-4-4----------------6-6-6-----

Chorus

E|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------
C|---------------------------------------------------------------
D|--3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8----3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-------
A|--3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6----3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-------
E|--1-1-1-1----------------------1-1-1-1-------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------
C|---------------------------------------------------------------
D|--3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8----3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-------
A|--3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6----3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-------
E|--1-1-1-1----------------------1-1-1-1-------------------------

Verse

E|--4-4-4--3-3-3--4-4-4--6-6-6----4-4-4--3-3-3--4-4-4--6-6-6-----
B|--4-4-4--4-4-4--5-5-5--6-6-6----4-4-4--4-4-4--5-5-5--6-6-6-----
C|--5-5-5--5-5-5--6-6-6--7-7-7----5-5-5--5-5-5--6-6-6--7-7-7-----
D|--6-6-6--5-5-5--6-6-6--8-8-8----6-6-6--5-5-5--6-6-6--8-8-8-----
A|--6-6-6--3-3-3--4-4-4--8-8-8----6-6-6--3-3-3--4-4-4--8-8-8-----
E|--4-4-4----------------6-6-6----4-4-4----------------6-6-6-----
E|--4-4-4--3-3-3--4-4-4--6-6-6----4-4-4--3-3-3--4-4-4--6-6-6-----
B|--4-4-4--4-4-4--5-5-5--6-6-6----4-4-4--4-4-4--5-5-5--6-6-6-----
C|--5-5-5--5-5-5--6-6-6--7-7-7----5-5-5--5-5-5--6-6-6--7-7-7-----
D|--6-6-6--5-5-5--6-6-6--8-8-8----6-6-6--5-5-5--6-6-6--8-8-8-----
A|--6-6-6--3-3-3--4-4-4--8-8-8----6-6-6--3-3-3--4-4-4--8-8-8-----
E|--4-4-4----------------6-6-6----4-4-4----------------6-6-6-----

Chorus

E|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------
C|---------------------------------------------------------------
D|--3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8----3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-------
A|--3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6----3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-------
E|--1-1-1-1----------------------1-1-1-1-------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8--8--8--8--8--
A|--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--6--6--6--6--
E|-----------4-4-4-4-----------4-4-4-4--------------------------------

Verse

E|--4-4-4--3-3-3--4-4-4--6-6-6----4-4-4--3-3-3--4-4-4--6-6-6-----
B|--4-4-4--4-4-4--5-5-5--6-6-6----4-4-4--4-4-4--5-5-5--6-6-6-----
C|--5-5-5--5-5-5--6-6-6--7-7-7----5-5-5--5-5-5--6-6-6--7-7-7-----
D|--6-6-6--5-5-5--6-6-6--8-8-8----6-6-6--5-5-5--6-6-6--8-8-8-----
A|--6-6-6--3-3-3--4-4-4--8-8-8----6-6-6--3-3-3--4-4-4--8-8-8-----
E|--4-4-4----------------6-6-6----4-4-4----------------6-6-6-----
E|--4-4-4--3-3-3--4-4-4--6-6-6----4-4-4--3-3-3--4-4-4--6-6-6-----
B|--4-4-4--4-4-4--5-5-5--6-6-6----4-4-4--4-4-4--5-5-5--6-6-6-----
C|--5-5-5--5-5-5--6-6-6--7-7-7----5-5-5--5-5-5--6-6-6--7-7-7-----
D|--6-6-6--5-5-5--6-6-6--8-8-8----6-6-6--5-5-5--6-6-6--8-8-8-----
A|--6-6-6--3-3-3--4-4-4--8-8-8----6-6-6--3-3-3--4-4-4--8-8-8-----
E|--4-4-4----------------6-6-6----4-4-4----------------6-6-6-----

Chorus

E|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------
C|---------------------------------------------------------------
D|--3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8----3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-------
A|--3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6----3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-------
E|--1-1-1-1----------------------1-1-1-1-------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------
C|---------------------------------------------------------------
D|--3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8----3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-------
A|--3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6----3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-------
E|--1-1-1-1----------------------1-1-1-1-------------------------

Outro

E|--------------------------------------------------------||
B|--------------------------------------------------------||
C|--------------------------------------------------------||
D|--6-----------8-6---------------------------------------||
A|--6-----6-8-6-------------------------------------------||
E|--4--4--------------------------------------------------||

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