Shelter Chords
by Eric Bogle
Shelter by Eric Bogle is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, C, D/F# and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1
G D G
I'm drowning in the sunshine
C G
As it pours down from the skies
G D/F# Em
There's something stirring in my heart
C D
Bright colours fill my eyes
G D G
As from here to the far horizon
C Em
Your beauty does unfold
G D/F# Em
And oh you look so lovely
C D G
Dressed in green and gold
verse 2
G D G
And I can almost touch the ocean
C G
Shimmering in the distant haze
G D/F# Em
As I stand here on this mountain
C D
On this loveliest day of days
G D G
Round half the world I've drifted
C Em
Left no wild oats unsown
G D/F# Em
But now my view has shifted
C D G
And I think I've just come home
verse 3
G D G
To the homeless and the hungry
C G
May you always open doors
G D/F# Em
May the restless and the weary
C D
Find safe harbour on your shores
G D G
May you always be our Dreamtime place
C Em
Our spirit's glad release
G D/F# Em
May you always be our shelter
C D G
May we always live in peace