Gimme shelter (video)

E - D - C - D (4x) + E - B - C - D - E ~ ~

E D E - E D E

1. Ooh, a storm is threatening my very life today,

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if I don't get some shelter, oh, I'm gonna fade away.

E D - C D

War, Children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.

E D - C D - E ~

War, Children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.

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2. Ooh, see the fire sweeping, our very streets today,

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burn like a red coal carpet, mad bull lost its way.

E D - C D

War, Children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.

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War, Children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.

+ E ~ ~ + E - D - C - D (2x)

E D - C D

Rape, Murder, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.

E D - C D

Rape, Murder, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.

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Rape, Murder, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.

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3. Mmm, the flood is threatening, my very life today,

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if I don't get some shelter, oh, I'm gonna fade away.

E D - C D

War, Children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.

E - D

It's just a shot away, it's just a shot away,

C - D

it's just a shot away.

E D - C D

Love, sister, it's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away.

E - D

It's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away,

C D

it’s just kiss away, kiss away, kiss away.

+ E - D - C - D (6x) + E ~ + E - D - C - G

+ E - D - C - D

E D - C D

War, Children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.

E D - C D

War, Children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.

+ repeat CHORUS (3x) ...

(Grand Funk Railroad)