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Performer: Jaci Velasquez
Album: Heavenly Place
Words and music: Mark Heimermann, Dann Huff, Wayne Kirkpatrick
(C)1996 Fun Attic Music/ASCAP/Ashlyn Music/BMI/Emily Booth,
Inc./Magic Beans Music/BMI
Tab: Chris Rickman
Many Thanks to Mark Leikam!
SHELTER
INTRO C#min9
F#13 q e e s s s s s s e
w
||-------7-10/11-r-7--------|-----------------------
||---r-9-------------r-9-r--|-7/9-------------------
||.------4-7-/8----4--------|-----------------------
||.----6---------------6----|-4/6-------------------
||-----.-.----.----.---.----|-----------------------
||--------------------------|----------------------- _________________
_____ |1.
|2. C#min9 F#13 |--3--|
F#13 q e e s s s s s s e q e e e h
w
|-----7-11-12-r-11-r-7-r-|-7/9-------------||-7/9---
|-r-9--------------------|-------r-7-6--5--||-------
|-----4-8--9----8----4---|-4/6------------.||-4/6---
|---6--------------------|---------4-3--2-.||-------
|---.-.-.--.----.----.---|-----------------||-------
|------------------------|-----------------||------- VERSE (repeat pattern 4 times; emphasis on beats 2 and
4) C#min9
F#13 e s s s s e s s s s s E e s s s s e s s s s s
E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------
|-3/4-r-^-^-r-3/4-r-^-^-r-^-r-|-3/4-r-^-^-r-3/4-r-^-^-r-^-r-
|-3/4-----.---3/4---------.---|-2/3-----.---2/3---------.---
|-1/2---------1/2-------------|-1/2---------1/2-------------
|-3/4---------3/4-------------|-3/4---------3/4-------------
|-----------------------------|----------------------------- How the mind can
wander How the heart can
stray Suddenly you're on the edge of
darkness How it makes me
ponder How I'm led
away Down a path that leaves me worn and
tarnished BRIDGE (more
freely) E/G# A B
E E s e E s e q E s e E s e
q
|-0------0-------|---0-------0-------
|-5-^-^-/5-^-^-^-|--/7-^-^-7/9-^-^-^-
|-4-----/6-------|--/8-----7/9-------
|-6-----/7-------|--/9-----7/9-------
|----------------|-------------------
|----------------|------------------- Battling with the will
within E/G# A Bsus4
B E s e E s e q E s e E s e
q
|-0-----0-------|---0-----0-------
|-5-^-^-5-^-^-^-|--/7-^-^-7-^-^-^-
|-4-----6-------|--/9-----8-------
|-6-----7-------|--/9-----9-------
|---------------|-----------------
|---------------|----------------- I have known all
along E/G# A B C#min7 (Bass plays
root) E s e E s e q E s e E s e
q
|-0------0-------|---0-------0-------
|-5-^-^-/5-^-^-^-|--/7-^-^-7/9-^-^-^-
|-4-----/6-------|--/8-----7/9-------
|-6-----/7-------|--/9-----7/9-------
|----------------|-------------------
|----------------|----------(9)------ That I should lean on You 'cause I'm
never D G7 F#dim G
G7 E s e E s e q e s s s s e s s s s s s s
s
|-0-----0-------|-4-----5-----4----4-------------
|-7-^-^-7-^-^-^-|-4-r-^-4--r--4--r-7-^-r-^-r-^-r-
|-7-----7-------|-5-----5-----5----5-------------
|-7-----7-------|-4-----4-----6----6-------------
|---------------|--------------------------------
|---------------|-------------------------------- strong enough to fight it on my
own
CHORUS C#min7
F#7 Shelter
me B B/A E/G#
E The ways of the world are at my
feet C#min7
F#7 Shelter
me A7 G#7
F#7 From the desires that
deceive F#7 G7
G#7 A7
G#7 You are the fortress
I C#min9 F13 C#min9
F13 (Over intro with 2nd
ending) need Shelter
me 2nd
VERSE How the mind can
alter How the heart can change when you set your sights on
holiness And though at times you
falter It's the only
way You can find a place of peace to
rest 2nd
BRIDGE Safe from danger surrounding
me Safe from looming
defeat When temptation is at my
door Lord, I need a
harbor Be my soul's
retreat 2nd
CHORUS 3rd
VERSE C#min F#13 C#min
F#13 e e e e e e e q q e e e E e s q e e e e q q e e e
Q
-14-|-12\---9-7-9-7---|---9-7-9-----------|---9-7-9-7---|---9-7-9---
-13-|-14\-r---------r-|-r-------r---------|-r---------r-|-r-------r-
-13-|-13\---6-4-6-4---|---6-4-6---11b13-r-|---6-4-6-4---|---6-4-6---
-.--|-.-----.-.-.-.---|---.-.-.-----------|---.-.-.-.---|---.-.-.---
----|-----------------|-------------------|-------------|-----------
----|-----------------|-------------------|-------------|----------- You will never leave me stranded Fending for
myself When the enemy advances You are there to
help C#min F#13
C#min q e e e e q q e e e q e q e e e e
q
|---9-7-9-7---|---9-7-9---14-|---9-7-9-7---
|-r---------r-|-r-------r-14-|-r---------r-
|---6-4-6-4---|---6-4-6---15-|---6-4-6-4---
|---.-.-.-.---|---.-.-.------|---.-.-.-.---
|-------------|--------------|-------------
|-------------|--------------|------------- (with wah-wah, percussive sixteenth notes on
rests) Standing in the gap for me Whenever I grow
weak You are my
deliverer
F#13 s s s s e s s s s e s s s
s
|-14---------------------------
|-16-^-^-^-x-^-^-^-^-x-^-^-^-^-
|-15---------------------------
|-14---------------------------
|------------------------------
|------------------------------ (with wah-wah) (wah-wah
off) The refuge that I
seek 2nd
BRIDGE E/G# Aadd9 B
E s e e s s e e e s s s s s s e s s e e s s s s
s
|-----0-------0-0------|---------------0-0---------
|-0-----0---------0----|-------4-4-----------------
|-------------------4--|-----------------------4h6-
|-4h6-----6-7--------4-|---2h4-----4h6-----4h6-----
|---------0------------|-2-------------------------
|-0--------------------|-----------0--------------- E/G# A Bsus4
B s e e s s e e e s s s s e e e e e
s+q
|-----0-------0-0---------|---0-------7-7----------
|-0-----0-----------------|-----7-----0-0----------
|-----------------9b*rb9--|-8-----9-8--------------
|-4h6-----6-7-------------|------------------------
|---------0---------------|------------------------
|-0-----------------------|-7---------------------- *1/4
bend E/G# A B
C#min7 e s s s s e s s s s s E e s s s s e s s s s s
E
|-0----------0-------------|---0-----------0-------------
|-0-r-^-^-r--0-r-^-^-r-^-r-|--/7-r-^-^-r---0-r-^-^-r-^-r-
|-4-----.---/6---------.---|--/8-----.---7/9---------.---
|-6---------/7-------------|--/9---------7/9-------------
|--------------------------|-----------------------------
|--------------------------|----------------------------- I should lean on You 'cause I'm
never D G7 F#dim G#
G#7 e s s s s e s s s s s E e s s s s e+h +H
q
|/5---------/5-------------|-4-----5-----4--|-4-------4--
|/7-r-^-^-r-/7-r-^-^-r-^-r-|-4-r-^-4-r---4--|-4-------7--
|/7-----.---/7---------.---|-5-----5-----5--|-5-------5--
|/7---------/7-------------|-4-----4-----6--|-6-------4--
|--------------------------|-------.--------|------------
|--------------------------|----------------|------------ strong enough to fight it on my
own 3rd CHORUS (but repeat intro 3
times)
ENDING
C#min7
w
|-4--------|----------------------------------------------
|-4h5------|----------------------------------------------
|-4--------|----------------------------------------------
|-4h6------|-----------------------6-7/8/9--7/8-7/8-------
|-4--------|-2/4-2/4-----6h7---6h7------------------9p6h7-
|----------|---------4/9-----9---------------------------- CHORDS for Intro, Chorus, 3rd
Verse C#min9 C#min F#13 C#min7 F7 B B/A E/G# EF#7->A7
|-------------------4------2---(7)-7---4----0-----------
|-4------5-----4----4h5----2---/7--7---5----0--2-3-4-5--
|-4------4-----3----4------2h3-/8--8---4----1--3-4-5-6--
|-2------2-----2----4h6----2---/9--7---6----2--2-3-4-5--
|-4------4-----4----4--------------------------4-5-6-7--
|-------------------------------------------------------
Legend:
w,h,q,e,s = whole,half,quarter,eighth,sixteenth
H,Q,E = dotted half, quarter, eighth
+ = tie
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
r = rest
^ = strum
h = hammer
p = pulloff
b = bend
rb = release bend
. = staccato
x = percussive
() = optional note
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