Echosmith - Shelter: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Shelter" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

         Cm
When the monsters in the nightmares
        G#
Dance around your bed at night
       Cm
I was ready waitin' right there
        G#
I would turn on all the lights
         Cm
When the constant conversations
         G#
And the comments made you cry
                   Cm                  G#
I'll take all the heat, spare you the fire

Chorus:
Cm
If I could protect you
G#                                     Cm
'Til my last breathe, you know that I would
I'll never let you
G#                              Cm
Believe the words, no, I never could
                    G#
Wherever you want to
                             Cm
You'll always have a hidin' place
                    G#
I'll be your shelter
                             Cm G#
Whenever you can't hold the rain

Maybe I get superstitious
But I worry all the time
I collected and projected
All the fears that haunt my mind
But the real world, yeah, it's knockin'
And I know you wanna try
So I'll be there cheerin' from the side

Chorus:
If I could protect you
'Til my last breath, you know that I would
I'll never let you
Believe the words, no, I never could
Wherever you run to
You'll always have a hidin' place
I'll be your shelter
Whenever you can't hold the rain

Fm            G#
Didn't know it
                            D#/G
I've been scared to let you go
Seein' a side of
Cm                     Fm
A side of me I didn't know
              G#
Didn't know it
                            D#/G
I've been scared to lose control
D#
If you ever wonder if you could,
                  Fm
how'd I let you know

Chorus:
If I could protect you
'Til my last breath, you know that I would
I'll never let you
Believe the words, no, I never could
Wherever you run to
You'll always have a hidin' place
I'll be your shelter
Whenever you can't hold the rain


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Shelter" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Shelter" by Echosmith.