Tears for Fears - Pale Shelter: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Pale 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.

Fmaj7
How can I be sure ?
      G6
When your intrusion's my illusion
Fmaj7
How can I be sure
     G6
When all the time you changed my mind
  Fmaj7
I asked for more and more
D7sus2
How can I be sure

Chorus:
                        A
When you don't give me love
     G             D
You give me Pale shelter
 C                 A
You don't give me love
     G            D
You give me cold hands
    C           A   G        D
And I can't operate on this failure
C                   A G
When all I want to be is
D6               C6 B7sus4
Completely in command

How can I be sure
For all you say you keep me waiting
How can I be sure
When all you do is see me through
I ask for more and more
How can I be sure?

Chorus

I've been here before
There is no why, no need to try
I thought you had it all
I'm calling you, I'm calling you
I ask for more and more
How can I be sure?

Chorus

                 Fmaj7
You don't give me love
                  D7sus2 C G
You don't give me love
                 Fmaj7
You don't give me love
                  D7sus2 C G
You don't give me love
                 Fmaj7
You don't give me love
                  D7sus2
You don't give me love


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

C6

Guitar chord C6

D

Guitar chord D

D6

Guitar chord D6

D7

Guitar chord D7

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

Fmaj7

Guitar chord Fmaj7

Fmaj

Guitar chord Fmaj

G

Guitar chord G

G6

Guitar chord G6

B7

Guitar chord B7

B7sus4

Guitar chord B7sus4

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 "Pale Shelter" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Pale Shelter" by Tears for Fears.