Candlebox – Cover Me (Guitar Acoustic)

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[Intro]
Em G  D  C
Uh, huh, huh

Em G  D  C
Uh, ooh, uh ah...
[Verse 1]
Em     G        D              C
 Cover me, yeah   when I walk alone

Em     G                 D                  C    [Riff 1]
 Cover me, yeah, when my stance it stumbles home

Em     G               D                   C    
 Cover me, yeah, we'll trip on through the sands of time

Em         G    D                 C
 And cover me,    cause I've been branded
[Chorus 1]
             D   C
I've lost my mind

        D   C
Lost my mind

             D      C   
But you cover me, yeah

                 D                 C 
Won't you give me shelter from the storm?
[Riff 2] [Verse 2]
Em    G         D             C
 Over me, yeah, fade into the night

Em    G             D             C      [Riff 1]
 Over me, yeah, you melt into the light

Em    G        D                   C
 Over me, yeah   you will fear the things I need

Em    G   D                   C
 Over me,   you will feel the hate I breed

Em            G       D                    C
 You're under me, and you will question my authority

Em            G       D                    C     [Riff 1]                         
 You're under me, and you will lose almost everything, you know...

Em            G   D                  C
 You're under me,  you will feel the pain, I want to bring you

Em            G      D            C 
 You're under me, you never change, never change
[Chorus 2]
   D       C
A fucking thing

      D        C
Not a, a fucking thing

             D      C
But you, you cover me, yeah

        D                C
Give me shelter from the storm

D         C 
Cover me, Cover me

          D         C
Won't you cover me? Cover me

           D         C
Don't you, cover me, cover me

        D                C
Give me shelter from the storm
[Riff2] [guitar solo - 12 bars total (4 intro)] 2 bars: E5 G5 F#5 G5 A5 G5 1 bar: E5 G5 F#5 9 bars: E5 G5 F#5 G5 A5 G5 [Bridge]
     E5 G5 F#5 F5
  Oh yeahhhh

     E5 G5 F#5 F5
  Oh yeahh yeah yeah

     E5 G5 F#5 F5
  No, no, no

     E5 G5 F#5 F5
  ......
[Verse 3]
E5      G5      F#5      G5     A5      G5
People push and shove on time I give it to you

E5      G5      F#5      G5     A5      G5
What I have is what is mine I feel it for you

E5   G5   F#5   G5   A5     G5
You got to cover me

E5   G5   F#5   G5   A5     G5
You got to cover me

E5      G5      F#5      G5     A5      G5
People take and people steal I have it for you

E5      G5      F#5      G5     A5      G5
What I have is what I fear I fear it for you

E5   G5   F#5   G5   A5     G5
You've got to cover me

E5     G5       F#5      F5
Cause I've been branded a broken
[Chorus 3]
D  C           D   C
man   a broken man

          D      C
But you cover me, yeah

                  D                C
Won't you give me shelter from the storm?

D         C
Cover me, cover me

          D         C
Won't you cover me, cover me

          D         C
Don't you cover me, cover me

        D                C
Give me shelter from the storm
[Fade out] - D C D C Riff 1: ------ Piano: EDG EDGE
Guitar:
E|--0------0--------0--|
B|----3-------3--------|
G|------0--------0-----|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Riff 2 ------ Piano: Arpeggiate: C G/B C G/B G D/F#
Guitar:
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|------0--------0--------0------0---0--|
D|----2---0----0---0----2---0-----------|
A|--3--------2--------3-----------------|
E|-----------------------------3---2----|