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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:
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Piano: EDG EDGE

Guitar:
E|--0------0--------0--|
B|----3-------3--------|
G|------0--------0-----|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|



Riff 2
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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----|

    

Source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/candlebox/cover_me_chords_1967169

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