{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1877338,"song":"Protection","artist":"Massive Attack","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1877338-protection-chords-by-massive-attack/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1877338?type=chord","rating":4.58731,"votes":23,"content":"Tracy Thorn (Vocals)\r\n\r\nThanks to the earlier version posters - I wanted a cleaner version with the\r\nfingering/chords I prefer to use.\r\n\r\nBmaj7:  x24342\r\nBsus4:  x2445x\r\nEm/B:   x2545x\r\nA6sus2: x04400\r\nGmaj7(omit5):  3x440x\r\n-------------------------------\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[tab][ch]Bmaj7[/ch]   [ch]Bsus4[/ch]    [ch]Em/B[/ch]    [ch]Bmaj7[/ch]\r\n(listen for picking pattern)[/tab]\r\n\r\nGuitar 2 (wah) B5 (x x 9 11 12 x) repeated on up beat on 2\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Bmaj7[/ch]\r\nThis girl I know needs some shelter, but she don't believe anyone can help her[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bsus4[/ch]                         [ch]Em/B[/ch]                 [ch]Bmaj7[/ch]\r\nShe's doing so much harm, doing so much damage, but you don't want to get involved[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]Em/B[/ch]\r\nYou tell her she can manage, and you can't change the way she feels[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]A6sus2[/ch]    [ch]Gmaj7-5[/ch]\r\nBut you could put your arms around her[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bmaj7[/ch]\r\nI know you want to live yourself, but could you forgive yourself[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A6sus2[/ch]          [ch]Gmaj7-5[/ch]\r\nIf you left her just the way you found her[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Bmaj7[/ch]\r\nI'll stand in front of you, I'll take the force of the blow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bmaj7[/ch]\r\nProtection[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bsus4[/ch]                    [ch]Em/B[/ch]\r\nI'll stand in front of you, I'll take the force of the blow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bmaj7[/ch]\r\nProtection[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Bsus4[/ch]                 [ch]Em/B[/ch]                                    [ch]A6sus2[/ch]    [ch]Gmaj7-5[/ch]\r\nYou're a boy and I'm a girl, but you know you can lean on me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bmaj7[/ch]                                                       [ch]A6sus2[/ch]              [ch]Gmaj7-5[/ch]\r\nAnd I don't have no fear, I'll take on any man here, who says that's not the way it should be[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Bmaj7[/ch]\r\nI'll stand in front of you, I'll take the force of the blow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bmaj7[/ch]\r\nProtection[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bsus4[/ch]                        [ch]Em/B[/ch]\r\nI'll stand in front of you, I'll take the force of the blow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bmaj7[/ch]\r\nProtection[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]Bsus4[/ch]                 [ch]Em/B[/ch]                              [ch]A6sus2[/ch]             [ch]Gmaj7-5[/ch]\r\nShe's a girl and you're a boy, sometimes you look so small, look so small[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bmaj7[/ch]                                                   [ch]A6sus2[/ch]              [ch]Gmaj7-5[/ch]\r\nYou've got a baby of your own, when your baby's grown, she'll be the one, to catch you when you fall[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Bmaj7[/ch]\r\nI'll stand in front of you, I'll take the force of the blow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bmaj7[/ch]\r\nProtection[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bsus4[/ch]                    [ch]Em/B[/ch]\r\nI'll stand in front of you, I'll take the force of the blow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bmaj7[/ch]\r\nProtection[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bsus4[/ch]                 [ch]Em/B[/ch]      [ch]A6sus2[/ch]              [ch]Gmaj7-5[/ch]\r\nYou're a girl and I'm a boy, you're a girl and I'm a boy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bsus4[/ch]                 [ch]Em/B[/ch]      [ch]A6sus2[/ch]              [ch]Gmaj7-5[/ch]\r\nYou're a girl and I'm a boy, you're a girl and I'm a boy[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]Bmaj7[/ch]\r\nSometimes you look so small, need some shelter, just runnin' round and round, helter skelter[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bsus4[/ch]\r\nAnd I've leaned on you for years, now you can lean on me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bmaj7[/ch]\r\nAnd that's more than love, that's the way it should be[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bsus4[/ch]                            [ch]Em/B[/ch]                            [ch]A6sus2[/ch]    [ch]Gmaj7-5[/ch]\r\nNow I can't change the way you feel, but I could put my arms around you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bsus4[/ch]                        [ch]Em/B[/ch]                     [ch]A6sus2[/ch]              [ch]Gmaj7-5[/ch]\r\nThat's just part of the deal, that's the way I feel, I'll put my arms around you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Bmaj7[/ch]\r\nI'll stand in front of you, I'll take the force of the blow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bmaj7[/ch]\r\nProtection[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bsus4[/ch]                    [ch]Em/B[/ch]\r\nI'll stand in front of you, I'll take the force of the blow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bmaj7[/ch]\r\nProtection[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bsus4[/ch]                [ch]Em/B[/ch]      [ch]A6sus2[/ch]              [ch]Gmaj7-5[/ch]\r\nYou're a boy and I'm a girl, you're a boy and I'm a girl[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bsus4[/ch]                [ch]Em/B[/ch]      [ch]A6sus2[/ch]              [ch]Gmaj7-5[/ch]\r\nYou're a boy and I'm a girl, you're a boy and I'm a girl[/tab]","plain_text":"Tracy Thorn (Vocals)\n\nThanks to the earlier version posters - I wanted a cleaner version with the\nfingering/chords I prefer to use.\n\nBmaj7:  x24342\nBsus4:  x2445x\nEm/B:   x2545x\nA6sus2: x04400\nGmaj7(omit5):  3x440x\n-------------------------------\n\n[Intro]\n\n\nGuitar 2 (wah) B5 (x x 9 11 12 x) repeated on up beat on 2\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["Bsus4","Em/B","Bmaj7","A6sus2","Gmaj7-5"]}