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[Verse 1]
WeiGght on my shoulders, I can bear it all
But wDmaj7hen I'm trippin', know you'll break my fall
I Gget so distant sometimes I don't call
YoDmaj7u try to fix it, I put up a guard
[Pre-Chorus]
I bGe dramatic, life is traumatic
I'm in the Valley, it's in the nighttime
Minding my buDmaj7siness, all of a sudden
My daddy issues, be coming from nothin'
AGnd it's sad that you wanna grab me
And I wouldn't let you, I shouldn't attack you
You wanna hDmaj7elp me, you know all about me
I know that you got me, I know that we solid
[Chorus]
GProtection
You give me proDmaj7tection
When I need dirF#dimection
Protection
ProtDmaj7ection, yeah
[Verse 2]
GIt takes one to know one, babe
It takes two to get somDmaj7ewhere
It takes three to strike out then
On take four, we try agGain
You see when I'm drownin'
We sit down and you dive Dmaj7in
You know all of my secrets
ADmaj7nd I hate it
[Pre-Chorus]
I bGe dramatic, life is traumatic
I'm in the Valley, it's in the nighttime
Minding my buDmaj7siness, all of a sudden
My daddy issues, be coming from nothin'
AGnd it's sad that you wanna grab me
And I wouldn't let you, I shouldn't attack you
You wanna hDmaj7elp me, you know all about me
I know that you got me, I know that we solid
[Chorus]
GProtection
You give me proDmaj7tection
When I need dirF#dimection
Protection
ProtDmaj7ection, yeah
[Bridge]
DWhen I like to forget I'm see-through
FmI try to hide out, you always find out
GAnd when I'm way down, you're my safe house
Dmaj7We built from the ground, guess I'm home now
[Chorus]
GProtection
You give me proDmaj7tection
When I need dirF#dimection
Protection
ProtDmaj7ection, yeah

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Protection

by Kiana Ledé

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Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj7

F#dim

[Verse 1]

Weight on my shoulders, I can bear it all

Dmaj7

But when I'm trippin', know you'll break my fall

I get so distant sometimes I don't call

Dmaj7

You try to fix it, I put up a guard

[Pre-Chorus]

I be dramatic, life is traumatic

I'm in the Valley, it's in the nighttime

Dmaj7

Minding my business, all of a sudden

My daddy issues, be coming from nothin'

And it's sad that you wanna grab me

And I wouldn't let you, I shouldn't attack you

Dmaj7

You wanna help me, you know all about me

I know that you got me, I know that we solid

[Chorus]

Protection

Dmaj7

You give me protection

F#dim

When I need direction

Protection

Dmaj7

Protection, yeah

[Verse 2]

It takes one to know one, babe

Dmaj7

It takes two to get somewhere

It takes three to strike out then

On take four, we try again

You see when I'm drownin'

Dmaj7

We sit down and you dive in

You know all of my secrets

Dmaj7

And I hate it

[Pre-Chorus]

I be dramatic, life is traumatic

I'm in the Valley, it's in the nighttime

Dmaj7

Minding my business, all of a sudden

My daddy issues, be coming from nothin'

And it's sad that you wanna grab me

And I wouldn't let you, I shouldn't attack you

Dmaj7

You wanna help me, you know all about me

I know that you got me, I know that we solid

[Chorus]

Protection

Dmaj7

You give me protection

F#dim

When I need direction

Protection

Dmaj7

Protection, yeah

[Bridge]

When I like to forget I'm see-through

I try to hide out, you always find out

And when I'm way down, you're my safe house

Dmaj7

We built from the ground, guess I'm home now

[Chorus]

Protection

Dmaj7

You give me protection

F#dim

When I need direction

Protection

Dmaj7

Protection, yeah

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