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The Oh So Protective One

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Girls play it. The other one is perfect if you don't have a capo handy
I've also put a suggested strum pattern at the bottom that also sounds good,
but that's optional.
Tuning: Standard with CAPO on 5 (everything relative to capo)
   C   Am[x7]
F   G
VERSE
Oh, little girl they just don't Cknow
   AmAbout the weight that you carry Cin your soul
   AmThey just don't know about the Dmfright
About the people and the Gthings you like.
You know you've got nothing to Cprove
  AmThe conversations borderCline on rude
                             Am       Dm   G(stop)
  And by the time you've had enough
How do you tell the one you love?
C (to lead to chorus)
CHORUS
He'll never know about the Ftimes that you cried in the Gmovies
Never know about the Ftimes that you cried to the Gmusic
About your Fmother or your father or the way you got your broken Gheart
And just a look will be the start
C Am C Am F G
VERSE 2
Oh no oh no it's not your Cstyle
  AmWhy should you have to feel Clike you're on trial?
  Am"I wonder if he is imDmpressed.
Should I have worn the other Gdress?"
You've never had a doubt about yourCself
  AmWhy should you take it, then, from Csomeone else?
                         Am     Dm   G(stop)
  And if by now he doesn't see, 
Maybe it wasn't meant to be
C (to lead to chorus)
CHORUS 2
He'll never know about the Ftimes that you cried in the Gmovies
Never know about the Ftimes that you cried to the Gmusic
He'll never Fknow about the feelings that you've had
About him from the Gstart
BRIDGE (horn solos)
F G F G F F G G
F G F G F F G G
CHORUS 3
He'll never know about the Ftimes that you cried in the Gbedroom
About the Ftimes that you cried in the Gclassroom
About your Fmother or your father or the way you got your broken Gheart
And just a look could be the start 
ENDING
 C   Am   C   Am   FG-G-G-G-G-G C  
--STRUMMING--
sound good with normal strumming
The arrows will show up/down strokes. ^ for down (towards the e string)
And V for up (towards the big E string).
e|-----C0-0-0-------Am0-0-0-------C0-0-0-------Am0-0-0-|
B|-----1-1-1-------1-1-1-------1-1-1-------1-1-1-|
G|-----0-0-0-------2-2-2-------0-0-0-------2-2-2-|
D|-----2-2-2-------2-2-2-------2-2-2-------2-2-2-|
A|-(3)-3-3-3-3-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
       ^ V V       ^ V V       ^ V V       ^ V V

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The Oh So Protective One

by Girls

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

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The Oh So Protective One - Girls

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Girls play it. The other one is perfect if you don't have a capo handy

I've also put a suggested strum pattern at the bottom that also sounds good,

but that's optional.

Tuning: Standard with CAPO on 5 (everything relative to capo)

C Am

[x7]

F G

VERSE

Oh, little girl they just don't know

Am C

About the weight that you carry in your soul

Am Dm

They just don't know about the fright

About the people and the things you like.

You know you've got nothing to prove

Am C

The conversations borderline on rude

Am Dm G

(stop)

And by the time you've had enough

How do you tell the one you love?

C (to lead to chorus)

CHORUS

F G

He'll never know about the times that you cried in the movies

F G

Never know about the times that you cried to the music

F G

About your mother or your father or the way you got your broken heart

And just a look will be the start

C Am C Am F G

VERSE 2

Oh no oh no it's not your style

Am C

Why should you have to feel like you're on trial?

Am Dm

"I wonder if he is impressed.

Should I have worn the other dress?"

You've never had a doubt about yourself

Am C

Why should you take it, then, from someone else?

Am Dm G

(stop)

And if by now he doesn't see,

Maybe it wasn't meant to be

C (to lead to chorus)

CHORUS 2

F G

He'll never know about the times that you cried in the movies

F G

Never know about the times that you cried to the music

He'll never know about the feelings that you've had

About him from the start

BRIDGE (horn solos)

F G F G F F G G

CHORUS 3

F G

He'll never know about the times that you cried in the bedroom

F G

About the times that you cried in the classroom

F G

About your mother or your father or the way you got your broken heart

And just a look could be the start

ENDING

C Am C Am F C

G-G-G-G-G-G

--STRUMMING--

sound good with normal strumming

The arrows will show up/down strokes. ^ for down (towards the e string)

And V for up (towards the big E string).

C Am C Am

e|-----0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-|

B|-----1-1-1-------1-1-1-------1-1-1-------1-1-1-|

G|-----0-0-0-------2-2-2-------0-0-0-------2-2-2-|

D|-----2-2-2-------2-2-2-------2-2-2-------2-2-2-|

A|-(3)-3-3-3-3-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-0-0-0-|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

^ V V ^ V V ^ V V ^ V V

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