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Protection
2016 Fat Wreck Chords
Key: B
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 B-     x24442
 F#-    244322
 G#m-   466444
 E-     022100
 C#m-   x46654
 B/Eb-  x698xx
 F#/Bb- x143xx
 Eb-    x68886
Intro:
B--F#/Bb-G#m--C#m--E-F#-
Verse 1:
B F# G#m F#
  ECan't understand how
we're better off this
BwayF#  G#m  F#  
  EWe know the truth
still we're trying not
to C#msay What Eneeds to be
B/Ebsaid in C#mtime I Ethought
I could B/Ebleave beC#mhind
These Ereasons that B/Ebmade
me F#hide It's sG#mtripping
 F#      E(hold)
away the disguise
Chorus:
BWhoaF#/Bb  
   G#mCan you save
me from myC#mself?
It's you and no
one Eelse Gives
F#me protection
BWhoaF#/Bb  
   G#mCan you save
me from myC#mself?
It's you and no
one Eelse Gives
F#me protection
Post Chorus:
B--F#/Bb-G#m--C#m--E-F#-
Verse 2:
B F# G#m F#
  ECan't figure out
why you're pushing
me aBwayF#  G#m  F#  
  EI own the truth
so I think I'll
be oC#mkay Don't
Esay that I'm B/Ebin
decC#mline A sEtruggle
I B/Ebcan't deC#mfine
You Esaid I made
B/Ebmyself F#blind
I'm G#mtrying to
F#   E(hold)
open my eyes
(Repeat Chorus)
Guitar Solo:
E--F#--Eb--G#m--G#m-F#-
Bridge:
  EYou said you'd
never be oC#mkay
I saw myself in
you that Bday
And I realized
     F#(hold)
everything
had changed
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro:
B--F#/Bb-G#m--C#m--E-F#-B--B(hold)

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Protection

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Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

B/Eb

F#/Bb

Protection

2016 Fat Wreck Chords

Key: B

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x24442

- 244322

G#m

- 466444

- 022100

C#m

- x46654

B/Eb

- x698xx

F#/Bb

- x143xx

- x68886

Intro:

B--F#/Bb-G#m--C#m--E-F#-

Verse 1:

B F# G#m F#

Can't understand how

we're better off this

B F# G#m F#

way

We know the truth

still we're trying not

C#m E

to say What needs to be

B/Eb C#m E

said in time I thought

B/Eb C#m

I could leave behind

E B/Eb

These reasons that made

F# G#m

me hide It's stripping

F# E(hold)

away the disguise

Chorus:

B F#/Bb

Whoa

G#m

Can you save

C#m

me from myself?

It's you and no

one else Gives

me protection

B F#/Bb

Whoa

G#m

Can you save

C#m

me from myself?

It's you and no

one else Gives

me protection

Post Chorus:

B--F#/Bb-G#m--C#m--E-F#-

Verse 2:

B F# G#m F#

Can't figure out

why you're pushing

B F# G#m F#

me away

I own the truth

so I think I'll

C#m

be okay Don't

E B/Eb

say that I'm in

C#m E

decline A struggle

B/Eb C#m

I can't define

You said I made

B/Eb F#

myself blind

G#m

I'm trying to

F# E(hold)

open my eyes

(Repeat Chorus)

Guitar Solo:

E--F#--Eb--G#m--G#m-F#-

Bridge:

You said you'd

C#m

never be okay

I saw myself in

you that day

And I realized

F#(hold)

everything

had changed

(Repeat Chorus)

Outro:

B--F#/Bb-G#m--C#m--E-F#-B--B(hold)

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