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[Intro]
E F#m A F#m E
[Verse 1]
F#mSo all of yoEu be damned wAe can't have hDeaven crammed
BmSo Winston Churchill said DI could have sAmacked his Ehead
F#mAnd all of Ethose infected Awaiting to Dbe collected
BmI must get out at any price bDefore the feeling gAets too niEce
[CHORUS]
F#mJust can't get, Djust can't get Ano proEtection
F#mJust can't get, Djust can't get nAo proEtection
F#mJust can't get, Djust can't get Ano CEan't get no DprotectEion
AProtectDion, AprotectDionA  
[Verse 2]
F#Every bomb is dEetonated Aevery switch is tDhrown
BmAnd everybody tells me don't be scared aDct as if you Anever cEared
F#mSo I wear a Eblank expression Ato conceal my Dreal impression
BmTurn off all the information rDadios just pick uAp that stEation
[CHORUS]
F#mJust can't get, Djust can't get Ano protEection
F#mJust can't get, Djust can't get nAo proteEction
F#mJust can't get, Djust can't get Ano CEan't get no pDrotectiEon
AProtectiDon, pArotecDtionA  
[Verse 3]
F#mSo turn off this sound AI'm ready to go down
BmI don't know myself, I Ddon't know you either
F#mYou're full of disease Ait's something I discovered
BmI know you've been mixing Dwith Big Brother's brother
IF#mt ain't the knife in the heart Athat tears you apart
BmIt's just the thought of Dsomeone
BmIt's just the thought of Dsomeone
IBmt's just the thought of Dsomeone sF#mticking it Ain, sF#mticking it Ain
[Verse 4]
F#mSo if you Ethink that's funny AI'm not really lDaughing honey
BmYour love letters are confetti DI ripped them up my Ahands were Esweaty
F#mAnd then those gEhastly faces rAecur in niDghtmare places
BmHappy hours come and gone mDuch too short and Amuch too Elong
[CHORUS]
F#mJust can't get, Djust can't get Ano protEection
F#mJust can't get, Djust can't get nAo proteEction
F#mJust can't get, Djust can't get Ano CEan't get no DprotectEion
AProtectDion, AproteDctionE  
[Verse 5]
F#mTurn off all the information Dradios just pick Aup that sEtation
AProtectiDon prAotectioDn pArotectDionE  
F#mIt ain't the knife in the heart Athat tears you apart
BmIt's just the thought of sDomeone sF#mticking it Ain
AProtectioDn pArotectiDon Switch it off switch it off switch it off
DProtection Switch it off switch it off switch it off
DProtection protection You want to hide? You want to hide?
DYou want to hide, hide, hide? Protection REPEAT AND FADE

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Protection

by Graham Parker

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

[Intro]

E F#m A F#m E

[Verse 1]

F#m E A D

So all of you be damned we can't have heaven crammed

Bm D A E

So Winston Churchill said I could have smacked his head

F#m E A D

And all of those infected waiting to be collected

Bm D A E

I must get out at any price before the feeling gets too nice

[CHORUS]

F#m D A E

Just can't get, just can't get no protection

F#m D A E

Just can't get, just can't get no protection

F#m D A E D E

Just can't get, just can't get no Can't get no protection

A D A D A

Protection, protection

[Verse 2]

F# E A D

Every bomb is detonated every switch is thrown

Bm D A E

And everybody tells me don't be scared act as if you never cared

F#m E A D

So I wear a blank expression to conceal my real impression

Bm D A E

Turn off all the information radios just pick up that station

[CHORUS]

F#m D A E

Just can't get, just can't get no protection

F#m D A E

Just can't get, just can't get no protection

F#m D A E D E

Just can't get, just can't get no Can't get no protection

A D A D A

Protection, protection

[Verse 3]

F#m A

So turn off this sound I'm ready to go down

Bm D

I don't know myself, I don't know you either

F#m A

You're full of disease it's something I discovered

Bm D

I know you've been mixing with Big Brother's brother

F#m A

It ain't the knife in the heart that tears you apart

Bm D

It's just the thought of someone

Bm D

It's just the thought of someone

Bm D F#m A F#m A

It's just the thought of someone sticking it in, sticking it in

[Verse 4]

F#m E A D

So if you think that's funny I'm not really laughing honey

Bm D A E

Your love letters are confetti I ripped them up my hands were sweaty

F#m E A D

And then those ghastly faces recur in nightmare places

Bm D A E

Happy hours come and gone much too short and much too long

[CHORUS]

F#m D A E

Just can't get, just can't get no protection

F#m D A E

Just can't get, just can't get no protection

F#m D A E D E

Just can't get, just can't get no Can't get no protection

A D A D E

Protection, protection

[Verse 5]

F#m D A E

Turn off all the information radios just pick up that station

A D A D A D E

Protection protection protection

F#m A

It ain't the knife in the heart that tears you apart

Bm D F#m A

It's just the thought of someone sticking it in

A D A D

Protection protection Switch it off switch it off switch it off

Protection Switch it off switch it off switch it off

Protection protection You want to hide? You want to hide?

You want to hide, hide, hide? Protection REPEAT AND FADE

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