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Here's Kents beautiful song "Protection" from the english version of "Hagnesta Hill", 
very easy to play!
NOTE: Capo on 1st fret
Intro:
|     C| Fmaj7|    Am| Fmaj7| x2
  I trCied so hard to make you smFmaj7ile
  For Gonce I tried to Ambe myself
  Fmaj7I made you scGared I made yoCu cry
  Fmaj7So I nGever tried agAmainF  G  
  And you trCied to tell me how you feFmaj7el
  I cGouldn't hear you Amsay a thing
  Fmaj7You tried to tGell me how yoCu feel
  Fmaj7I wasn't lGistenAming
  Fmaj7I wasn't lGistening
|     C|     C|
Chorus:
  It took me twAmenty-nFmaj7ine years Cto reach perfGection
  They fAmill us wFmaj7ith fear, compCuterized rejGections
  Your vAmoice disFmaj7appears Con a bad connGection
  It gets lAmonely Fmaj7out here, CI need protGection, please
  Fmaj7Are you protecting me?
|     C| Fmaj7|     Am| Fmaj7|
  Now I fCound a way to make you smFile
  pretGending I am sAmomeone else
  FCause I rGeally missed yoCur smile
  Fmore thGan I missed mAmyselfF  G  
  You fCound a way to keep it insFide
  to a pGoint where you can't fAmeel a thing
  Fand sGilence suits Cus fine
  FWhen we're noGt lisAmtening
  FNo, we're not lGistening
|    C|    C|
Chorus:
  It took me twAmenty-nFmaj7ine years Cto reach perfGection
  They fAmill us wFmaj7ith fear, compCuterized rejGections
  Your vAmoice disFmaj7appears Con a bad connGection
  It gets lAmonely Fmaj7out here, Care you protGecting me?Fmaj7  
  CAre you protGecting me?Am  Fmaj7  
  CAre you protGecting me?Am  Fmaj7  
  CAre you protGecting me?Am  Fmaj7  
  CAre you protGecting me?Am  Fmaj7  
| Fmaj7| Fmaj7|
  Are you protecting me?
|     C| Fmaj7|    Am| Fmaj7| x2
|     C|

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Protection

by Kent

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Fmaj7

Here's Kents beautiful song "Protection" from the english version of "Hagnesta Hill",

very easy to play!

NOTE: Capo on 1st fret

Intro:

C Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7

| | | | | x2

C Fmaj7

I tried so hard to make you smile

G Am

For once I tried to be myself

Fmaj7 G C

I made you scared I made you cry

Fmaj7 G Am F G

So I never tried again

C Fmaj7

And you tried to tell me how you feel

G Am

I couldn't hear you say a thing

Fmaj7 G C

You tried to tell me how you feel

Fmaj7 G Am

I wasn't listening

Fmaj7 G

I wasn't listening

C C

| | |

Chorus:

Am Fmaj7 C G

It took me twenty-nine years to reach perfection

Am Fmaj7 C G

They fill us with fear, computerized rejections

Am Fmaj7 C G

Your voice disappears on a bad connection

Am Fmaj7 C G

It gets lonely out here, I need protection, please

Fmaj7

Are you protecting me?

C Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7

| | | | |

C F

Now I found a way to make you smile

G Am

pretending I am someone else

F G C

Cause I really missed your smile

F G Am F G

more than I missed myself

C F

You found a way to keep it inside

G Am

to a point where you can't feel a thing

F G C

and silence suits us fine

F G Am

When we're not listening

F G

No, we're not listening

C C

| | |

Chorus:

Am Fmaj7 C G

It took me twenty-nine years to reach perfection

Am Fmaj7 C G

They fill us with fear, computerized rejections

Am Fmaj7 C G

Your voice disappears on a bad connection

Am Fmaj7 C G Fmaj7

It gets lonely out here, are you protecting me?

C G Am Fmaj7

Are you protecting me?

C G Am Fmaj7

Are you protecting me?

C G Am Fmaj7

Are you protecting me?

C G Am Fmaj7

Are you protecting me?

Fmaj7 Fmaj7

| | |

Are you protecting me?

C Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7

| | | | | x2

| |

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