Protector chords by Beyoncé

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

• Capo on 2nd
• Difficulty: Beginner

♫ Intro:


Mom, can I hear the lullaby, please?
C#C# D MajorD  C#C# D MajorD


♫ Verse 1:
       C#C#
And there I was tangled up in marigold
    D MajorD                   C#C#
We were listening to the reverent children singing
    D MajorD
(Sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing) Yeah
      C#C#
Humming low as the garden river flows
     D MajorD                 C#C#  D MajorD
While the August light becomes a golden evenin', yeah (Evenin')

♫ Chorus:
          C#C#                 D MajorD
And I will lead you down that road if you lose your way.
         C#C#    D MajorD
Born to be a protector, mm-hmm
    C# minorC#m                 D MajorD
Even though I know someday you're gonna shine on your own
          C#C#    D MajorD  C#C#
I will be your projector, mmm, mm-hmm

♫ Verse 2:
     C#C#
An apricot picked right off a given tree
   D MajorD                 C#C#     D MajorD
I gave water to the soil and now it feeds me, yeah, y ah (Yeah)
         C#C#
And there you are, shaded underneath it all
  D MajorD                  C#C#  DmDm    DmDm
I feel proud of who I am, because you need me, yeah (Yeah)

♫ Chorus:
           C#C#     DmDm      A minorAm    C#C#  D MajorD
And I will lead you down that road if you lose your way
         C#C#      D MajorD
Born to be a protector, —tor, mm
     C# minorC#m                 D MajorD
Even though I know some day you're gonna shine on your own
          C#C#    D MajorD  C#C#
I will be your projector, mm, mm-hm
       C# minorC#m                DmDm
And even though I know some day you're gonna shine on your own
          C#C#   D MajorD   C#C#
I will be your projector, projector, projector

♫ Interlude:
C#C# D MajorD

♫ Bridge:
  C#C#                   D MajorD
I first saw your face in your father's gaze.
      C#C#                 D MajorD
There's a long line of hands carryin' your name, mm
C#C#                 D MajorD
 Liftin' you up, so you will be raised

♫ Chorus:
    C# minorC#m                  D MajorD
Even though I know some day you're gonna shine on your own
         C#C#    D MajorD   C#C#
I will be your projector, yeah, yeah
      C# minorC#m                  D MajorD
And even though I know some day you're gonna shine on your own
         C#C#        D MajorD   C#C#
I will be your protector, born to be a protector

♫ Outro:
C#C# D MajorD

 C#C# D MajorD  C#C#
Okay

Protector chords

“Protector” is a track from Beyoncé’s album ‘Cowboy Carter’, featuring a cameo by her daughter Rumi Carter. The song is an ode to motherhood, with Beyoncé’s lyrics expressing a deep and lasting love for her children.

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