Protector chords by Beyoncé (Ver. 2)

• Capo on 2nd
• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

♫ Intro:


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

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

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

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

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

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

♫ Outro:
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Okay