Protector chords by Beyoncé (Ver. 2)

• Capo on 2nd
• Difficulty: Beginner

♫ Intro:


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


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

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

♫ Verse 2:
     C#
An apricot picked right off a given tree
   D                 C#     D
I gave water to the soil and now it feeds me, yeah, y ah (Yeah)
         C#
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:
           C#     Dm      Am    C#  D
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:
C# D


♫ Bridge:
  C#                   D
I first saw your face in your father's gaze.
      C#                 D
There's a long line of hands carryin' your name, mm
C#                 D
 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