Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE)
Verse 1:
G+G
Weight on my shoulders, I can bear it all
Dmaj7Dmaj7
But when I'm trippin', know you'll break my fall
G+G
I get so distant sometimes I don't call
Dmaj7Dmaj7
You try to fix it, I put up a guard
Pre-Chorus:
G+G
I be dramatic, life is traumatic
I'm in the Valley, it's in the nighttime
Dmaj7Dmaj7
Minding my business, all of a sudden
My daddy issues, be coming from nothin'
G+G
And it's sad that you wanna grab me
And I wouldn't let you, I shouldn't attack you
Dmaj7Dmaj7
You wanna help me, you know all about me
I know that you got me, I know that we solid
Chorus:
G+G
Protection
Dmaj7Dmaj7
You give me protection
F#dimF#dim
When I need direction
Protection
Dmaj7Dmaj7
Protection, yeah
Verse 2:
G+G
It takes one to know one, babe
Dmaj7Dmaj7
It takes two to get somewhere
It takes three to strike out then
G+G
On take four, we try again
You see when I'm drownin'
Dmaj7Dmaj7
We sit down and you dive in
You know all of my secrets
Dmaj7Dmaj7
And I hate it
Pre-Chorus:
G+G
I be dramatic, life is traumatic
I'm in the Valley, it's in the nighttime
Dmaj7Dmaj7
Minding my business, all of a sudden
My daddy issues, be coming from nothin'
G+G
And it's sad that you wanna grab me
And I wouldn't let you, I shouldn't attack you
Dmaj7Dmaj7
You wanna help me, you know all about me
I know that you got me, I know that we solid
Chorus:
G+G
Protection
Dmaj7Dmaj7
You give me protection
F#dimF#dim
When I need direction
Protection
Dmaj7Dmaj7
Protection, yeah
Bridge:
D MajorD
When I like to forget I'm see-through
F minorFm
I try to hide out, you always find out
G+G
And when I'm way down, you're my safe house
Dmaj7Dmaj7
We built from the ground, guess I'm home now
Chorus:
G+G
Protection
Dmaj7Dmaj7
You give me protection
F#dimF#dim
When I need direction
Protection
Dmaj7Dmaj7
Protection, yeah
