Protection chords by Kiana Ledé

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse 1:
   G
Weight on my shoulders, I can bear it all
     Dmaj7
But when I'm trippin', know you'll break my fall
 G
I get so distant sometimes I don't call
  Dmaj7
You try to fix it, I put up a guard


Pre-Chorus:
   G
I be dramatic, life is traumatic

I'm in the Valley, it's in the nighttime
             Dmaj7
Minding my business, all of a sudden

My daddy issues, be coming from nothin'
 G
And it's sad that you wanna grab me

And I wouldn't let you, I shouldn't attack you
           Dmaj7
You wanna help me, you know all about me

I know that you got me, I know that we solid


Chorus:
G
Protection
               Dmaj7
You give me protection
               F#dim
When I need direction

Protection
    Dmaj7
Protection, yeah


Verse 2:
G
It takes one to know one, babe
                       Dmaj7
It takes two to get somewhere

It takes three to strike out then
                       G
On take four, we try again

You see when I'm drownin'
                        Dmaj7
We sit down and you dive in

You know all of my secrets
 Dmaj7
And I hate it


Pre-Chorus:
   G
I be dramatic, life is traumatic

I'm in the Valley, it's in the nighttime
             Dmaj7
Minding my business, all of a sudden

My daddy issues, be coming from nothin'
 G
And it's sad that you wanna grab me

And I wouldn't let you, I shouldn't attack you
           Dmaj7
You wanna help me, you know all about me

I know that you got me, I know that we solid


Chorus:
G
Protection
               Dmaj7
You give me protection
               F#dim
When I need direction

Protection
    Dmaj7
Protection, yeah


Bridge:
D
When I like to forget I'm see-through
Fm
I try to hide out, you always find out
G
And when I'm way down, you're my safe house
Dmaj7
We built from the ground, guess I'm home now


Chorus:
G
Protection
               Dmaj7
You give me protection
               F#dim
When I need direction

Protection
    Dmaj7
Protection, yeah