I Want To Protect You by Eels
Key: GG | Capo: 0fr |  Left-Handed 

    


Intro: G D C D x2
G             D        C            D
Not much of a man, but still I am a man,
    G             D           C    D
And you bring out something inside me,
  G              D          C              D
A perfect little diamond, a fragile little fire,
       Em                     Bm        D
You're everything good in the world, to me.
G D          C            D          G
I want to protect you, (I want to protect you)
  D           C           D
I want you to be safe and sound,
   G             D
At night in this world,
       Cadd9                   Am
Such a delicate girl needs someone,
                    D
To look out for the wolves,
             G          D C D
I want to protect you.
  G               D           C              D
I say some stupid shit, don't mean a word of it,
    G            D             C    D
You know I got a lot of love inside me,
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This world's an ugly place for such a pretty face
        Em                     Bm   D
They're comin' at you from all sides but they gotta get through me.
G D          C            D          G
I want to protect you, (I want to protect you)
  D           C           D
I want you to be safe and sound,
   G             D
At night in this world,
       Cadd9                   Am
Such a delicate girl needs someone,
                    D
To look out for the wolves,
             G          D C D
I want to protect you.
    G         D          C                D
Not many understand, but I'm your biggest fan,
G          D              C    D   
The savage fools cannot appreciate,
    G          D    C               D
The miracle of you, how could it be true,
       Em                     Bm    D
You're everything good in the world.
G D          C            D          G
I want to protect you, (I want to protect you)
  D           C           D
I want you to be safe and sound,
   G             D
At night in this world,
       Cadd9                   Am
Such a delicate girl needs someone,
                    D
To look out for the wolves,
             G          D C D
I want to protect you.