These are Protector by Beyoncé on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar & Keyboard.
[Intro]
Mom, can I hear the lullaby?
G C G C
Please?
[Verse 1]
G
And there I was, tangled
up in marigold
Em
We were listenin’ to the
G
reverent children singin’
Em
(Sing, sing, sing, sing,
sing, sing) Hm, yeah
G
Hummin’ low as the garden
river flows
Em
While the August light
G
becomes a golden evenin’
Em
(Evenin’) Yeah
[Chorus]
G
And I will lead you down
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that road if you lose your way
G Em
Born to be a protector, mm-hmm
Dm
Even though I know someday
you’re
C
gonna shine on your own
G
I will be your projector,
mm, mm-hmm
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[Verse 2]
G
An apricot picked right
off a given tree
Em
I gave watеr to the soil
G
And now it feeds me, yeah,
Em
yеah (Yeah)
G
And there you are, shaded
underneath it all
Em
I feel proud of who I am
G Am Em
Because you need me, yeah
(Yeah)
[Chorus]
G
And I will lead you down tha
Am Em
t road if you lose your way
(Uh)
G
Born to be a protector
Em
(—tor), mm
Dm
Even though I know someday
C
you're gonna shine on your own
G
I will be your projector,
hm-mm
Dm
And even though I know someday
C
you're gonna shine on your own
G
I will be your projector,
projector,
Em
projector
[Bridge]
G
I first saw your face in
Em
your father's gaze
G
There's a long line of hands
Em
carryin' your name, mm
G
Liftin' you up, so you
Em
will be raised
[Chorus]
Dm
Even though I know someday
C
you're gonna shine on
your own
G
I will be your projector,
hey-yeah
Dm
And even though I know
C
someday you're gonna shine on
your own
G
I will be your protector,
born to be a protector
[Outro]
C G Em G