Chords for Lucinda Williams "Protection (New Song)" 6-22-14 Clearwater Music Festival Croton-on-Hudson NY
Tempo:
125.15 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Am
G
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
This is good for my soul today.
[F] [Am] [Eb]
I've got a new album coming out at the [G] end of September.
[Eb] [G] And it's gonna be a double album.
[N] So I'm real excited about it.
I can't wait for y'all to hear it.
This is [Ebm] called Protection.
[Ab] [Am]
[C]
[G] [D]
[A] I'm
[Am] [G]
[Am] [A]
[C] [A] [D]
[A]
[C] [A] [D]
[A]
gonna [Am] [A]
[Am] [A]
[Am] [A] [D]
[A] [D]
play it for [Am] [A] y'all.
[D] [A] I need protection, I need [D] protection.
[A] I
[D] [A] [Em] [D] came
[A]
into this world all [E] alone.
[A] Pushing and struggling to [G] find my home.
I'll [A] tell you what, I'm trying to be.
My own trials [Bb] make me stand on my own two feet.
[A] I need protection, I need [D]
[A] protection.
[D] [A] I need protection,
[D] [A] I need protection.
It's the heavy [D] weight of [A] my self-care.
[D] [A] [Am] [D] [A]
[Am] [Gbm] [E] [Am]
[G]
[A] [Am] [G] [A]
[D] [Am] You
[A] [G]
[A] [C] [D]
[A] [D]
[A]
[Em]
[C] [A]
know the people keep grinning and talking [Am] about me.
[A] They wanna hold up my hand and call out [Em] crime.
But [A] the world won't listen.
I hear those [Am] loud yells so I still [A] get up and I keep [F] on trying.
[A] Living in a world full of family [C] trouble.
[A] Living in a world with starving [G] doubles.
But my [A] firmness lives is where I stand.
[C] I'm standing [A] in the gift [Bb] I was given for not [A] giving up.
I need protection, [D] I [A] need protection.
[D]
I [A] need protection, I [D] need [A] protection.
[D]
[A] I need protection, I [D]
[A] need protection.
I [D]
[A] need protection, I
[D] [A] need [E] [Am]
[Dm] [Am] [A] protection.
[D] [A]
[D] [A] I'm the ghost.
[D] [A] [E] [A]
[D] [Am] [A] I'm the ghost.
[D] [Am] [A] I'm
[D] [A] the ghost.
[A] [Am] [A]
[D] [A] [Em] [A]
[G] [Am]
[Dm] [A] [Am]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[Bb]
[F] [Am] [Eb]
I've got a new album coming out at the [G] end of September.
[Eb] [G] And it's gonna be a double album.
[N] So I'm real excited about it.
I can't wait for y'all to hear it.
This is [Ebm] called Protection.
[Ab] [Am]
[C]
[G] [D]
[A] I'm
[Am] [G]
[Am] [A]
[C] [A] [D]
[A]
[C] [A] [D]
[A]
gonna [Am] [A]
[Am] [A]
[Am] [A] [D]
[A] [D]
play it for [Am] [A] y'all.
[D] [A] I need protection, I need [D] protection.
[A] I
[D] [A] [Em] [D] came
[A]
into this world all [E] alone.
[A] Pushing and struggling to [G] find my home.
I'll [A] tell you what, I'm trying to be.
My own trials [Bb] make me stand on my own two feet.
[A] I need protection, I need [D]
[A] protection.
[D] [A] I need protection,
[D] [A] I need protection.
It's the heavy [D] weight of [A] my self-care.
[D] [A] [Am] [D] [A]
[Am] [Gbm] [E] [Am]
[G]
[A] [Am] [G] [A]
[D] [Am] You
[A] [G]
[A] [C] [D]
[A] [D]
[A]
[Em]
[C] [A]
know the people keep grinning and talking [Am] about me.
[A] They wanna hold up my hand and call out [Em] crime.
But [A] the world won't listen.
I hear those [Am] loud yells so I still [A] get up and I keep [F] on trying.
[A] Living in a world full of family [C] trouble.
[A] Living in a world with starving [G] doubles.
But my [A] firmness lives is where I stand.
[C] I'm standing [A] in the gift [Bb] I was given for not [A] giving up.
I need protection, [D] I [A] need protection.
[D]
I [A] need protection, I [D] need [A] protection.
[D]
[A] I need protection, I [D]
[A] need protection.
I [D]
[A] need protection, I
[D] [A] need [E] [Am]
[Dm] [Am] [A] protection.
[D] [A]
[D] [A] I'm the ghost.
[D] [A] [E] [A]
[D] [Am] [A] I'm the ghost.
[D] [Am] [A] I'm
[D] [A] the ghost.
[A] [Am] [A]
[D] [A] [Em] [A]
[G] [Am]
[Dm] [A] [Am]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[Bb]
Key:
A
D
Am
G
C
A
D
Am
_ This is good for my soul today. _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ I've got a new album coming out at the [G] end of September.
_ [Eb] _ [G] And it's gonna be a double album.
_ _ _ [N] _ So I'm real excited about it.
I can't wait for y'all to hear it.
_ This is [Ebm] called Protection.
[Ab] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] I'm _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
gonna _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
play it for [Am] _ _ _ [A] y'all.
[D] _ [A] _ I need protection, I need [D] protection.
[A] _ _ _ _ I _
[D] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ [D] came _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ into this world all [E] alone.
[A] Pushing and struggling to [G] find my home.
I'll [A] tell you what, _ I'm trying to be.
_ My own trials [Bb] make me stand on my own two feet.
[A] I need protection, I need [D] _
_ [A] _ _ protection. _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ I need protection, _ _
[D] _ [A] _ I need protection.
It's the heavy [D] weight of [A] my self-care. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [Gbm] _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] You _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ know the people keep grinning and talking [Am] about me.
[A] They wanna hold up my hand and call out [Em] crime.
But [A] the world won't listen.
I hear those [Am] loud yells so I still [A] get up and I keep [F] on trying.
[A] Living in a world full of family [C] trouble.
[A] Living in a world with starving [G] doubles.
But my [A] firmness lives is where I stand.
[C] I'm standing [A] in the gift [Bb] I was given for not [A] giving up.
I need protection, _ [D] I [A] need _ _ protection.
_ _ [D]
I [A] _ need protection, I [D] need [A] _ _ _ protection.
_ _ [D] _
_ [A] I need protection, I [D] _
[A] need protection.
_ I [D] _
_ [A] need protection, I _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ need _ _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [Am] _ _ [A] protection. _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ I'm the ghost. _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [Am] _ [A] I'm the ghost. _ _ _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ [A] I'm _ _ _
[D] [A] the ghost.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ I've got a new album coming out at the [G] end of September.
_ [Eb] _ [G] And it's gonna be a double album.
_ _ _ [N] _ So I'm real excited about it.
I can't wait for y'all to hear it.
_ This is [Ebm] called Protection.
[Ab] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] I'm _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
gonna _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
play it for [Am] _ _ _ [A] y'all.
[D] _ [A] _ I need protection, I need [D] protection.
[A] _ _ _ _ I _
[D] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ [D] came _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ into this world all [E] alone.
[A] Pushing and struggling to [G] find my home.
I'll [A] tell you what, _ I'm trying to be.
_ My own trials [Bb] make me stand on my own two feet.
[A] I need protection, I need [D] _
_ [A] _ _ protection. _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ I need protection, _ _
[D] _ [A] _ I need protection.
It's the heavy [D] weight of [A] my self-care. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [Gbm] _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] You _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ know the people keep grinning and talking [Am] about me.
[A] They wanna hold up my hand and call out [Em] crime.
But [A] the world won't listen.
I hear those [Am] loud yells so I still [A] get up and I keep [F] on trying.
[A] Living in a world full of family [C] trouble.
[A] Living in a world with starving [G] doubles.
But my [A] firmness lives is where I stand.
[C] I'm standing [A] in the gift [Bb] I was given for not [A] giving up.
I need protection, _ [D] I [A] need _ _ protection.
_ _ [D]
I [A] _ need protection, I [D] need [A] _ _ _ protection.
_ _ [D] _
_ [A] I need protection, I [D] _
[A] need protection.
_ I [D] _
_ [A] need protection, I _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ need _ _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [Am] _ _ [A] protection. _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ I'm the ghost. _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [Am] _ [A] I'm the ghost. _ _ _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ [A] I'm _ _ _
[D] [A] the ghost.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _