Mother Protect

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                             MOTHER PROTECT - Niki & The Dove
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Tabbed by: R. Rohwer
E-mail: [email protected]

Tuning: Standard

Hey all. This is my first tab, so please e-mail me with questions/suggestions I suggest using bar chords to facilitate smoother transitions, rather than open chords. Playing it acoustically, it might sound like the chords are incorrect. However, if you play along with the original, it 
should legit. 

Verse 1:
 Am                            F
I used to friend with trees, I have a call
 Am                        F
I close my eyes and wait for the echo
 Dm                           Am
And you came in a hurricane, I watched you in the dark
 Dm                         Am
Never seen nothing like it, no one has matched the spark

Verse 2:
 Am                    F
I used to follow you, follow you for days
 Am                   F
I slept beside you, just shadows away
 Dm                        Am   
I watched you by the fire, your hands was all aglow
 Dm                          Am
Under the spell of a circle, I let my face show

Pre Chorus:
 Am
Oh my heart is like an eagle, I love to fall from the sky
               F                                Am
It's so beautiful, I see right through the water's edge
 
And I love your hands, I let them lead me into the cage
                             F                                 Am
So tender but your body was warm, so frail, But your eyes like mine,
              G      Am     F
The color of ice

INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE:
   G               Am            F
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------8------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-9-7----7-9-7---5-5---7----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   G               Am            F          Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------8------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-9-7----7-9-7---5-5---7----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   G               Am            F
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------8------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-9-7----7-9-7---5-5---7----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Weird Atonal Bridge Thingie That I Don't Know How To Tab (Feel free to post any ideas in the 
comments section)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
 B                            C#m       A
You can't keep me down, I am done, I am furious
 B                          C#m           A         G#m
Fear the lioness paint her face black and golden
 B                           C#m         A
You can't keep me down, I am done, I am furious
(you're my weakest part)
 B                          C#m            A        G#m
Fear the lioness paint her face black and golden
(you're my weakest part)
 B                            C#m        A
You can't keep me down, I am done, I am furious
(so strong)
 B                          C#m            A        G#m
Fear the lioness paint her face black and golden
 B                          C#m            A      
You can't keep me down, I am done, I am furious
(I'm so strong, so strong)
 B                          C#m            A        G#m
Fear the lioness paint her face black and golden

OUTRO INSTRUMENTAL
          B                   C#m                  A
       e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       B|----------------------------------12---------------------------------------|
 A     G|-11-11-11-13-11----11-13-11---9-9----11------------------------------------|
       D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

           B                   C#m                  A               G#m
       e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       B|----------------------------------12---------------------------------------|
 B     G|-11-11-11-13-11----11-13-11---9-9----11------------------------------------|
       D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat A and B, alternating between the 2

(Lyrics found at http://www.metrolyrics.com/mother-protect-lyrics-niki-the-dove.html)