Tracy Thorn (Vocals) Thanks to the earlier version posters - I wanted a cleaner version with the fingering/chords I prefer to use. Bmaj7: x24342 Bsus4: x2445x Em/B: x2545x A6sus2: x04400 Gmaj7(omit5): 3x440x ------------------------------- [Intro] Bmaj7 Bsus4 Em/B Bmaj7 (listen for picking pattern) Guitar 2 (wah) B5 (x x 9 11 12 x) repeated on up beat on 2 [Verse 1] Bmaj7 This girl I know needs some shelter, She don't believe anyone can help her Bsus4 Em/B Bmaj7 She's doing so much harm, doing so much damage, But you don't want to get involved Em/B You tell her she can manage, And you can't change the way she feels A6sus2 Gmaj7-5 But you could put your arms around her Bmaj7 I know you want to live yourself, But could you forgive yourself A6sus2 Gmaj7-5 If you left her just the way you found her [Chorus] Bmaj7 I stand in front of you, I'll take the force of the blow Bmaj7 Protection Bsus4 Em/B I stand in front of you, I'll take the force of the blow Bmaj7 Protection [Verse 2] Bsus4 Em/B A6sus2 Gmaj7-5 You're a boy and I'm a girl, But you know you can lean on me Bmaj7 A6sus2 Gmaj7-5 And I don't have no fear, I'll take on any man here, Who says that's not the way it should be [Chorus] Bmaj7 I stand in front of you, I'll take the force of the blow Bmaj7 Protection Bsus4 Em/B I stand in front of you, I'll take the force of the blow Bmaj7 Protection [Verse 3] Bsus4 Em/B A6sus2 Gmaj7-5 She's a girl and you're a boy, Sometimes you look so small, look so small Bmaj7 A6sus2 Gmaj7-5 You've got a baby of your own, When your baby's grown, she'll be the one, To catch you when you fall [Chorus] Bmaj7 I stand in front of you, I'll take the force of the blow Bmaj7 Protection Bsus4 Em/B I stand in front of you, I'll take the force of the blow Bmaj7 Protection Bsus4 Em/B A6sus2 Gmaj7-5 You're a girl and I'm a boy, You're a girl and I'm a boy, Bsus4 Em/B A6sus2 Gmaj7-5 You're a girl and I'm a boy, You're a girl and I'm a boy, [Verse 4] Bmaj7 Sometimes you look so small, need some shelter, Just runnin' round and round, helter skelter Bsus4 And I've leaned on me, Now you can lean on me Bmaj7 And that's more than love, that's the way, It should be Bsus4 Em/B A6sus2 Gmaj7-5 Now I can't change the way you think, But I can put my arms around you Bsus4 Em/B A6sus2 Gmaj7-5 That's just part of the deal, That's the way I feel [Chorus] Bmaj7 I stand in front of you, I'll take the force of the blow Bmaj7 Protection Bsus4 Em/B I stand in front of you, I'll take the force of the blow Bmaj7 Protection Bsus4 Em/B A6sus2 Gmaj7-5 You're a girl and I'm a boy, You're a girl and I'm a boy, Bsus4 Em/B A6sus2 Gmaj7-5 You're a girl and I'm a boy, You're a girl and I'm a boy,