How Can I Protect You
Alabama 3Version1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Improvise with C/D and F7 when palting these chords - C/D by taking the middle finger
off in the C chord and little finger off in the F chord, seems to sound ok. Use this
across the song
She got a compact mirror
stole it off her mother
she got her daddy's overnight traveling bag
Husband told her if you wanna leave home honey
you ain't ever ever ever, ever welcome back"
and now she's down at the station,
baby in her belly
kickin' gentle momma chilled to the max
she got a one way ticket, goin'cross the border
for her hopes and all her dreams
rollin down the train tracks, yeah
how can I protect you in this crazy world
it's alright yeah
it's alright
from two to nine you work for five-a-dime
start the night with some thunderbird wine
praise the lord for those neon lights that'a
keep the city burnin' bright all night
walkin' in the park in the midnight rain
swear to yourself that ya gonna change
ain't gonna crash, ain't gonna burn, ain't gonna take no wrong turn
feel so alone, so you telephone, ya
call collect ain't nobody home
you ain't suprised though you wonder why your letters come back unopened
so you hit the strip with your freak flag high an'
forget about the tears in your daddy's eyes
momma don't worry if the waters rise
- No chord
don't ever let my drink run dry till the sunshine
Chrous
how can I protect you in this crazy world?
it's alright yeah
it's alright
(middle 8)
and when the talkin's over
all the crowd have gone
there's nothing left I can do
how'm I ever gonna get through to you?
Its alright
Chorus x 2
how can I protect you in this crazy world?
it's alright yeah
it's alright (*REPEAT)
(Play Out)
its alright
its alright
its alriight yeah
Its alright
Repeat to fade
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Readable chord sheet for How Can I Protect You by Alabama 3
[C] [C/D] [C] [Dm] [F] [F7] [F] [C]
[C] [D] [C]
Improvise with C/D and F7 when palting these chords - C/D by taking the middle finger
off in the C chord and little finger off in the F chord, seems to sound ok. Use this
across the song
[C]She got a compact mirror
stole it off her mother
she [Dm]got her daddy's overnight traveling bag
H[F]usband told her if you wanna leave home honey
[C]you ain't eve[C/D]r ever ever, e[C]ver welcome back"
[C]and now she's down at the [C/D]station,
[C]baby in her belly
kickin' [Dm]gentle momma chilled to the max
she got a [F]one way ticket, goin'cross the border
for [C]her hopes and all her dreams
rollin down the train tracks, yeah
[C]how can I protect you in this craz[Dm]y world
it's [F]alright yeah
it's a[C]lri[C/D]ght [C]
[C]from two to nine you work for five-a-dime
start the night with some thunderbird wine
p[Dm]raise the lord for those neon lights that'a
keep the city burnin' bright all night
[F]walkin' in the park in the midnight rain
swear to yourself that ya gonna change
ain't[C] gonna crash, ain't gonna burn, ain't gonna take no wrong turn
[C]feel so alone, [C/D]so you te[C]lephone, ya
call collect ain't n[C/D]obody hom[C]e
y[Dm]ou ain't suprised though you wonder why your letters come back unopened
so [F]you hit the strip with your [F7]fre[F]ak flag high an'
forget about the tears in your daddy's eyes
m[C]omma don't worry if the waters rise
- No chord
don't ever let my drink run dry till the sunshine
Chrous
[C]how can I p[C/D]rotec[C]t you in this [Dm]crazy world?
it's [F]alright yeah
it's [C]alright
(middle 8)
[Am]and when the talkin's over
[C]all the crowd have gone
[Dm]there's nothing left I can do
[F]how'm I ever gonna get through to you?
[C]Its alright
Chorus x 2
[C]how can I p[C/D]rotec[C]t you in this [Dm]crazy world?
it's [F]alright yeah
it's [C]alright (*REPEAT)
(Play Out)
[C]its alr[C/D]ight[C]
its[Dm] alright
its a[F]lriight[F7] ye[F]ah
Its[C] alr[C/D]ight[C]
Repeat to fade