Key: D minor
Verse 1
He could sing a song, sugar was sweet
Had a voice of gold but he lost his soul
C
Dm
And now he's living on the street
Delilah had a pretty face
Born with good looks and grace
Bought a west coast smile
and a Hollywood style
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Dm
But she never did catch a break
C
F
Protect me from what I want
Bb
C
F
Maybe the best thing's what I got
C
F
Right here, right now, it's all that I need
Bb
Gm
G
Oh, be careful what you wish for
C
F
Protect me from what I want
C
F
Bb
Dm
Protect me from what I want
Well, Buster was a baseball man
And they cheered him from
the high school stands
Never bothered with a backup plan
Never met a small town life
At 19 she was a wife
But she never was sure
she had missed the world
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Dm
So she ran off, never said goodbye
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F
Protect me from what I want
Bb
C
F
Maybe the best thing's what I've got
C
F
Right here, right now, it's all that I need
Bb
Gm
G
Oh, be careful what you wish for
C
F
Protect me from what I want
C
F
C
F
Protect me from what I want
Am
C
F
second time
C
Dm
When we realize we might get it right
Am
C
G
We need another life
Dm
No!
C
F
Protect me from what I want
C
G
F
Maybe the best thing's what I got
C
F
Bb
Right here, right now, it's all that I need
C
F
Oh, protect me from what I want
F
Bb
the right thing, baby
C
F
The best thing's what I got
C
F
Bb
Right here, right now's all that I need
Gm
G
Oh, be careful what you wish for
C
F
Take me from what I want
C
F
Take me from what I want
Bb
C
F
Take me from what I want
C
F
Take me from what I want
C
F
C
F
C
F
C
F
Outro 1
Dm
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