Protect Me (From What I Want) chords by Nine Days

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Johnny was cool as Pete
He could sing a song, sugar was sweet
Had a voice of gold but he lost his soul
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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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But she never did catch a break
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Protect me from what I want
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Give me the strength to
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do the right thing
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Maybe the best thing's what I got
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Right here, right now, it's all that I need
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Oh, be careful what you wish for
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It might bite you in the end
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Protect me from what I want
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Protect me from what I want
Well, Buster was a baseball man
And they cheered him from
the high school stands
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Had the chemist swing of
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a   home run king
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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So she ran off, never said goodbye
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Protect me from what I want
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Give me the strength to
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do the right thing
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Maybe the best thing's what I've got
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Right here, right now, it's all that I need
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Oh, be careful what you wish for
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It might bite you in the end
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Protect me from what I want
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Protect me from what I want
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These happiness sticks and hearts
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That don't break for a
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second time
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When we realize we might get it right
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We need another life
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We don't need another life
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No!
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Protect me from what I want
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Give me the strength to
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do the right thing
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Maybe the best thing's what I got
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Right here, right now, it's all that I need
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Oh, protect me from what I want
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Give me the strength to do
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the right thing, baby
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The best thing's what I got
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Right here, right now's all that I need
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Oh, be careful what you wish for
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It might bite you really bad
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Take me from what I want
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Take me from what I want
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Take me from what I want
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Take me from what I want
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