Protect Me From What I Want chords by Placebo (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Em
Cmaj7
Am9
G
G/F#
C
Am
G/A
Gmaj7
Em/B
D/F#
E5
A5
G5
Em/G
C5

Intro 1

Verse 1
Em 
C 
 (E minor) It's the disease of the age  (C major) 
Am 
It's the disease that we  (A minor) crave
G/A 
Alone at the end of the  (G/A) ride
Gmaj7 
Em 
We  (G minoraj7) catch    the last bus  (E minor) home
C 
Corporate America wakes  (C major) 
Am 
Coffee republic and cakes  (A minor) 
G/A 
We open the latch on the gate  (G/A) 
Gmaj7 
Of the  (G minoraj7) hole     that we call our

Chorus 1

(home) Protect me from what I want,

Protect me from what I want,

Protect me protect me

Solo 1

Verse 2
Em 
C 
 (E minor) Maybe we're victims of  (C major) fate
Am9 
Remember when we'd cele (A minor9) brate
Em/B 
We'd drink and get high until  (E minor/B) late
Am 
Em 
And  (A minor) now we're all a (E minor) lone
C 
Wedding bells ain't gonna  (C major) chime
Am9 
With both of us guilty of  (A minor9) crime
Em/B 
And both of us sentenced to  (E minor/B) time
Am 
Em/G 
And  (A minor) now we're  (E minor/G) all

Chorus 2
E5 
(a (E5) lone)
C 
Protect me from what I  (C major) want,
A5 
Protect me from what I  (A5) want,
Em/B 
Protect me from what I  (E minor/B) want,
Am 
G 
 (A minor) Protect me  (G major) protect me
E5 
C5 
 (E5) Protect me from what I  (C5) want,
A5 
G5 
 (A5) Protect me from what I  (G5) want,
D/F# 
 (D/F#) Protect me protect me

Solo 2

Chorus 3
E5 
C 
 (E5) Protect me from what I  (C major) want,
A5 
Protect me from what I  (A5) want,
Em/B 
Protect me from what I  (E minor/B) want,
Am 
G 
E5 
 (A minor) Protect me  (G major) protect me  (E5) 
C 
Protect me from what I  (C major) want,
A5 
Protect me from what I  (A5) want,
G5 
Protect me from what I  (G5) want,
D/F# 
 (D/F#) Protect me protect me

Outro 1

Protect me from what I want,

Protect me protect me

2003Alternative

GuitarPianoUkulele

Em
Cmaj7
Am9
G
G/F#
C
Am
G/A
Gmaj7
Em/B
D/F#
E5
A5
G5
Em/G
C5

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: E minorBPM: 75

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
Am9: x-0-5-5-0-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
G/F#: 2-x-0-0-0-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
G/A: x-0-5-4-3-x
Gmaj7: 3-x-0-0-0-2
Em/B: x-2-2-0-0-0
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
E5: 0-2-x-x-x-x
A5: x-0-2-x-x-x
G5: 3-5-x-x-x-x
Em/G: 3-x-2-4-0-0
C5: x-3-5-x-x-x

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This is the definitive original version of Protect Me From What I Want by Placebo, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Placebo's performance.