Protection chords by Ben Folds

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Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Tourists wear their wallets in high places when abroad
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So as not to be ripped off in ways
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to which they're not apprised
Lawyers write some goofy terms
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in letters to the future
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So as not to get all screwed by methods
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here and after devised
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So will I
Verse 2
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And I guess I will protect
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myself from you
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Sometimes I get so tickled I can't talk
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And I will protect myself from you
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I'll keep on reminding me
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I'm always free
To walk
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Verse 3
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You're not exactly what
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I'm looking for
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You don't even know that
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But I've got it straight
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I'm keeping it in mind
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No you're not what I was looking for
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I just need a little more of what
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you've got a little bit
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Don't make me laugh
Verse 4
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And I guess I will protect
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myself from you
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Sometimes I get so tickled I just can't talk
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But I will protect myself from you
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I'll keep on reminding me
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I'm always free
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Always free
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Free
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Walk
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(Hey)
Verse 5
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Whatever happens between you and
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me today probably will be okay
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But won't bother me, anyway
Verse 6
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And I guess I will protect my
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self from you
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Sometimes I get so tickled I can't talk
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But I will protect myself from you
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And I'll keep on reminding me
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I'm always free
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To walk
Free
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F-are-E-E
Verse 7
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You You You You can't
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You can't hurt me 'cause I
don't care about you
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I don't give a shit
I don't give a shit
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About you
Interlude 1
Whoa
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Verse 8
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The
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pussy ass
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Sounds of white people
Outro 1
Playing jazz
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