Lord Protect My Child — Susan Tedeschi
Chords and lyrics for Lord Protect My Child by Susan Tedeschi (key of G#).
Intro
[G#] [C#] [G#] [Fm] [D#] [G#5/D#] [D#] [A#] [G#] [C#] [E] [Em] [G#] [F#] [Cm] [D#7] [G#] [D#maj7] [G#m/D#]
Verse 1
for [G#]his age he is wise he's [C#]got his mum's [G#]eyes there's gladness in his heart
he's young [Fm]and he is [D#7]wise now [G#]my only prayer is [C#]if I can't be there
Chorus
[E][G#]oh [A7]protect my [D#]child [G#][G#7]now [G#][G][G#]out to the youth and now on the phone he [C#]is
Verse 2
his reason [G#]just to see him play oh it makes me [D#7]smile no [D#][D#7/A#][G#]matter what happens to
me no [C#]matter what my destiny
Chorus
[E] [Em] [G#] [F#] [G#] [G#m/D#]
oh [G#]while the whole world is asleep you [C#]can look [F]at it and [G#]wait there's few things
that you [Fm]find on worthwhile
Verse 3
[D#] [D#7] [G#] [C#sus2]
oh matter [G#m]what my destiny
Chorus
[A#m] [C#m7] [Fm] [G#]
oh [F#]protect my child [G#]now [G][Cm/D#][G#]he's young and on fire for [C#]my such hope and desire
[G#][G#m][G#]in a world that's been raped raped [Fm]and [D#7]defied and oh [G#sus4]if [G#]I fall on the way now I [C#]can't see enough of
Interlude
[C#m7] [E] [C] [G#] [F#] [G#] [A#sus4] [G#] [Fm] [A#] [G#] [Fm7/G#] [G#] [Fm] [B] [D#sus4] [D#] [A#sus4/D#] [D#] [G#m]
you
Bridge
[G#7] [F#sus4] [G#m] [Bsus2/C#] [Bm] [G#7] [G#] [Fm7/D#] [D#] [Fm/G#] [G#m/D#] [F#]
there'll [G#7]be a time I hear tell [B]when [Fm/G#][C#]all will [G#]be well
we gonna man won't be wrecked [D#]by
[Fm/G#]
but to men lose their chance and [C#]right this is right
Chorus
[E]Whoa, [C][G#]whoa
Small [D#7]top
Outro
[G#] [G] [G#] [G#maj7] [D#7] [G#] [C#maj7] [G#] [D#7] [D#m] [G#] [D#maj7] [G#] [D#] [A#m] [Gm] [Fm7] [Bm7/A] [F#m] [G#]
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