B   224442
Bm  224432
A   002220
G   320003

[Intro]  
B        B  Bm  A G

[Verse]
B
This girl I know needs some shelter
                                      Bm
She don't believe anyone can help her
She's doing so much harm, doing so much damage
B
But you don't want to get involved
You tell her she can manage
Bm
And you can't change the way she feels
                              A         G
But you could put your arms around her
B
I know you want to live yourself
But could you forgive yourself
A                 G
If you left her just the way
You found her
B
I stand in front of you
I'll take the force of the blow
Protection
Bm
I stand in front of you
                            B
I'll take the force of the blow
Protection

[Chorus]
Bm
You're a boy and i'm a girl
                          A      G
But you know you can lean on me
B
And I don't have no fear
                       A
I'll take on any man here
                         G
Who says that's not the way it should be

[Verse]
B
I stand in front of you
I'll take the force of the blow
Protection
Bm
I stand in front of you
                            B
I'll take the force of the blow
Protection
Bm
She's a girl and you're a boy
                    A          G
Sometimes you look so small, look so small
B
You've got a baby of your own
                    A
When your baby's grown, she'll be the one
    G
To catch you when you fall
B
I stand in front of you
I'll take the force of the blow
Protection
Bm
I stand in front of you
                            B
I'll take the force of the blow
Protection

[Chorus]
Bm                       B
You're a girl and I'm a boy
A                        G
You're a girl and I'm a boy
Bm                        B
You're a girl and I'm a boy
A                        G
You're a girl and I'm a boy

[Verse]
B
Sometimes you look so small, need some shelter
                                            Bm
Just runnin' round and round, helter skelter
And I've leaned on you for years
                      B
Now you can lean on me
And that's more than love, that's the way
            Bm
It should be
Now I can't change the way you think
                       A         G
But I can put my arms around you
B
That's just part of the deal
                  A
That's the way I feel
      G
I put my arms around you
B
I stand in front of you
I'll take the force of the blow
Protection
Bm
I stand in front of you
                            B
I'll take the force of the blow
Protection

[Outro]
Bm                      B
You're a boy and i'm a girl
A                        G
You're a boy and i'm a girl
Bm                      B
You're a boy and i'm a girl
A                        G
You're a boy and i'm a girl