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