Intro:
N.C.
Mom, can I hear the lullaby?
G C G C
Please?
G
And there I was, tangled up in marigold
Em G
We were listeninʼ to the reverent children singinʼ
Em
(Sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing) Hm, yeah
G
Humminʼ low as the garden river flows
Em G
While the August light becomes a golden eveninʼ
Em
(Eveninʼ) Yeah
Chorus: G C
And I will lead you down that road if you lose your way
G Em
Born to be a protector, mm-hmm
Dm C
Even though I know someday youʼre gonna shine on your own
G
I will be your projector, mm, mm-hmm
G
An apricot picked right off a given tree
Em
I gave watеr to the soil
G Em
And now it feeds me, yeah, yеah (Yeah)
G
And there you are, shaded underneath it all
Em
I feel proud of who I am
G Am Em
Because you need me, yeah (Yeah)
Chorus: G Am Em
And I will lead you down that road if you lose your way (Uh)
G Em
Born to be a protector (tor), mm
Dm C
Even though I know someday youʼre gonna shine on your own
G
I will be your projector, hm-mm
Dm C
And even though I know someday youʼre gonna shine on your own
G Em
I will be your projector, projector, projector
Bridge: G Em
I first saw your face in your fatherʼs gaze
G Em
Thereʼs a long line of hands carryinʼ your name, mm
G Em
Liftinʼ you up, so you will be raised
Chorus: Dm C
Even though I know someday youʼre gonna shine on your own
G
I will be your projector, hey-yeah
Dm C
And even though I know someday youʼre gonna shine on your own
G
I will be your protector, born to be a protector
Coda:C G Em G
