Intro: -nc- Mom, can I hear the lullaby? -nc- Ab Db Ab Db Please? Verse 1: Ab And there I was, tangled up in marigold Fm Ab We were listenin' to the reverent children singin' Fm -Sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing- Hm, yeah Ab Hummin' low as the garden river flows Fm Ab While the August light becomes a golden evenin' Fm -Evenin'- Yeah Chorus: Ab Dbmaj7 And I will lead you down that road if you lose your way Ab Fm Born to be a protector, mm-hmm Ebm Db Even though I know someday you're gonna shine on your own Ab I will be your projector, mm, mm-hmm Verse 2: Ab An apricot picked right off a given tree Fm I gave watеr to the soil Ab Fm And now it feeds me, yeah, yеah -Yeah- Ab And there you are, shaded underneath it all Fm I feel proud of who I am Ab Bbm Fm Because you need me, yeah -Yeah- Chorus: Ab Bbm Fm And I will lead you down that road if you lose your way -Uh- Ab Fm Born to be a protector -—tor-, mm Ebm Db Even though I know someday you're gonna shine on your own Ab I will be your projector, hm-mm Ebm Db And even though I know someday you're gonna shine on your own Ab Fm I will be your projector, projector, projector Bridge: Ab Fm I first saw your face in your father's gaze Ab Fm There's a long line of hands carryin' your name, mm Ab Fm Liftin' you up, so you will be raised Chorus: Ebm Db Even though I know someday you're gonna shine on your own Ab I will be your projector, hey-yeah Ebm Db And even though I know someday you're gonna shine on your own Ab I will be your protector, born to be a protector Outro: Db Ab Fm Ab
