Overprotected lyrics by Britney Spears
Overprotected - Britney SpearsIntro
Cm Eb G G7
I need time, (time), love (love), joy (joy)
Eb G G
I need space, I need me. (Action!)
1. Strophe
Fm G Cm
Say hello to the girl that I am,
Fm G Cm
you're gonna have to see through my perspective.
Fm G Cm
I need to make mistakes just to learn who I am,
Fm G Cm
and I don't wanna be so damn protected.
Fm Bb Cm
There must be another way 'cause I believe in taking chances,
Fm Bb G Fm
but who am I to say what a girl is to do 'cause I need some answers.
1. Refrain
G Cm Fm
What am I to do to win my life? (You will find it out don't worry)
G Cm
How am I supposed to know what's right?
Fm
(You just got to do it your way)
Bb Eb Ab Fm G Cm
I can't help the way I feel, all my life has been so overprotected.
2. Strophe
Fm G Cm
I tell them what I like, what I want and what I don't,
Fm G Cm
but every time I do I stand corrected.
Fm
Things that I've been told I can't believe
Cm Fm G Cm
what I hear about the world, I realize I'm overprotected.
Fm Bb Cm
There must be another way 'cause I believe in taking chances,
Fm Bb G Fm
but who am I to say what a girl is to do 'cause I need some answers.
2. Refrain
G Cm Fm
What am I to do to win my life? (You will find it out don't worry)
G Cm
How am I supposed to know what's right?
Fm
(You just got to do it your way)
Bb Eb Ab Fm G Cm Fm
I can't help the way I feel, all my life has been so overprotected.
Bridge 1:
Cm Fm
I need time (love), I need space, (this is it, this is it.)
I don't need nobody telling me just what I wanna,
Cm
what I want, want, what I'm gonna do about my destiny.
Fm Bb Eb
(I say no, no,) nobody's telling me just what I wanna do, do,
Ab Cm G Cm Fm
I'm so fed up with people telling me to be someone else but me.
(Action!)
3. Refrain
G Cm Fm
What am I to do to win my life? (You will find it out don't worry)
G Cm
How am I supposed to know what's right?
Fm
(You just got to do it your way)
Bb Eb Ab Db Gsus4 G Fm
I can't help the way I feel, all my life has been so overprotected.
Bridge 2:
G Cm
I don't need nobody telling me just what I wanna,
Fm G Cm
what I want, want, what I'm gonna do about my destiny.
Fm Bb Eb
(I say no, no,) nobody's telling me just what I wanna do, do,
Ab Fm Gsus4 G Fm
I'm so fed up with people telling me to be someone else but me.
4. Refrain
G Cm Fm
What am I to do to win my life? (You will find it out don't worry)
G Cm
How am I supposed to know what's right?
Fm
(You just got to do it your way)
Bb Eb Ab Fm G Cm
I can't help the way I feel, all my life has been so overprotected...
