Hallowed Ground

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[Verse]
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Everybody's intent on killing someone
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The streets are closed and there's a kid on the run
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The bullets scream out from gun to gun
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Everybody's intent on being someone

[Verse]
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The cold and darkness of the criminal dawn
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Wrapped in blankets, gotta keep themselves warm
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A child in the arms of a teenage mum
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Who will be there, who will be the next victim of the criminal dawn?

[Chorus]
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Old friends meet on the edge of town
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Sharing conversation, hoping things'll soon get better
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While the children meet, got the world at their feet
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Not knowing what's around the corner
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Are we living for an uncertain future?

[Verse]
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Down by the corner sits a broken man
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Lives by the bottle, swears never again
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Lost his money on the dogs and gin
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He looks for his supper in garbage can

[Verse]
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The kids hang around by the old school ground
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Right by the river where the body was found
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Throwing stones on hallowed ground
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Who will be there, who will be the next victim of the criminal dawn?

[Chorus]
A                       F
Old friends meet on the edge of town
D                            A                  G
Sharing conversation, hoping things'll soon get better
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While the children meet, got the world at their feet
            D                       Dm
Not knowing what's around the corner
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Are we living for an uncertain future?
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Can you hear them calling?

[Instrumenta]
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[Verse]
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The cold and darkness of the criminal dawn
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Wrapped in blankets, gotta keep themselves warm
  C#m          D
A child in the arms of a teenage mum
C#m                D                    A   G                  D
Who will be there, who will be the next victim of the criminal dawn?

[Chorus]
A                       F
Old friends meet on the edge of town
D                            A                  G
Sharing conversation, hoping things'll soon get better
          A                      F
While the children meet, got the world at their feet
            D                       Dm
Not knowing what's around the corner
       F                           G   A
Are we living for an uncertain future?


[Chorus]
A                       F
Old friends meet on the edge of town
D                            A                  G
Sharing conversation, hoping things'll soon get better
          A                      F
While the children meet, got the world at their feet
            D                       Dm
Not knowing what's around the corner
       F                           G   A
Are we living for an uncertain future?