hallowed ground chords by Erasure

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Verse 1
B 
 (B major) Everybody's intent on killing someone
The streets are closed
and there's a kid on the run
D#m 
E 
The  (D sharp minor) bullets stream out from gun  (E major) to gun
B 
Every (B major) body's intent on being someone
The cold and darkness
of a criminal dawn
Wrapped in blankets
gotta keep ourselves warm
D#m 
E 
A  (D sharp minor) child in the arms of a  (E major) teenage mom
G#m 
E 
B 
Who'll  (G sharp minor) be there,  (E major) who'll  (B major) be the next victim
A 
E 
 (A major) On the criminal dorm  (E major) 
B 
G 
Old  (B major) friends meet on the  (G major) edge of town
E 
Chatting,  (E major) conversations broken
Em 
G 
A 
 (E minor) Thing (G major) s will soon get bet (A major) ter
B 
while the  (B major) children meet
G 
Got the  (G major) world at their feet
E 
Not knowing what's  (E major) around the corner
Em 
G 
Are we  (E minor)  (G major) living for an
A 
B 
uncertain future?  (A major)  (B major) 
Down in the corner sits a broken man
Lives a kind of bottled
stress never again
D#m 
E 
Lost  (D sharp minor) his money on  (E major) the dogs and gin
B 
Look (B major) s  for his supper in a garbage can
Kids hang around by the old
school ground
Right by the river where
the body was found
D#m 
Throw (D sharp minor) ing   stones on
E 
hal (E major) lowed ground
G#m 
E 
B 
Who'll  (G sharp minor) be there,  (E major) who'll be the next  (B major) victim
A 
E 
Of  (A major) the criminal dawn?  (E major) 
B 
G 
 (B major) Old friends meet on the  (G major) edge of town
E 
Em 
Shar (E major) ing conversations hop (E minor) ing
G 
A 
Thing (G major) s will soon get bet (A major) ter
B 
While their  (B major) children meet
G 
God can  (G major) walk on their feet
E 
Not knowing  (E major) what's around the corner
Em 
G 
 (E minor) A    real  (G major) living thought and a certain future
A 
G#m 
G 
Girl,  (A major)  (G sharp minor) can  (G major) you hear
A 
B 
D#m 
them calling?  (A major)  (B major)  (D sharp minor) 
E 
B 
 (E major)  (B major) 
In the cold and darkness
of a criminal dawn
Wrapped in blankets,
gotta keep us oats warm
D#m 
E 
A  (D sharp minor) child in the arms of a  (E major) teenage mom
G#m 
Who  (G sharp minor) will be there,
E 
B 
 (E major) who will be  (B major) the last victim
A 
E 
Of  (A major) the criminal thorn?  (E major) 
B 
G 
 (B major) Old friends meet on the  (G major) edge of town
E 
Em 
Shar (E major) ing conversation,  (E minor) hoping
Bm 
things will  (B minor) soon get better
A 
B 
While  (A major) our  (B major) children meet,
G 
we've got a world  (G major) at hand
E 
Em 
Not knowing  (E major) what's around the corner  (E minor) 
G 
Am 
Or  (G major) living for themselves and future  (A minor) 
A 
B 
 (A major) Old  (B major) friends meeting on
G 
the  (G major) edge of town
E 
Sharing  (E major) conversation, hoping
Em 
G 
A 
thing (E minor) s will soon  (G major) get bet (A major) ter
B 
While their  (B major) children meet,
G 
got the world  (G major) at their feet
E 
Not knowing what's  (E major) around the corner
Em 
G 
I'm  (E minor) only  (G major) here for
A 
B 
an execution  (A major)  (B major) 
E 
B 
 (E major)  (B major) 