[Verse 1]
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Perceived safety in your neighbourhood
Did you ever really have it? Was it ever that good?
G
'Cause there's a sex offender living 'round the block
Always standing at the window with his hand on his cock
E
And I'll find it hard to see
A D
How I'd raise my family in this place
[Verse 2]
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Lad on the corner wearing bumbag and shorts
G
Probably gets his information from the Buzzfeed reports
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He swore at Centrelink when he was a teen
G
Cooked his head from all the footy and amphetamine
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And I'll find it hard to see
A D
How I'll raise my family in this place
[Pre-Chorus]
G D
I'm scared of noises in my heart, shut the gate to come near me
A Bm
It's a sick and sad world but I wanna see clearly
G D Asus
Turn my sensor light on, I'm scared of the dark
[Chorus]
G D A Bm
Our neighbourhood is full of sketchy places
G D A
Creepy faces and crackheads (Our neighbourhood)
G D D Bm
Street fights that go into the night
E G
Getting nervous deadbolt windows at night
G D A B
Tall poppies, big fish in little ponds
G D A
I'm sick of buzzing the gutter (Our neighbourhood)
G D A Bm
We get by, pull down our blinds
E G
It's the only way we ever sleep good
E G
Close the door on your neighbourhood
[Verse 3]
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Some common sense screamed across the fence
G
From the bloke who says your music foggy makes him tense
D
You hear him yell at his missus almost every day
G
But he treats you like the animal anyway
E
Social prejudice is fucked
A D
Or is it just my shitty luck that I'm here?
[Chorus]
G D A Bm
Our neighbourhood is full of sketchy places
G D A
Creepy faces and crackheads (Our neighbourhood)
G D A Bm
Street fights that go into the night
E G
Getting nervous, deadbolt windows and [?]
G D A Bm
Tall poppies, big fish in little ponds
G D A
I'm sick of buzzing the gutter (Our neighbourhood)
G D A Bm
We get by, pull down our blinds
E G
It's the only way we ever sleep good
E G
Think of moving 'cause you know that you should
E G
Close the door on your neighbourhood
[Outro]
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Well, perceived safety in your neighbourhood
Perceived safety in your neighbourhood
Perceived safety in your neighbourhood
Perceived safety in your neighbourhood