[Intro ]Instrumental: 
A E F#m C#m Bm 


Intro Lyrics: 
      A          E 
There once was a boy 
    F#m        C#m 
Who lived in a house 
        F#m       C#m     Bm 
And the house sat under a tree 
       Bm         F#m        Bm                F#m 
By the tree ran a fence that stretched far and wide 
A                  E   A 
Round the gated community 



[Refrão]

A 
Can I have my ball? 
C#m 
Can you get my ball? 
  F#m       C#m      F#m 
I kicked it into the tree 
                    Bm 
And my ball bounced up 
                    
And my ball dropped in 
       A        E   A 
To the Gated Community 


verse 1: 
A      
Oh! The Gated Community 

Is where we like to be 

Everything's so lovely 
                               E 
Oh, our hearts are filled with glee 

And when you come to visit 

You can stand outside and see 

What a lovely bunch we are 
                A 
In our gated unity! 


Chorus 


verse 2: 
A 
Oh! The Gated Community 

Is where we like to be 

Our clothes are never dirty 
                         E 
And the lawns are always green 

And when you come to visit 

You can stand outside and see 

What a tidy bunch we are 
                A 
In our gated unity! 


Bridge: 
    D 
The Gated Community 
   E 
We think you will agree 
   D 
Is pleasantly devoid 
     E 
Of unsightly stray debris 

Free, free of debris! 


verse 3: 
    A 
The Gated Community 

Is where we'll always be 

Our smiles are white cause we're inside 
              E 
In comfy custody 

And when you come to visit 

You can stand outside and see 

What a smiling bunch we are 
                A 
In our gated unity! 


THE Chorus AND verse 4 IS SANG TOGETHER HERE 

Chorus:                        verse 4: 
              A                    A 
Can I have my ball?            Oh, the Gated Community 
                
Can you get my ball?           Is where we like to be 
            E                                                  E 
I kicked it into the tree      Our lives are made perfect by a hefty entrance fee 

And my ball bounced up         And when you come to visit 

And my ball dropped in         You can stand outside and see 
         
                               
  BACK TO SINGLES 
   
         A        E 
  To the gated commu-- 

  What a lovely bunch we are 
         A        E 
  To the gated commu-- 

  What a happy bunch we are 


TOGETHER 

       A        E   A     
To the Gated Community! 


End: 
A E A