Song is originally sang with one specific person singing 
the chorus throughout, and a trio harmonizing all the verses and bridge.

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


Chorus:
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