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Safe Here – Craig Cardiff
Capo 4
This is probably my favourite song by Craig. From the album Floods and Fires.
Intro:
C, G, Am, F X2
Verse 1
COur words came Gout sharp like edges of kAmnivesF  
CWhen all we needGed was to talk tAmhings throughF  
CThis is a procesGs of  learning Amthat love isF  
CNot what we say Gbut what Amwe doF  
Pre-chorus
CThis is my countGry
AmThis is your couFntry too
CThere are so many things Gwe need to chanAmgeF  
CIt’d be too easy Gto let them oveAmrwhelm usF  
CIt’d be too easy Gto let things sAmtay the sameF  
Chorus
CAm I GSafe HAmere F(Cyes yGou’re sAmafe heFre)
CAm I Gneeded AmheFre C(yes you’re needed hereG, yes you are yeAms you are)F  
Verse 3
CThey told us thaGt this was not oAmur problemF  
CHow this wGas none of our AmconcernF  
CAnd then they chiselled Gand they AmchisellFed and chiselled 
until evCerything Gwe loved Amand evFerything Cwe earnGed was tAmaken away from uFs
Pre-chorus
CThis is my countGry
AmThis is your couFntry too
CThere are so many things Gwe need to chanAmgeF  
CIt’d be too easy Gto let them oveAmrwhelm usF  
CIt’d be too easy Gto let things sAmtay the sameF  
Chorus
CAm I GSafe HAmere F(Cyes yGou’re sAmafe heFre)
CAm I Gneeded AmheFre C(yes you’re needed hereG, yes you are yeAms you are)F  
Bridge
G
AmWhile we stood around and talFked about itG  
AmThey Ctook it all awFayG  
While thAmey argued about the costF  
GThey brought it back and said here you gFo, pay, pay, pay Am  G  C  
F,  Am  G  
Verse 5
CWe won’t rGemember Amany of theFse meetCingsG  Am  F  
CWe won't remembeGr the things you Amdid or did not oFwnC  G  Am  F  
CThis is the pGart where you thAmrow your hands up in Fthe aiCrG  Am  F  
CYou said I thGought I could buAmt I can't do it on mFy ownC  G  Am  F  
Pre-chorus
CThis is my countGry
AmThis is your couFntry too
CThere are so many things Gwe need to chanAmgeF  
CIt’d be too easy Gto let them oveAmrwhelm usF  
CIt’d be too easy Gto let things sAmtay the sameF  
Chorus
CAm I GSafe HAmere F(Cyes yGou’re sAmafe heFre)
CAm I Gneeded AmheFre C(yes you’re needed hereG, yes you are yeAms you are)F  
CAm I GSafe HAmere F(Cyes yGou’re sAmafe heFre)
CAm I Gneeded AmheFre C(yes you’re needed hereG, yes you are yeAms you are)F  

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Safe Here

by Craig Cardiff

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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Safe Here – Craig Cardiff

Capo 4

This is probably my favourite song by Craig. From the album Floods and Fires.

Intro:

C, G, Am, F X2

Verse 1

C G Am F

Our words came out sharp like edges of knives

C G Am F

When all we needed was to talk things through

C G Am F

This is a process of learning that love is

C G Am F

Not what we say but what we do

Pre-chorus

C G

This is my country

Am F

This is your country too

C G Am F

There are so many things we need to change

C G Am F

It’d be too easy to let them overwhelm us

C G Am F

It’d be too easy to let things stay the same

Chorus

C G Am F C G Am F

Am I Safe Here (yes you’re safe here)

C G Am F C G Am F

Am I needed here (yes you’re needed here, yes you are yes you are)

Verse 3

C G Am F

They told us that this was not our problem

C G Am F

How this was none of our concern

C G Am F

And then they chiselled and they chiselled and chiselled

C G Am F C G Am F

until everything we loved and everything we earned was taken away from us

Pre-chorus

C G

This is my country

Am F

This is your country too

C G Am F

There are so many things we need to change

C G Am F

It’d be too easy to let them overwhelm us

C G Am F

It’d be too easy to let things stay the same

Chorus

C G Am F C G Am F

Am I Safe Here (yes you’re safe here)

C G Am F C G Am F

Am I needed here (yes you’re needed here, yes you are yes you are)

Bridge

Am F G

While we stood around and talked about it

Am C F G

They took it all away

Am F

While they argued about the cost

G F Am G C

They brought it back and said here you go, pay, pay, pay

Am G

Verse 5

C G Am F C G Am F

We won’t remember any of these meetings

C G Am F C G Am F

We won't remember the things you did or did not own

C G Am F C G Am F

This is the part where you throw your hands up in the air

C G Am F C G Am F

You said I thought I could but I can't do it on my own

Pre-chorus

C G

This is my country

Am F

This is your country too

C G Am F

There are so many things we need to change

C G Am F

It’d be too easy to let them overwhelm us

C G Am F

It’d be too easy to let things stay the same

Chorus

C G Am F C G Am F

Am I Safe Here (yes you’re safe here)

C G Am F C G Am F

Am I needed here (yes you’re needed here, yes you are yes you are)

C G Am F C G Am F

Am I Safe Here (yes you’re safe here)

C G Am F C G Am F

Am I needed here (yes you’re needed here, yes you are yes you are)

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