In The Ghetto chords and lyrics - BOBBIE GENTRY

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[Verse 1]
[C]As [F]the[C] sn[F]ow [C]flies[F][C]
On a [Em]cold and gray Chicago mornin'
A [F]poor little baby [G]child is born
In the [C]ghetto [F](In the [C]ghetto)
And his mama [F]cries[C][F]
[C]'Cause if the[Em]re's one thing
that she don't need
It's an[F]other hungry [G]mouth to feed
In the [C]ghetto [F](In the [C]ghetto)

[Verse 2]
People, don't you [G]understand
A child needs a [F]helpin' [C]hand
Or [F]he'll grow to be [G]an angry
young man [C]someday
Take a look at [G]you and me
Are we too [F]blind [C]to see?
[F]Do we simply [Em]turn our heads
And [Dm]look the [G]other way?
[C]Well, the

[Verse 3]
world [F]turn[C]s
And a [Em]hungry little boy with a runny nose
[F]Plays in the street as the
[G]cold wind blows
[C]In the [F]ghe[C]tto (In the ghetto)
And his hunger [F]burns[C][Dm]
[C]So [Em]he starts to roam
the streets at night
And he [F]learns how to steal
and he [G]learns how to fight
In the [C]ghetto [F](In[C] the ghetto[G])

[Verse 4]
Then one night in desperation [F]The
young man breaks [C]away
He [F]buys a gun and he [Em]steals a car
[Dm]He tries to run but he [G]don't get far
And [C]his mama [F]cries[C]

[Verse 5]
As a [Em]crowd gathers 'round
an angry young man
Face [F]down on the street
with a [G]gun in his hand
In the [C]ghetto [F](In[C] the ghetto)
And as her young man
[F]dies [C](In the ghetto)
On a [Em]cold and gray Chicago mornin'
An[F]other little baby [G]child is born
In the [C]ghetto (In the ghetto)
And his mama [F]cries[C][F][C]
(In the ghetto)

[Outro 1]
(In the ghetto, oh ho)
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