In The Ghetto Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Gsus2]As the snow flie[G]s[Gsus2]
On a [G]cold and [Bm]gray Chicago morn[G]in'
An[Csus2]other little bab[G]y chi[D]ld is born
In the [G]ghetto[Gsus2]

[Verse 2]
And his [G]mama [Gsus2]cries
'Cause [G]if there's one thing
[Bm]that she don't need
[G]It's anoth[C]er hungry mou[D]th to feed
[G]In the ghetto
[Gsus2]

[Verse 3]
People, don't [D]you understand?
This child [C]needs a helping [G]hand
Or [C]he'll grow to be [D]an angry
young man [G]some [Gsus2]day
Take a look [G]at you and [D]me
Are [G]we too [C]blind [G]to see?
[C]Do we simply [G]turn our heads
an[Am]d look the other way?
[D]

[Verse 4]
Yes, the [Gsus2]world turns[G][Gsus2]
And [G]a hungry little boy with a runny nose
[C]Plays in the street [D]as the cold wind blows
[G]In [Gsus2]the ghetto[G]

[Verse 5]
And [G]his hunger burn[Gsus2]s
So, he [G]starts to roam the streets
at night
[Csus2]And he learns how to steal,
[D]and he learns how to fight
[Gsus2]In the gh[G]etto[Gsus2][G][Gsus2]

[Verse 6]
[D]Then one night in desperation
The [C]young man breaks [G]away[D]
He [C]buys a gun[Csus2],
[G]steals a car, [Am]tries to run
But he [D]won't get far and
his [G]mama grieve
[Gsus2]As a

[Verse 7]
[G]crowd gathers 'round
an angry young man
Face [C]down on the street
with a [D]gun in his hand
[G]In the ghetto

[Verse 8]
And as her [G]young man [Gsus2]dies
On a [Bm]cold and gray [G]Chicago mornin'
An[C]other little [G]baby [D]child is born
[G]In the ghetto