In The Ghetto Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][G][G][G]

[Verse 1]
As the [G]snow flies
Well, on a [Bm]cold and gray Chicago mornin'
An[C]other hungry baby [D]child is born
In the [G]ghetto
And his mother cries
Because if [Bm]there's one thing
that she don't need
It's an[C]other hungry baby's [D]mouth to feed
In the [G]ghetto

[Bridge 1]
Oh, well, people, don't you [D]understand
This child needs [C]a helping h[G]and
Or [C]he'll grow to be an [D]angry young man
some [G]day
Oh, people, look at [D]you and me
Are we [C]too blind to [G]see
[C]Do we simply [Bm]turn our heads
[Am]And look the oth[D]er way

[Verse 2]
As the [G]world turns
A [Bm]hungry little boy with a runny nose
He [C]plays in the street [D]as the cold wind blows
[G]In the ghetto (in the ghetto)
And as his hunger burns
So he [Bm]starts to roam the streets at night
Where he [C]learns how to steal
And he [D]learns how to fight
In the [G]ghetto

[Bridge 2]
Oh, people, don't you [D]understand
This child needs [C]a helping h[G]and
Or [C]he'll grow to be an [D]angry young man
some [G]day
Oh, people look at [D]you and me
Are we [C]too blind to [G]see
[C]Do we simply [Bm]turn our heads
[Am]And look the oth[D]er way

[Interlude 1]
As the
[G](world [G]turns)
[Bm][C][D]
[G][G]
[Bm][C][D]
[G][G]

[Bridge 3]
[D]Then one night in desperation
A [C]young man breaks a[G]way
He [C]buys a gun, [Bm]steals a car
[Am]Tries to run, but he don't[D] get far

[Verse 3]
And his [G]mother cries
As a [Bm]crowd gathers 'round
an angry young man
Face [C]down on the street
with a [D]gun in his hand
[G]In the ghetto (in the ghetto)
As her young man dies
On a [Bm]cold and gray Chicago mornin'
An[C]other little baby [D]child is born
In the [G]ghetto
In the [G]ghetto (in the ghetto)
In the [G]ghetto