Little Ghetto Boy Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Em]Litt[Bm]le[Em][Bm][G]
[Em]ghetto boy,
[Bm]playing in the ghett[Em]o stre[Bm]et
[Em]Whatcha' gonna do when you
grow [Bm]up
And have to [Em]face responsibility?
[Bm]Will[G] you spe[Em]nd your days
and nights [Bm]in a pool room?
Will [Em]you sell caps of madness
[G]to the neighborhood?
Little [Em]ghetto [Am]boy
You already [D]know [Bm]how
rough life [Em]can be
'Cause [Am]you've [Bm]seen so much pain
and [Em]misery
[Am][Em]

[Verse 2]
Little ghetto [Bm]boy
Your daddy was [Em]blown [Bm]away
He robbed [Em]that grocery store
[Bm]Don't you know that was a sa[Em]d,
sad [Bm]old day?[Em][Bbdim]
[Am]All of your young life[D] you've
seen [Bm]such misery an[Em]d pain
[Am]The world is a cruel[D] place
[Bm]An d it ain't gonna ch[Am]ange
You're so [D]young and you've
[Bm]got so far to [Em]go
But I don't [Am]think you'll reach [Dsus4]your goal,
young [Am]man
[Em]Hangin' by the pool [Am]room door
Look out, [D]son

[Interlude 1]
[Bm][Em][Am][D][Bm][Em]
[Am][D][Bm][Em][Am]
[Em][Bm]
[Em]Little

[Verse 3]
ghetto [Bm]boy
When, when,
[Em]when you become a ma[Bm]n
[Em]You can make things change,
[Bm]hey hey
[Em]If you just take a [Bm]stand[Bb]
[Am]You gotta [D]believe [Bm]it yourself in
all [Em]you [Am]do
You've got to [D]fight
to make [Bm]it better[Em]
[Am]You'll see how other p[D]eople
will [Bm]start believing, [Em]too
Then, [Am]my son,
[C]things will start to [Em]get better

[Verse 4]
[Am]Everything [D]has[Bm] got to [Em]get better (I declare,
[Am]I believe that today)
[D]Everything has got to get
[Bm]better
Everything has [Em]got to get better (just as
[Am]soon as you make [D]up your mind)
Everything has got [Bm]to get [Em]better (you go 'head
[Am]on and do what's r[D]ight)
Everything has got to get bet[Bm]ter[Em]
(I said everything has got [Am]to get bet[D]ter)
[Bm]Everything [Em]has got to get better ([Am]I'm depending on you,
little brother)
Everything has [D]got to get [Bm]bet ter
(I'm de[Em]pending on you)
Everything has got to [Am]get better (Hey hey, need your help,
little brother)
Everything has got to get better