Woman Of The Ghetto chords and lyrics - PHYLLIS DILLON

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[Intro 1]
[Fm]

[Verse 1]
I was [Fm]born and raised in the ghetto
I was born and raised in the ghetto
I'm a woman of the ghetto

[Interlude 1]
Listen to me, legislator
[Fm]

[Verse 2]
How do you [Fm]raise your kids in the ghetto?
How do you raise your kids in the ghetto?
Feed one child and starve [G#]another?
[Fm]Tell me, tell me, legislator

[Interlude 2]
[Fm]

[Verse 3]
How do you [Fm]make your
bread in the ghetto?
How do you make your
bread in the ghetto?
Take from the souls of the
dead in the ghetto
Tell me, tell me,
legis[Em]lator[Fm]

[Verse 4]
[Fm][Em][Fm]
Now [Em]how [Fm]do you get rid of rats
in the [G#]ghetto?[Fm]
How do we get rid of rats
in the [Em]ghetto?
[Fm]Eat [Em]one b[Fm]lack[Em]
and one [G]white
[Em]Tell [Fm]me, tell [Em]me, l[G]egi[Em]slat[Fm]or[Em]

[Interlude 3]
[Em][Fm]
[Em][Fm][Em][Fm][Em][Fm][Em][Fm][Em][Fm]
[Em]

[Verse 5]
My [Em]children learned just the same
as [G]yours[Em][Fm][Em]
Long as nobody tries to close the door
They cry [Fm]with [Em]pain when
the knife cuts deep
They close their eyes when

[Interlude 4]
they wanna sleep
[G][Em]

[Verse 6]
How do you [Em]raise [Fm]your [Em]kids in
[Fm]the [Em]ghetto?[Fm][Em]
How do you raise your kids in the ghetto?
Feed one child and starve an[G]other[Em] ?
Tell [G]me, [Em]tell [G]me[Em], legislator

[Verse 7]
[Em]
Tell my [G]people I wanna
[Em]know[G][Em][G]
[Em]Life can not be free, oh[G][Em]
I hope one [G]day[Em]
I get out of the ghetto
Tell [G]me, [Em]tell [G]me[Em],
legislator