In the ghetto Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G][G]
As the [G]snow flies
On a [Bm]cold and gray Chicago mornin'
A [C]poor little baby [D]child is born
In the [G]ghetto (in the ghetto)
And his [G]mama cries
'Cause if [Bm]there's one thing that she don't need
It's a[C]nother hungry [D]mouth to feed
In the [G]ghetto (in the ghetto)

[Bridge 1]
People, don't you [D]understand
The child needs a [C]helping [G]hand
Or [C]he'll grow to be
an [D]angry young man some [G]day?
Take a look at [D]you and me
Are we too [C]blind to [G]see
[C]Do we simply [Bm]turn our heads,
and [Am]look the other [D]way?

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

[Bridge 2]
[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 [D]don't get far

[Verse 3]
And his [G]mama cries
As a [Bm]crowd gathers 'round
an angry young man
Face [C]down on the street with a [D]gun in his hand
In the [G]ghetto (in the ghetto)
And as her [G]young man dies
On a [Bm]cold and gray Chicago mornin'
A[C]nother little baby [D]child is born
In the [G]ghetto (in the ghetto)
And his [G]mama cries (in the ghetto)
[G](In the ghetto)
[G](Aah-aah)
[Repeat and fade]