In The Ghetto Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]Ooh,[Dm] yes, [Am]there's hell[E]
[Am]Yes, [Dm]down in the ghett[Am]o[E]
[Am]Way down in the ghetto
[Dm]I was bo[Am]rn,
[Dm]Way down i[E]n the Cali[Am]fornia
I grew and grew and grew up [Dm]in the g[Am]hetto
[Dm]I grew up just as [E]an afr[Am]ican
[Dm]I grew up just as [E]an afr[Am]ican
So see my hair and look [Dm]at m[Am]y color
[Dm]I'm an African, I'm an A[E]frican,
I'm an [Am]African
[Dm]I'm [Am]an Afric[Dm]an, I'm an Afric[E]an,
I'm [Am]an African
[Dm]I'm an African, I'm an A[E]frican,
I'm an [Am]African
[Dm]While [Am]living down in the ghetto
[Dm]it was h[Am]ard for me
[Dm]But I try just to [E]be a m[Am]an
People try and try [Dm]just to [Am]stop me
[Dm]But no matter what they [E]do,
I won't [Am]stop
[Dm]I will try and try[E] till I ma[Am]ke it
[Dm]I'm gonna try, I'm g[E]onna try till I make it[Am]
[Dm][Am][E][Am][Dm][Am]
[E][Am][Dm][Am]
Way down in the ghetto
[Dm]I wa[Am]s born, sir
[Dm]Way down i[E]n the [Am]California
I grew and grew and grew up [Dm]in t[Am]he ghetto
[Dm]I grew up just as [E]an Amb[Am]ermont
[Dm]I grew up just as [E]an Afr[Am]ican
Yeah, [Dm]I gr[Am]ew up[Dm]
just [E]as an [Am]ember, ma
[Dm]