The Ghetto Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

A D A D

AAs the snow flies. D A

 On a cA7Mold and grey Chicago morn' aBmnother liitle baby Echild is born

 In the Aghetto D A D A

AAnd his mother cries ( in DthAe ghetto )

 'Cause if A7Mthere's one thing that she don't need, it's Bmanother little hungry

Emouth to feed In theA ghetto D A

 Now people don't you Eunderstand The child needs a hDelping hAand

 Or he'llD grow up to be anE angry young man some Aday

 Take a look at Eyou and me Are we too Bmblind toA see

 Or Ddo we just A7Mturn our heads and lookBm the other way E

 as theA world turns D A

 and a A7Mhungry little child with a runny nose Bmplays in the streets

 as theE cold wind blows And hisA hunger burns D A

 So he A7Mstarts to roam the streets at night and he learBmns how to steal

 and he Elearns how to fight In the gAhetto D A D A

 And Ethen one night in desperation Bm A young man breaksA away

 He Dbuys a gun A7M steals a car Bmtries to run but heE don't get far

 and hisA mother cries D A

 As aA7M crowd gathers 'round an angry young man Bmface down in the street

 with aE gun in his hand

 as her young maAn dies D A

 on a cA7Mold and grey Chicago morn' aBmnother little baby Echild is born

 In theA ghetto D A

 And his mama cries D A