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