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In the Ghetto

[Verse 1]
      A A *
As the snow flies
    C#m
On a cold and grey Chicago mornin'
 D                E
A poor little baby child is born
      A A *
In the ghetto


[Verse 2]
      A A *
And his mama cries
         C#m
'cause if there's one thing that she don't need
    D              E
It's another hungry mouth to feed
      A A *
In the ghetto


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


[Verse 3]
       A A *
Well the world turns
    C#m
And a hungry little boy with a runny nose
D                          E
Plays in the street as the cold wind blows
      A A *
In the ghetto


[Verse 4]
      A A *
And his hunger burns
       C#m
so he starts to roam the streets at night
      D                           E
And he learns how to steal, and he learns how to fight
      A A *
In the ghetto


[Bridge]
E
Then one night in desperation
D                  A
A young man breaks away
D              C#m
He buys a gun, steals a car,
Bm                    E
Tries to run, but he don't get far


[Verse 5]
       A A *
And his mama cries
        C#m
As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man
    D                         E
Face down on the street with a gun in his hand
      A A *
In the ghetto


[Verse 6]
      A A *
As her young man dies,
        C#m
On a cold and grey Chicago mornin'
D                   E
Another little baby child is born
      A A *
In the ghetto
       A A *
And his mama cries...