In The Ghetto chords by 
Bobby Solo 
N/A
Key: D major•
Verse 1
D
As the snow flies
F#m
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
G
A
A poor little baby child is born
D
In the ghetto
Verse 2
D
And his mama cries
F#m
Cause if there's one thing
that she don't need
G
A
It's an other hungry mouth to feed
D
In the ghetto
(In the ghetto)
Verse 3
A
People, don't you understand
G
D
The child needs a helping hand
G
A
Or he'll grow to be an angry
D
young man some day
A
Take a look at you and me
G
D
Are we too blind to see
G
F#m
Do we simply turn our heads
Em
A
And look the other way
Verse 4
D
Well the world turns
F#m
And a hungry little boy with a runny nose
G
A
Plays in the street as the cold wind blows
D
In the ghetto
(In the ghetto)
Verse 5
D
And his hunger burns
F#m
So he starts to roam the streets at night
G
And he learns how to steal
A
And he learns how to fight
D
In the ghetto
A
(In the ghetto)
Verse 6
G
Then one night in desperation A
D
young man breaks away
G
F#m
He buys a gun, he steals a car
Em
A
He tries to run, but he don't get far
D
And his mama cries
F#m
As a crowd gathers 'round
an angry young man
G
Face down on the street
A
with a gun in his hand
D
In the ghetto
Verse 7
(In the ghetto)
D
As her young man dies
(In the ghetto)
F#m
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
G
A
An other little baby child is born
D
In the ghetto
(In the ghetto)
And his mama cries
(In the ghetto)
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsD F#m G A Em
D
F#m
G
A
Em
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