In The Ghetto chords by Bobby Solo

SimplifiedD · F#m · G · A · Em

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Verse 1

As the snow flies

F#m

On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'

A poor little baby child is born

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)

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Verse 3

People, don't you understand

The child needs a helping hand

Or he'll grow to be an angry

young man some day

Take a look at you and me

Are we too blind to see

F#m

Do we simply turn our heads

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 
Another little baby child is born
D 
In the ghetto
(In the ghetto)
And his mama cries
(In the ghetto)