In The Ghetto chords by Natalie Merchant (Official Version)
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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As the snow flies
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Well, on a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
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Another hungry baby child is born
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In the ghetto
And his mother cries
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Because if there's one thing
that she don't need
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It's another hungry baby's mouth to feed
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In the ghetto
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Bridge 1
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Oh, well, people, don't you understand
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This child needs a helping hand
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Or he'll grow to be an angry young man
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some day
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Oh, people, look at you and me
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Are we too blind to see
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Do we simply turn our heads
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And look the other way
Verse 2
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As the world turns
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A hungry little boy with a runny nose
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He plays in the street as the cold wind blows
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In the ghetto (in the ghetto)
And as his hunger burns
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So he starts to roam the streets at night
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Where he learns how to steal
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And he learns how to fight
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In the ghetto
Bridge 2
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Oh, people, don't you understand
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This child needs a helping hand
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Or he'll grow to be an angry young man
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some day
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Oh, people look at you and me
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Are we too blind to see
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Do we simply turn our heads
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And look the other way
Interlude 1
As the
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(world turns)
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Bm7
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Bridge 3
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Then one night in desperation
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A young man breaks away
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He buys a gun, steals a car
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Tries to run, but he don't get far
Verse 3
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And his mother cries
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As a crowd gathers 'round
an angry young man
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Face down on the street
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with a gun in his hand
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In the ghetto (in the ghetto)
As her young man dies
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On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
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Another little baby child is born
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In the ghetto
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In the ghetto (in the ghetto)
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In the ghetto
In The Ghetto
Natalie Merchant
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