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In The Ghetto chords by Orange

  • G

  • Gsus4

  • Bm

    2
  • C

  • D

  • Am

Verse 1
G
Gsus4
G
Gsus4
G
Gsus4
G
Gsus4
G
As the snow flies
Bm
On a cold and grey Chicago morning
C
D
A poor little baby child is
G
born in the ghetto
Gsus4
G
And his mama cries
Bm
Cause if there's one thing
that she don't need
C
D
It's another hungry mouth
G
to feed in the ghetto
D
People don't you understand,
C
G
the child needs a helping hand
C
D
He grew up to be an angry
G
young man someday
D
So take a look at you and me,
C
are we too blind to see?
G
C
G
Bm
Or do we simply turn our heads
Am
D
and look the other way?
G
C
G
Well, the world turns
Bm
And a hungry little boy with a runny nose
C
Plays in the street
D
as the cold wind blows
G
C
G
C
G
in the ghetto
Bm
So he starts to roam the streets at night
C
And he learns how to steal
D
and he learns how to fight in
G
Gsus4
G
the ghetto
D
Then one night, in desperation,
C
a young man breaks away
G
C
Bm
He buys a gun, steals a car,
Am
D
he tries to run, but he don't get far
G
Gsus4
G
And his momma cries
D
Bm
As the crowd gathers round
An angry young man
C
Facedown in the street
D
With a gun in his hand
G
C
G
In the ghetto
C
G
As our young man dies
Bm
On a cold and grey Chicago mornin'
C
D
Another little baby child is
G
C
G
born in the ghetto
C
G
In the ghetto
C
G
In the ghetto
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