In The Ghetto chords by Paul Young
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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As the snow flies
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On a cold and gray chicago mornin
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A poor little baby child is born
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In the ghetto
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And his mama cries
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Cause if theres one thing that she dont need
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Its another hungry mouth to feed
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In the ghetto
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Verse 2
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People, dont you understand
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The child needs a helping hand
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Or hell grow to be an angry
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young man some day
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Take a 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 3
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Well the world turns
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And a
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hungry little boy with a runny nose
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Plays in the street as
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the cold wind blows
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In the ghetto
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Verse 4
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And his hunger burns
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So he starts to roam the
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streets at night
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And he learns how to steal
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And he learns how to fight
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In the ghetto
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Verse 5
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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,
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but he dont get far
And his mama cries
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Verse 6
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As a crowd gathers round
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an angry young man
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Face down on the street with
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a gun in his hand
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In the ghetto
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Verse 7
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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
Outro 1
In the ghetto
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In The Ghetto
Paul Young
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