In The Ghetto

Lyrics

[Intro]
A
 
[Verse 1]
       A
As the snow flies
     C#m
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
  D                E
A poor little baby child is born
       A
In the ghetto
        A
And his mama cries
         C#m
cause if there's one thing that she don't need
      D             E
It's another hungry mouth to feed
       A
In the ghetto
 
[Chorus]
                  E
People, don't you understand
                  D       A
The child needs a helping hand
   D                   E                    A
Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day
               E
Take a look at you and me
           D        A
Are we too blind to see
D            C#m
Do we simply turn our heads
    Bm              E
And look the other way
 
[Verse 2]
          A
Well, the world turns
      C#m
And a hungry little boy with a runny nose
D                          E
Plays in the street as the cold wind blows
       A
In the ghetto
        A
And his hunger burns
      C#m
So he starts to roam the streets at night
       D
And he learns how to steal
       E
And he learns how to fight
       A
In the ghetto
 
[Chorus]
E
Then one night in desperation
  D                 A
A young man breaks away
   D              C#m
He buys a gun, he steals a car
   Bm                    E
He tries to run, but he don't get far
 
[Verse 3]
        A
And his mama cries
     C#m
As a crowd gathers round an angry young man
     D                         E
Face down on the street with a gun in his hand
       A
In the ghetto
           A
And as her young man dies
     C#m
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
 D                  E
Another little baby child is born
       A
In the ghetto
        A
And his mama cries
 
[Outro]
A