In The Ghetto

Intro: A D A D A D A As the snow flies. Amaj7 Bm E On a cold and grey Chicago morn' another little baby child is born A D A D A In the ghetto A D A And his mother cries ( in the ghetto ) Amaj7 'Cause if there's one thing that she don't need, Bm E A D A It's another little hungry mouth to feed In the ghetto E D A Now people don't you understand The child needs a helping hand D E A Or he'll grow up to be an angry young man some day E Bm A Take a look at you and me Are we too blind to see D Amaj7 Bm E Or do we just turn our heads and look the other way A D A As the world turns Amaj7 Bm . And a hungry little child with a runny nose plays in the streets E A D A As the cold wind blows And his hunger burns Amaj7 Bm So he starts to roam the streets at night and he learns how to steal E A D A D A And he learns how to fight In the ghetto E Bm A And then one night in desperation A young man breaks away D Amaj7 Bm E He buys a gun steals a car tries to run but he don't get far A D A And his mother cries Amaj7 Bm As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man face down in the street E A D A With a gun in his hand As her young man dies Amaj7 Bm E An a cold and grey Chicago morn' another little baby child is born A D A D A In the ghetto And his mama cries