In The Ghetto

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       La La
As the snow flies
     Do#m
On a cold and grey Chicago mornin'
  Re                Mi
A poor little baby child is born
       La La
In the ghetto

       La La
And his mama cries
          Do#m
'cause if there's one thing that she don't need
     Re              Mi
It's another hungry mouth to feed
       La La
In the ghetto

                 Mi
People don't you understand
                  Re       La
The child needs a helping hand
   Re                   Mi                    La
Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day
               Mi
Take a look at you and me,
           Re        La
Are we too blind to see
Re            Do#m                Sim             Mi
Do we simply turn our heads and look the other way

        La La
Well the world turns
     Do#m
And a hungry little boy with a runny nose
Re                          Mi
Plays in the street as the cold wind blows
       La La
In the ghetto

       La La
And his hunger burns
        Do#m
so he starts to roam the streets at night
       Re                           Mi
And he learns how to steal, and he learns how to fight
       La La
In the ghetto

Mi
Then one night in desperation
Re                  La
A young man breaks away
Re              Do#m
He buys a gun, steals a car,
Sim                    Mi
Tries to run, but he don't get far

        La La
And his mama cries
         Do#m
As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man
     Re                         Mi
Face down on the street with a gun in his hand
       La La
In the ghetto

       La La
As her young man dies,
         Do#m
On a cold and grey Chicago mornin'
Re                   Mi
Another little baby child is born
       La La
In the ghetto
        La La
And his mama cries...