In The Ghetto Recording is in Bb, guitar plays in G capo 3 (1)| A . . . | . . . . | As the snow flies. | C#m . . . | D . E . | On a cold and grey Chicago morn' another little baby child is born | A . . . | . . . . | In the ghetto (2)| A . . . | . . . . | And his mother cries | C#m . . . | D . E . | 'Cause if there's one thing that she don't need, it's another little hungry mouth to feed | A . . . | . . . . | In the ghetto (3)| 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 . . . | D . A . | Take a look at you and me Are we too blind to see | D . C#m . | Bm . E . | Or do we just turn our heads and look the other way (4)| A . . . | . . . . | as the world turns | C#m . . . | D . E . | and a hungry little child with a runny nose plays in the streets as the cold wind blows | A . . . | . . . . | In the ghetto (5)| A . . . | . . . . | And his hunger burns | C#m . . . | D . E . | So he starts to roam the streets at night and he learns how to steal and he learns how to fight | A . . . | . . . . | In the ghetto (6)| E . . . | D . A . | And then one night in desperation A young man breaks away | D . C#m . | Bm . E . | He buys a gun steals a car tries to run but he don't get far (7)| A . . . | . . . . | and his mother cries | C#m . . . | D . E . | As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man face down in the street with a gun in his hand | A . . . | . . . . | In the ghetto (8)| A . . . | . . . . | as her young man dies | C#m . . . | D . E . | on a cold and grey Chicago morn' another little baby child is born | A . . . | . . . . | In the ghetto | A . . . | . . . . | And his mama cries