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[Verse]
AAs the snow flies
On a C#m7cold and grey Chicago morning
DA poor little baby E7child is born in the Aghetto
[Verse]
AAnd his mamma cries
'Cos if C#m7there's one thing that she don't need
It is anDother hungry E7mouth to feed in the Aghetto
[Chorus]
People dont you Eunderstand
This child needs a Dhelping Ahand
Dhe's gonna grow to be an Eangry young man some Aday
Take a look at yEou and me
Are we that Dblind to Asee
Or dDo we simply C#mturn our heads and lBmook the other wayE7  
[Verse]
Aand the world turns
And a C#m7hungry little boy with a runny nose
DPlays in the street as the E7cold wind blows in the Eghetto
[Verse]
AAnd his hunger burns
So he C#m7starts to roam the streets at night
And he Dlearns how to steal and he E7learns how to fight in the Eghetto
[Bridge]
EThen one night in desperation the Dyoung man breaks Aaway
He Dbuys a gun, he C#m7steals a car,
He Bmtries to run but he dE7on't get far
[Verse]
AAnd his mamma cries
A C#m7crowd gathers round an angry young man
Face Ddown in the street with a E7gun in his hand in the Aghetto
[Chorus]
People dont you Eunderstand
This child needs a Dhelping Ahand
Dhe's gonna grow to be an Eangry young man some Aday
Take a look at yEou and me
Are we that Dblind to Asee
Or dDo we simply C#mturn our heads and lBmook the other wayE7  
[Verse]
AAnd as her young man dies
C#m7On a cold and grey Chicago morning
AnDother little baby E7child is born in the Aghetto
[Outro]
In the Aghetto
**Repeat and fade out**

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In The Ghetto

by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m7

C#m

[Verse]

As the snow flies

C#m7

On a cold and grey Chicago morning

D E7 A

A poor little baby child is born in the ghetto

[Verse]

And his mamma cries

C#m7

'Cos if there's one thing that she don't need

D E7 A

It is another hungry mouth to feed in the ghetto

[Chorus]

People dont you understand

D A

This child needs a helping hand

D E A

he's gonna grow to be an angry young man some day

Take a look at you and me

D A

Are we that blind to see

D C#m Bm E7

Or do we simply turn our heads and look the other way

[Verse]

and the world turns

C#m7

And a hungry little boy with a runny nose

D E7 E

Plays in the street as the cold wind blows in the ghetto

[Verse]

And his hunger burns

C#m7

So he starts to roam the streets at night

D E7 E

And he learns how to steal and he learns how to fight in the ghetto

[Bridge]

E D A

Then one night in desperation the young man breaks away

D C#m7

He buys a gun, he steals a car,

Bm E7

He tries to run but he don't get far

[Verse]

And his mamma cries

C#m7

A crowd gathers round an angry young man

D E7 A

Face down in the street with a gun in his hand in the ghetto

[Chorus]

People dont you understand

D A

This child needs a helping hand

D E A

he's gonna grow to be an angry young man some day

Take a look at you and me

D A

Are we that blind to see

D C#m Bm E7

Or do we simply turn our heads and look the other way

[Verse]

And as her young man dies

C#m7

On a cold and grey Chicago morning

D E7 A

Another little baby child is born in the ghetto

[Outro]

In the ghetto

**Repeat and fade out**

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