In The Ghetto Chords & Lyrics - Dolly Parton

[C]As the snow flies

On a [Em]cold and gray Chicago morn

A [F]poor little baby [G7]child is born in the [C]ghetto


And his momma cries

Cause [Em]if there's one thing that she don't need

It's [F]another little hungry [G7]mouth to feed in the [C]ghetto

People can't you [G7]understand the child needs [F]a helping [C]hand

[F]He'll grow to be an [G7]angry young man some[C]day

Take a look at [G7]you and me are we [F]too blind to [C]see

[F]Do we simply [Em]turn our heads and [Dm]look the other [G7]way

While the [C]world turns


A [Em]hungry little boy with a running nose

[F]Plays in the streets as the [G7]cold wind blows in the [C]ghetto

And his hunger burns

So he [Em]starts to roam the streets at night

And he [F]learns how to steal and he [G7]learns how to fight in the [C]ghetto

And [G7]then one night in desperation the [F]young man breaks [C]away

And he [F]buys a gun and he [Em]steals a car [Dm]tries to run but don't get far

And his [C]momma cries

As a [Em]crowd gathers round an angry young man

Paces [F]down the street with a [G7]gun in his hand in the [C]ghetto


And the young man dies

On a [Em]cold and gray Chicago morn

[F]Another little baby [G7]child is born in the [C]Ghetto

And his momma cries