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As the snow flies
Rem
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
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A poor little baby child is born
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In the ghetto
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And his mama cries
Rem
'Cause if there's one thing that she don't need
Re# Fa
It's another hungry mouth to feed
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In the ghetto
Fa
People, don't you understand
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The child needs a helping hand
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Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day
Fa
Take a look at you and me,
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Are we too blind to see?
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Do we simply turn our heads and look the other way?
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Well, the world turns
Rem
And a hungry little boy with a runny nose
Re# Fa
Plays in the street as the cold wind blows
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In the ghetto
And his hunger burns
Rem
So he starts to roam the streets at night
Re# Fa
And he learns how to steal, and he learns how to fight
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In the ghetto
Fa
Then one night in desperation
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The young man breaks away
Re# Rem
He buys a gun, Steals a car,
Dom7 Fa
Tries to run, But he don't get far
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And his mama cries
Rem
As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man
Re# Fa
Face down on the street with a gun in his hand
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In the ghetto
And as her young man dies,
Rem
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin',
Re# Fa
Another little baby child is born
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In the ghetto
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And his mama cries
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In the Ghetto accordi
di Elvis Presley
