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Standard tuning (not in same key as original song)
A* - This is a little hammer-on/pull-off using the
little finger on the 3rd fret of the B string. I
use it to mimic the full riff which i can't play...
LA LA
As the snow flies
DO#m
On a cold and gray chicago mornin'
RE MI
A poor little baby child is born
LA LA
In the ghetto
LA LA LA LA DO#m RE MI LA LA
And his mama cries
'cause if there's one thing that she don't need
It's another hungry mouth to feed
In the ghetto
Chorus
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 MI LA
Do we simply turn our heads and look the other way
LA LA LA LA DO#m RE MI LA LA
Well the world turns
And a hungry little boy with a runny nose
Plays in the street as the cold wind blows
In the ghetto
LA LA LA LA DO#m RE MI LA LA
And his hunger burns
So he starts to roam the streets at night
And he learns how to steal
And he learns how to fight
In the ghetto
MI
Then one night in desperation
RE LA
A young man breaks away
RE MI
He buys a gun, steals a car,
LA MI
Tries to run, but he don't get far
LA LA LA LA DO#m RE MI LA LA
And his mama cries
As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man
Face down on the street with a gun in his hand
In the ghetto
LA LA LA LA DO#m RE MI LA LA
As her young man dies,
On a cold and gray chicago mornin',
Another little baby child is born
In the ghetto
|A A* |A A* (fade out)
And his mama cries
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