Dolly Parton - In the ghetto

^CAs the snow flies On a ^Emcold and gray Chicago morn

A ^Fpoor little baby ^G7child is born in the ^Cghetto

Cause ^Emif there's one thing that she don't need It's ^Fanother little hungry ^G7mouth to feed in the ^Cghetto

People can't you ^G7understand the child needs ^Fa helping ^Chand ^FHe'll grow to be an ^G7angry young man some^Cday

Take a look at ^G7you and me are we ^Ftoo blind to ^Csee ^FDo we simply ^Emturn our heads and ^Dmlook the other ^G7way

While the ^Cworld turns

A ^Emhungry little boy with a running nose ^FPlays in the streets as the ^G7cold wind blows in the ^Cghetto

So he ^Emstarts to roam the streets at night And he ^Flearns how to steal and he ^G7learns how to fight in the ^Cghetto

And ^G7then one night in desperation the ^Fyoung man breaks ^Caway And he ^Fbuys a gun and he ^Emsteals a car ^Dmtries to run but don't get far

And his ^Cmomma cries As a ^Emcrowd gathers round an angry young man

Paces ^Fdown the street with a ^G7gun in his hand in the ^Cghetto

On a ^Emcold and gray Chicago morn ^FAnother little baby ^G7child is born in the ^CGhetto