Intro: A#0 A#sus41 A#2 0 A#3 A#4 A#sus45 A#6 1As the snow flies 2 3 A#7 Dm8 4On a cold and gray Chicago mornin' D#9 F10 5a poor little baby child is born A#11 6In the ghetto 7 8And his mama cries A#12 Dm13 9cause if there's one thing that she don't need D#14 F15 10It's another hungry mouth to feed A#16 A#17 A#sus418 A#19 11In the ghetto 12 13 F20 14People, don't you understand D#21 A#22 15The child needs a helping hand D#23 F24 A#25 16Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day F26 17Take a look at you and me, D#27 A#28 18Are we too blind to see, D#29 A#30 19Do we simply turn our heads D#31 F32 20And look the other way? A#33 A#34 A#sus435 A#36 21Well the world turns 22 23 A#37 Dm38 24And a hungry little boy with a runny nose D#39 F40 25Plays in the street as the cold wind blows A#41 26In the ghetto 27 28And his hunger burns 29 30 A#42 Dm43 31So he starts to roam the streets at night D#44 32And he learns how to steal F45 33And he learns how to fight A#46 A#47 A#sus448 A#49 34In the ghetto 35 36 F50 37Then one night in desperation D#51 A#52 38a young man breaks away D#53 A#54 39He buys a gun, steals a car, D#55 F56 40Tries to run, but he don't get far A#57 41And his mama cries 42 43 A#58 44As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man D#59 F60 45Face down on the street with a gun in his hand A#61 46In the ghetto 47 48As her young man dies 49 50 A#62 Dm63 51On a cold and gray Chicago mornin', D#64 F65 52Another little baby child is born A#66 53In the ghetto 54 55And his mama cries 56 Outro: A#67 A#sus468 A#69 57