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Version 1--.-/watch?ds49apBQwTGrSP0c * The main / intro riff uses a G open chord with pull off from 1st fret to open of * the B string. During the song most G G* chord combinations are similar to the riff * used in the intro. * * The D chord is played as x54030 * * [Intro] * G G* E|--------------------------------------|---------------------3-----------------|| B|--------------0-----1------------1----|-1h-0-------------0--------------0-----|| G|--------0------------------0----------|----------0----------------0-----------|| D|-----0-----------0-----0------------0-|-------0----------------0-----------0--|| 2x A|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|| E|--3--------3--------3---------3-------|-3-------------3-----3--------3--------|| [Verse 1] G G * As the snow flies Bm On a cold and grey Chicago mornin' C D A poor little baby child is born G G * In the ghetto [Verse 2] G G * And his mama cries Bm 'cause if there's one thing that she don't need C D It's another hungry mouth to feed G G * In the ghetto [Chorus] D People don't you understand C G The child needs a helping hand C D G Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day D Take a look at you and me, C G Are we too blind to see C Bm Am D Do we simply turn our heads and look the other way [Verse 3] G G * Well the world turns Bm And a hungry little boy with a runny nose C D Plays in the street as the cold wind blows G G * In the ghetto [Verse 4] G G * And his hunger burns Bm so he starts to roam the streets at night C D And he learns how to steal, and he learns how to fight G G * In the ghetto [Bridge] D Then one night in desperation C G A young man breaks away C Bm He buys a gun, steals a car, Am D Tries to run, but he don't get far [Verse 5] G G * And his mama cries Bm As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man C D Face down on the street with a gun in his hand G G * In the ghetto [Verse 6] G G * As her young man dies, Bm On a cold and grey Chicago mornin' C D Another little baby child is born G G * In the ghetto G G * In the ghetto...