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In The Ghetto

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Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler.

Haggard was born in Oildale, California, during the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled after the death of his father, and he was incarcerated several times in his youth. After being released from San Quentin State Prison in 1960, he managed to turn his life around and launch a successful country music career. He gained

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In The Ghetto.
Merle Haggard.
Album: My Farewell To Elvis.
Capo 1.
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A Asus4 A

A C#m
As the snow flies on a cold and gray Chicago morn,
D E
A poor little baby child is born,
A
In the Ghetto and his mama cries,
C#m
Cause there's one thing that she don't need
D E
Is another little hungry mouth to feed,
A
In the Ghetto.

E D A
People don't you understand the child needs a helping hand,
D E A
He'll grow to be an angry young man someday,
E D A
Take a look at you and me are we too blind to see,
D C#m Bm E
Do we simply turn our heads and look the other way,
A
As the world turns.

C#m
A hungry little boy with a running nose,
D E
Plays in the streets as the cold wind blows,
A
In the Ghetto, and his hunger burns,
C#m
So he starts to roam the streets at night
D E
And he learns how to steal and he learns how to fight,
A
In the Ghetto.

E D A
Then one night in desperation the young man breaks away,
D A Bm
And he buys a gun and he steals a car and he tries to run,
E A
But don't get far, and his mama cries.

A
As a crowd gathers round and the angry young man
D E
Face down the street with a gun in his hand,
A
In the Ghetto, as the young man dies.
C#m
On a cold and gray Chicago morn
D E
Another little baby child is born,
A
In the Ghetto, his mama cries
(In Ghetto, oh, oh...)

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Mery Jane Lane L (...)

Mery Spolsky

Mes Aïeux

Meshuggah

Mew

Mewithoutyou

MfÖ

Mgmt

Mi Amigo Invenci (...)

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