There are still some versions of the song, but all of them are in the wrong key,
so this is the one to play along the CD.
[Intro]
Bb Bb
Bb Bb
As the snow flies
Dm
On a cold and gray chicago mornin'
Eb F
A poor little baby child is born
Bb Bb
In the ghetto
Bb Bb
And his mama cries
Dm
Cause if theres one thing that she don't need
Eb F
It's another hungry mouth to feed
Bb Bb
In the ghetto
F
People, dont you understand
Eb Bb
The child needs a helping hand
Eb F Bb
Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day
Bb F
Take a look at you and me,
Eb Bb
Are we too blind to see,
Eb Dm
Do we simply turn our heads
Eb F
And look the other way
Bb Bb
Well the world turns
Dm
And a hungry little boy with a runny nose
Eb F
Plays in the street as the cold wind blows
Bb Bb
In the ghetto
Bb Bb
And his hunger burns
Dm
So he starts to roam the streets at night
Eb
And he learns how to steal
F
And he learns how to fight
Bb Bb
In the ghetto
F
Then one night in desperation
Eb Bb
A young man breaks away
Eb Dm
He buys a gun, steals a car,
Eb F
Tries to run, but he don't get far
Bb Bb
And his mama cries
Dm
As a crowd gathers round an angry young man
Eb F
Face down on the street with a gun in his hand
Bb Bb
In the ghetto
Bb Bb
As her young man dies,
Dm
On a cold and gray chicago mornin',
Eb F
Another little baby child is born
Bb Bb
In the ghetto
Bb Bb
And his mama cries
[Outro]
Bb