Chords for Donny Hathaway - Little ghetto boy (VIDEO)

Tempo:
184.25 bpm
Chords used:

F#m

C#m

E

A

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Donny Hathaway - Little ghetto boy (VIDEO) chords
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[F#m]
[C#m]
[F#m]
[C#m] [A]
[F#m] Little ghetto [F#]
boy, [C#m] [B]
[F#m] playing in the ghetto [F#]
street.
[C#m] [B]
[F#m] What you gonna do when you grow up and have to face responsibility?
Will you spend your days and [C#m] nights in a pool room?
[F#m] Will you sell cancer [A] madness in a neighborhood [F#m] little girl's bar?
[D] [Bm] You already know [C#m] how rough life [A] can be
[Bm] Cause you've seen [C#m]
so much [F#m] pain and misery.
Little ghetto boy, [C#m]
your daddy [F#m] was blown [C#m] away.
He [F#m] robbed that grocery store.
[C#m] Don't you know [F#m] that was a sad, sad old day?
[C#m]
[C] [Bm] [E] All of your young life you've seen, tons of misery [A]
and pain.
[E] The world is a cruel place [C#m] and it [A] ain't gonna change.
[Bm] You're so [E] young and [C#m] you've got so much [F#m] to learn.
[Bm] But I don't think you'll reach your goal young man, [F#m] thinking about the pool room [E] club.
[F#m]
[Bm] Little [E] girl, [C#m] [F#m]
[E]
[F#m]
[E]
[C#m] [A]
[Bm]
[F#m]
[E]
[F#m]
[E]
when, when, [A] when you [C#m] become a man,
[B] [F#m] you can make things change.
[C#m] If you just take a stand,
[C] [F#m] you've got [Bm] to believe in [C#m] yourself and [A] oh, [Bm] [E]
you'll get better.
[A]
[Bm] You'll [E] see how other people will start [F#m] to dream [E] into [A]
you.
[Bm] My son, things will [F#m] start to get [C#m]
better.
[F#m] Yeah, [E]
[C#m] [A]
[Bm] believe that you're [E] [A]
[Bm] [G#]
[C#m] [F#m]
gonna [Bm] make [E]
it [B] better.
[A]
[Bm] [E]
[C#m] [A]
[E]
It's got to get [C#m] better.
[A]
[Bm]
[E] It's got to [C#m] get better.
[A] [E]
[A]
[F#m]
[Bm] [C#m]
Key:  
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
E
2311
A
1231
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
E
2311
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Donny Hathaway - Little Ghetto Boy chords, practice playing A, Bm, E, C#m, A, E, A and E in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 92 BPM before aiming for the song's 184 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: A Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [F#m] Little ghetto _ [F#] _
boy, _ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [F#m] playing in the ghetto _ [F#] _
street.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ What you gonna do when you grow _ _ up _ and have to face _ _ responsibility? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Will you spend your days and _ [C#m] nights in a pool room?
_ _ [F#m] Will you _ sell cancer _ [A] madness in a _ neighborhood _ [F#m] little girl's bar?
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] You already know _ [C#m] _ how rough _ _ life [A] can _ _ _ be
_ [Bm] Cause you've _ _ seen _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
so much [F#m] pain and _ misery. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Little ghetto boy, _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
your daddy [F#m] was blown _ _ _ _ [C#m] away. _ _ _ _
_ He [F#m] robbed that grocery _ store.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ Don't you know [F#m] that was a sad, sad old day?
[C#m] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] All of your young life you've seen, tons of misery [A]
and pain.
_ _ [E] The world is a cruel place [C#m] and it [A] ain't gonna _ change.
[Bm] _ _ You're so [E] young and [C#m] you've got so _ _ much [F#m] to _ learn.
_ _ [Bm] But I don't think you'll reach your goal young man, [F#m] thinking about the pool room _ _ [E] club.
_ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] Little [E] girl, _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ when, when, _ [A] when you [C#m] become a man, _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [F#m] you can make things _ _ _ change. _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ If you just take a stand, _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F#m] _ you've got [Bm] to believe in _ [C#m] yourself and [A] oh, _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ you'll get better.
[A] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ You'll [E] see how other people will start [F#m] to dream [E] _ into [A] _ _
_ you.
_ [Bm] _ _ My son, _ things will [F#m] start to get _ [C#m] _
_ _ better. _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ Yeah, _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ believe that you're [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ gonna [Bm] make _ [E] _
_ _ it [B] _ better.
[A] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
It's got to get [C#m] _ better.
[A] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[E] It's got to [C#m] get better.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Edward Howard and De Rouen.

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