Youth In The Ghetto Chords by Little John

Tempo:
153.1 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Cm

C

F

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Little John - Youth In The Ghetto chords
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[Cm] Oh, now [Gm] you know, that I [Bb] love you,
And [Gm] I wish I could put it
[Cm] down.
[G] [Bb] My old man in [C] the ghetto was crying,
[F] The spit strain in the ghetto [C] was crying,
My old man in the ghetto [C] was crying,
[G] The old man in the ghetto was crying,
And I want to see the angels,
[Bb] For the youth, man,
[F] And I want to see the [C] angels,
[F] For the [C] youth, man.
[Bb] My old man in the ghetto [Cm] was crying,
[Bb] The spit strain in the ghetto [Cm] was crying,
[Bb] My old man in the ghetto [Cm] was dying,
[Bb] The old man in the ghetto [Cm] was dying,
[F] They can't take it no more,
They have to leave my yard,
No, they can't take it [C] no more,
[F] They have to leave [C] my yard.
[Bb] And they,
[Cm] [F] And [C] they,
[F] Who?
[C] My old man.
[G] My old man in the ghetto was crying,
My old man in the ghetto [C] was dying,
[Bb] But I [C] can't take it no longer,
Lord, I can't take it no longer,
And Dada is my father,
Yes, and Dada is my father,
[Bb] When he read,
[Cm] He put a [Gm] love in his heart,
[Bb] He put a love in his
[Gm] [Bb] heart,
[Cm] I [Bb] really love,
[Cm] I [Gm] love him,
[Cm] I [Bb] love him,
[Bb] [Cm] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Cm] The [Bb] youth man in the ghetto [Cm] was crying,
The youth man [C] in the ghetto was crying,
The spit strain in the ghetto was crying,
[Bb] The spit strain [N] in the ghetto was crying,
So don't bleed,
[Cm] [G] For [Gm] some have died,
[Bb] So don't [G]
bleed,
It's [C] all deserved,
[Cm] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb] Everything that's
[Cm] happened,
[F] In [Bb] the ghetto,
[Cm] [D] Happened in the ghetto,
[C]
Happened in the ghetto,
I go to tribulations,
I go to tribulations,
[G]
[C] [F] [G]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
C
3211
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ Oh, now [Gm] you know, _ _ that I [Bb] love _ _ _ _ _ you,
And [Gm] I wish I could put it _
[Cm] down.
[G] _ [Bb] My old man in [C] the ghetto was crying,
[F] _ The spit strain in the ghetto [C] was crying,
_ My old man in the ghetto [C] was crying,
[G] _ The old man in the ghetto was crying,
And I want to see the angels,
_ [Bb] For the _ youth, man,
[F] And I want to see the [C] angels,
[F] _ For the _ [C] youth, man.
[Bb] My old man in the ghetto [Cm] was crying,
_ [Bb] The spit strain in the ghetto [Cm] was crying,
_ [Bb] My old man in the ghetto [Cm] was dying,
_ [Bb] The old man in the ghetto [Cm] was dying,
[F] _ They can't take it no more,
They have to leave my yard,
No, they can't take it [C] no more,
[F] They have to leave [C] my yard.
[Bb] _ And they, _
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ And [C] they,
_ [F] _ Who? _ _ _
[C] _ _ My old _ _ man.
[G] _ My old man in the ghetto was crying,
_ My old man in the ghetto [C] was dying,
[Bb] But I [C] can't take it no longer,
Lord, I can't take it no longer,
And Dada is my father,
Yes, and Dada is my father,
[Bb] When he read,
[Cm] _ _ He put a [Gm] love in his heart, _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] He put a love in his _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] heart, _
[Cm] _ I [Bb] really _ love,
[Cm] _ I [Gm] love him, _
[Cm] _ _ I [Bb] love _ him,
[Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ The [Bb] youth man in the ghetto [Cm] was crying,
_ The youth man [C] in the ghetto was crying,
_ The spit strain in the ghetto was crying,
_ [Bb] The spit strain [N] in the ghetto was crying,
So don't bleed,
[Cm] _ _ [G] For [Gm] some have _ died,
_ _ [Bb] So don't [G] _
bleed, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ It's [C] all _ deserved,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] Everything that's _
[Cm] happened,
[F] In [Bb] the ghetto, _
[Cm] _ _ [D] _ Happened in the ghetto,
[C] _
_ _ _ Happened in the ghetto,
_ I go to tribulations, _
_ I go to _ tribulations, _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _

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