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UB40 - Guns in the Ghetto

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<i></i>Here is the Chord Structure and the lyrics to UB40`s 1997
'Guns In The Ghetto' track.
C#=EADGBE F#=EADGBE G#=EADGBE
x4666x xx4322 xx6544
Intro:C# |C# |F# |F# |C# |C# |G# |G# |
Verse 1:
C# F#
Daddy don`t go out tonight,Just stay home till morning light,
C# G# C#
Me and Mamma don`t feel right,Please hold us tight,
F# C#
Daddy why did you go to work?,When you know just how much we love you so,
G# C#
Please come back tomorrow.
Chorus 1:
F# C#
They`re giving out guns in the ghetto,
G#
They`re saying they will set you free,
C# F# C# G#
One day i`ll have children of my own,But i`m afraid they won`t have me.
Verse 2:
C# F#
Mamma is Daddy home?,Why are you crying all alone?,
C# * G# C#
Grandma`s tears have turned to stone,And i`m all alone,
F#
Mamma isn`t Daddy back?,I`m getting scared and that`s a fact,
C# G# C#
Why are we all dressed like that?,All,All in black.
Chorus 2:
F# C#
They`re giving out guns in the ghetto,
G#
They`re saying they will set you free,
C# F# C# G#
One day i`ll have children of my own,But i`m afraid they won`t have me.
Verse and Chorus 3:Repeat Verse and Chorus 1.
Verse and Chorus 4:Repeat Verse and Chorus 2(with the small additional lyric *And i`m
chilled to the bone).
Outro:||:C# |C# |F# |F# |C# |C# |G# |G# :||(x3 with Chorus lyrics).

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