JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "In the Ghetto" adalah salah satu lagu terpopuler yang pernah dinyanyikan oleh Mac Davis.
Meski ia penulis asli lagu ini namun, "In the Ghetto" dinyanyikan pertama kali oleh Elvis Presley pada 1969.
Mac kemudian merilis versinya sendiri pada 1970 dalam album debutnya Song Painter.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu I Believe in Music - Mac Davis
Berikut lirik dan chord lagu "In the Ghetto" dari Mac Davis.
A D A
As the snow flies
A
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
Bm E
A poor little baby child is born
A D A
In the ghetto
A
And his mama cries
A
'cause if there's one thing that she don't need
Bm E
It's another hungry mouth to feed
A D A
In the ghetto
E
People, don't you understand
D A
The child needs a helping hand
D E A
Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day
E
Take a look at you and me
Bm A
Are we too blind to see
D A
Do we simply turn our heads
Bm E
And look the other way
A D A
Well the world turns
A Bm
And a hungry little boy with a runny nose
E
Plays in the street as the cold wind blows
A D A
In the ghetto
E
And his hunger burns
Bm A
So he starts to roam the streets at night
A D A
And he learns how to steal
A D A
And he learns how to fight
A D A
In the ghetto
E
Then one night in desperation
D A
The young man breaks the rules
E
He buys a gun, steals a car
D A
Tries to run, but he don't get far
A D A
And his mama cries
A
As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man
Bm E
Face down on the street with a gun in his hand
A D A
In the ghetto
A D A
As her young man dies
A
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
Bm E
Another little baby child is born
A D A
In the ghetto
D A
And his mama cries