Ub40 - Guns In The Ghetto Chords & Tabs

 

Guns In The Ghetto Chords & Tabs

Ub40 Chords & Tabs

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Guns In The Ghetto Chords

   
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.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/u/ub40/guns_in_the_ghetto_crd.html ]
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).