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
Start Jamming...
[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]
[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
C#m
E
A
Bm
F#m
C#m
E
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [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] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [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] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _