Woman Of The Ghetto Chords by Phyllis Dillon

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_ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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was born and _ _ raised in the ghetto.
_ I was born and raised in the ghetto. _ _
I was born but I'll be here.
_ _ _ Listen to me, it's clear. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ How do you raise your _ kids in the ghetto? _
How do you raise your kids in [B] the ghetto?
_ [Abm] _ Feed one child, _ starve another. _
Tell me, tell me, it's _ clear. _ _ _ _ _ _
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How do you make your _ bread in the ghetto?
_ How do you make your bread in the ghetto?
_ Pray for the souls of the dead in the ghetto.
_ Tell me, tell me, it's clear. _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ Now how do you get rid of grass in the ghetto?
_ How do we get rid of grass in the ghetto? _ _
Feed one black and one white.
_ Tell me, tell me, it's clear.
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_ _ _ My children learn the same as yours. _
Long as nobody tries to close the door,
the crowd will get you.
When the lies are _ deep, they close their eyes when they can't [B] see.
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How do you raise your kids in the ghetto?
How do you raise your kids in the ghetto?
_ _ Feed one child, _ starve [B] another.
_ Tell me, tell me, it's clear. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ How do you make your bread in the ghetto?
_ Tell me people, _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
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black and not green.
_ [Abm] Oh, _
[B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ I was born by the ghetto.
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Tell me, tell me.
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