Chords for ZIGGY MARLEY & THE MELODY MAKERS - Children playing in the street (1982 Shanachie)

Tempo:
129.5 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

Bb

Cm

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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ZIGGY MARLEY & THE MELODY MAKERS - Children playing in the street (1982 Shanachie) chords
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Hey little brother, do you know how it feels to grow in the ghetto?
Yes big [Bb] brother
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
Children playing [Ab] in the [Eb]
streets
Baby
[Ab] [Eb]
got nothing to eat
[Bb] [Eb]
In the ghetto streets I was
[Bb] [Eb]
Sitting in [Ab] the darkness
Searching [Cm] for the light
[C] Don't you know I'm a little boy
[Eb] Struggling in [Ab] the ghetto trying to [Cm] do the right thing
[Eb] Sir, I can't hear you
[Ab] Screaming, watch the [Eb] car
[Bb] [Eb]
But the hit and run men [Ab] had gone [Eb] too far
Sitting in [Ab] the darkness searching [Cm] for the light
[C] Don't you know
[Eb] Struggling in [Ab] the ghetto trying to [Cm] do the right thing
[C]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
In the ghetto [Ab] streets I [Eb] was sleeping
[Bb] [Eb]
And all that sleep [Ab] will rot [Eb] your teeth
[Gm] [Bb] [Eb]
Sitting [Ab] in the darkness searching [Cm] for the light
[Eb] [Bb] Don't you know
[Eb] Struggling [Ab] in the ghetto trying to do [Cm] the right thing
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] Mother screaming, [Ab] watch the [Eb] car
But [Db] [Eb]
the hit and run men [Ab] had gone too [Eb]
far
[Bb] [Eb]
Sitting [Ab] in the darkness searching [Cm] for the light
[C] Don't you know
[Eb] Struggling in [Ab] the ghetto [Bb] trying to [Cm] do the right thing
[C] Sir, I can't hear you
[Eb] Playing in [Ab] the ghetto [Bb] searching [Cm] for the light
[C] Don't you know
[Eb] Sitting in the [Ab] darkness searching [Cm] for the light
[C] Don't you know
[Eb] Struggling in [Ab] the ghetto trying to [Cm] do the right thing
Searching [Bb] for [Eb] the light
Children [Gm] playing in the streets
[Eb]
[Bb] [Gm] [Eb] On [F] broken bottles of
[Eb]
[Gm] [Eb]
[Gm] Oh [Eb] Lord
[D] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Cm]
[C] [Eb]
[Ab] [Cm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[G]
[Bb] [Gm] [Eb]
[G] [D] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
Sitting [Ab] in the darkness searching [C] for the light
[Eb] [Cm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Cm]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
Don't you know
Struggling in the ghetto trying to do the right thing
In the ghetto [Ab] streets [Eb]
I was sleeping
And all that sleep will [Ab] rot your [Eb] teeth
Mother
[Ab] [C]
[Eb] [C]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] [C] [Eb]
screaming, watch the car
[Ab] [Eb]
[Gm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [C]
[Dm] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Cm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [C]
[Eb] [Cm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Cm]
[C] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Ab] [Cm]
[C]
[Ab] [Cm] [D]
[Eb] [Cm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Cm]
[C]
[Ab] [Gm]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
C
3211
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Bb
12341111
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To start learning Ziggy Marley - (The Melody Makers, 2011) Children Playing In The Street chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Cm, Eb, Bb, Eb and Ab. Start slow with ChordU's Free Tempo controller and increase your speed as you get comfortable. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Eb Major.

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Hey little brother, do you know how it feels to grow in the ghetto?
Yes big [Bb] brother
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ Children playing [Ab] in the [Eb]
streets
Baby _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ got nothing to eat
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ In the ghetto streets I was
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ Sitting in [Ab] the darkness
Searching [Cm] for the light
_ [C] Don't you know I'm a little boy
[Eb] _ Struggling in [Ab] the ghetto trying to [Cm] do the right thing
[Eb] Sir, I can't hear you
_ _ _ _ [Ab] Screaming, watch the [Eb] car
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
But the hit and run men [Ab] had gone [Eb] too far _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Sitting in [Ab] the darkness searching [Cm] for the light
_ _ [C] Don't you know
[Eb] Struggling in [Ab] the ghetto trying to [Cm] do the right thing
_ _ [C] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ In the ghetto [Ab] streets I [Eb] was sleeping
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
And all that sleep [Ab] will rot [Eb] your teeth
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ Sitting [Ab] in the darkness searching [Cm] for the light
_ _ [Eb] [Bb] Don't you know
_ [Eb] Struggling [Ab] in the ghetto trying to do [Cm] the right thing
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ Mother screaming, [Ab] watch the [Eb] car
_ _ But _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ _
the hit and run men [Ab] had gone too [Eb]
far
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
_ Sitting [Ab] in the darkness searching [Cm] for the light
_ [C] Don't you know _
[Eb] _ Struggling in [Ab] the ghetto [Bb] trying to [Cm] do the right thing
[C] Sir, I can't hear you
[Eb] Playing in [Ab] the ghetto [Bb] searching [Cm] for the light
_ _ [C] Don't you know _ _
[Eb] _ Sitting in the [Ab] darkness searching [Cm] for the light
_ [C] Don't you know _
[Eb] Struggling in [Ab] the ghetto trying to [Cm] do the right thing
Searching [Bb] for [Eb] the light
Children [Gm] playing in the streets
[Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ [Eb] On [F] broken bottles of
[Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] Oh [Eb] Lord
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
Sitting [Ab] in the darkness searching [C] for the light
_ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Don't you know
Struggling in the ghetto trying to do the right thing
In the ghetto [Ab] streets _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I was sleeping
And all that sleep will [Ab] rot your [Eb] teeth
_ _ Mother _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ screaming, watch the car _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [D] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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