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

Start Jamming...
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]
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
Ab
Bb
Cm
C
Eb
Ab
Bb
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] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _