Ub40 - Guns In The Ghetto

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 .

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 ) .