Here is the Chord Structure and the lyrics to UB40`s 1997 PROMO only single
'Guns In The Ghetto' taken from the album of the same title.
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 With Chorus Lyrics Three Times And Fade]
C# C# F# F# C# C# G# G#
