Ghetto Gospel

	 
[Ritornello]
Em                      G 
Those who wiiiiish to follow me (my
 ghetto gospel) 
Those who wiiiiish to follow me (my ghetto gospel) 
Am                       B7 
I welcome with my haaaaaaaaaands 
         Em                     D  
And the red sun sinks at last, into
               C 
 the hills of gold 
And the red sun sinks at last, into the hills of gold 
      Am                        
And peace to this young warrior,
     C 
 without the sound  
And peace to this young warrior, without the sound  
    D 
of guns
[Versetto]
   Em 
If I could recollect a-from my hood
 days 
If I could recollect a-from my hood days 
           Am7                       
I sit and reminisce, thinkin of bliss
         Bm 
 on the good days 
I sit and reminisce, thinkin of bliss on the good days 
           Em 
I stop and stare at the younger, my
 heart goes to 'em 
I stop and stare at the younger, my heart goes to 'em 
      Am                         
They tested with stress that they
  Bm 
 under 
They tested with stress that they under 
                     Em 
And nowadays things change 
            Am                       
Everyone's ashamed of the youth cause
      Bm 
 the truth look, strange 
Everyone's ashamed of the youth cause the truth look, strange 
Em 
And for me it's a first 
                     Am           
We left 'em a world that's cursed,
            Bm 
 and it - hurts 
We left 'em a world that's cursed, and it - hurts 
Em 
Cause any day they'll push the button
 
Cause any day they'll push the button 
             Am                  
And all come in like Malcolm X or
        Bm 
 Bobby Hutton died for nuttin 
And all come in like Malcolm X or Bobby Hutton died for nuttin 
Em                              
Don't it make you get teary, the
                Am 
 world looks dreary 
Don't it make you get teary, the world looks dreary 
                  Bm 
When you wipe yo' eyes see it clearly
 
When you wipe yo' eyes see it clearly 
 Em 
There's no need for you to FEAR me 
                  Am              
If you take your time and HEAR me,
                         Bm 
 maybe you can learn to CHEER me 
If you take your time and HEAR me, maybe you can learn to CHEER me 
Em 
It ain't about black or white cause
 we human 
It ain't about black or white cause we human 
  Am                               
I hope we see the light before it's
   Bm 
 ruined, my ghetto gospel
I hope we see the light before it's ruined, my ghetto gospel
[Ritornello]
Em                      G 
Those who wiiiiish to follow me (my
 ghetto gospel) 
Those who wiiiiish to follow me (my ghetto gospel) 
Am                       B7 
I welcome with my haaaaaaaaaands 
         Em                     D  
And the red sun sinks at last, into
               C 
 the hills of gold 
And the red sun sinks at last, into the hills of gold 
      Am                        
And peace to this young warrior,
     C 
 without the sound  
And peace to this young warrior, without the sound  
    D 
of guns
[Versetto]
                Em 
Tell me do you see that old lady,
 ain't it sad 
Tell me do you see that old lady, ain't it sad 
              Am                   
Livin out of bags, plus is glad for
       Bm 
 the little things she, has 
Livin out of bags, plus is glad for the little things she, has 
Em                                  
And over there there's a lady, crack
          Am 
 got her crazy 
And over there there's a lady, crack got her crazy 
                   Bm 
Guess who's givin birth to a, baby? 
Em 
I don't trip and let it fade me 
                 Am               
From out of the fryin pan, we jump
       Bm 
 into another form of slavery 
From out of the fryin pan, we jump into another form of slavery 
Em 
Even now I get discouraged 
                Am                   
Wonder if they take it all back, will
     Bm 
 I still keep the - courage? 
Wonder if they take it all back, will I still keep the - courage? 
Em 
I refuse to be a role model 
        Am                          
I set goals, take control, drink out
     Bm 
 my own bottles 
I set goals, take control, drink out my own bottles 
       Em 
I made mistakes, but learned from
 every one 
I made mistakes, but learned from every one 
                Am                
And when it's said and done, I bet
         Bm 
 there's got to be a better one 
And when it's said and done, I bet there's got to be a better one 
Em 
If I upset you don't stress, never
 forget 
If I upset you don't stress, never forget 
 Am                            Bm 
That God is up in this with me yet 
            Em 
I feel his hand on my brain 
                         Am       
When I write rhymes I go blind and
           Bm 
 let the Lord do his, thang 
When I write rhymes I go blind and let the Lord do his, thang 
Em 
But am I less holy? 
          Am                      
Cause I chose to puff a blunt, and
          Bm 
 drink a beer with my homies 
Cause I chose to puff a blunt, and drink a beer with my homies 
Em 
Before we find world peace 
     Am                        Bm 
We gotta find peace within the war in
 the streets, my ghetto gospel
We gotta find peace within the war in the streets, my ghetto gospel
[Ritornello]
Em                      G 
Those who wiiiiish to follow me (my
 ghetto gospel) 
Those who wiiiiish to follow me (my ghetto gospel) 
Am                       B7 
I welcome with my haaaaaaaaaands 
         Em                     D  
And the red sun sinks at last, into
               C 
 the hills of gold 
And the red sun sinks at last, into the hills of gold 
      Am                        
And peace to this young warrior,
     C 
 without the sound  
And peace to this young warrior, without the sound  
    D 
of guns