INTRO
[Em] [D]
[Em]Ghett[D]o, Ghet[Em]to, Ghett[D]o, Ghet[Em]to livi[D]n
VERSE 1
[Em]These streets remind me of q[D]quicksand
When your o[Em]on it you keep goin' d[D]down - goin' down
And there's [Em]no one to hold on to
And there's [D]no one to pull you out
You keep on f[Em]fallin'
And no one can here you c[D]callin'
So you end up self-destru[Em]self-destructin'
On the corner with the tuli on the
waist line [D]just got outta the bing doin' state t[Em]time
Teeth marks on my back from the cani[D]canine
Dark memories of when there was no suns[Em]sunshine
They said that I wouldn't [D]make it
I remember like yester[Em]yesterday (hey)
Holdin on to what God [D]gave me
CHORUS
'cause that's the life when you're
[Em]Living in the ghetto and
[D]Eating in the ghetto or
[Em]Sleeping in the ghett[D]ghetto
Cause thats the life when ur
[Em]Living in the ghetto and
[D]Eating in the ghetto or
[Em]Sleeping in the ghe[D]ghetto
VERSE 2
[Em]No need to cherish l[D]luxuries
'cause everythin' come and [Em]go
Even the life that you have is [D]borrowed
'cause you're not promised tomo[Em]tomorrow
So live your life as if e[D]everyday's gonna be your last
[Em]Once you move forward can't go back
[D]Best prepare to remove your past
[Em]Cause you gotta be willin' to pray
Yeah there g[D]gotta be there gotta be a better way -o[Em]-oh
Yeah you gotta be willin to pray
Yeah there [D]gotta be there gotta be a better way -he[Em]-hey
Whoever said that this struggle would s[D]stop today
A lot of niggas dead or [Em]locked away
Teenage Women growing [D]up with AIDS
CHORUS
That's the life when you're
[Em]Living in the ghetto and
[D]Eating in the ghetto or
[Em]Sleeping in the ghett[D]ghetto
Cause thats the life when ur
[Em]Living in the ghetto and
[D]Eating in the ghetto or
[Em]Sleeping in the ghe[D]ghetto
BRIDGE
Gun s[Em]shots every night in the ghetto
Crooked c[D]cops on sight in the ghetto
Every d[Em]day is a fight in the ghetto oh[D]oh oh oh oh oh
Got [Em]kids to feed in the ghetto
Selling[D]Selling coke and weed in the ghetto
Every [Em]day somebody bleeds in the ghetto oh[D]oh oh oh oh oh
CHORUS
That's the life when you're
[Em]Living in the ghetto and
[D]Eating in the ghetto or
[Em]Sleeping in the ghett[D]ghetto
Cause thats the life when ur
[Em]Living in the ghetto and
[D]Eating in the ghetto or
[Em]Sleeping in the ghe[D]ghetto.
