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The Ghetto by Elvis Presley

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The Ghetto, Elvis Presley

This song was written by Mac Davis of "Oh Lord, It's HArd To BE Humble "
fame.

The real name of the song  is " The Vicious Circle "


Intro:   A  D   A   D
A                      D A
As the ....    

      Amaj7                         Bm                 E         
On a cold and grey Chicago mor....

       A             D A      D A
In the ...

A                          D A
And his mother ...

          Amaj&                                       Bm      
'Cause if there's one thing that ....

E                        A           D A
mouth to feed      In ...

                     E                               D       A
Now people don't you understand   The ...

        D                 E                     A
Or he'll grow up to be  an ...

               E                       Bm      A
Take a look at you and me   ...

   D            Amaj7                    Bm             E
Or do we just   turn our heads   ...

      A              D A
as the ...

      Amaj7                                  Bm           .
and a hungry little child with a runny ...

      E                          A                 D  A
as the cold wind blows    And ...

      Amaj7                                          Bm     
So he starts to roam the streets at ...

       E                              A         D A    D A
and he learns how to fight    ...

    E                              Bm                 A
And then one night in desperation   ....

   D           Amaj7           Bm                  E
He buys a gun   steals a car   ...

       A                    D A
and his mother ...

    Amaj7                                         Bm 
As a crowd gathers 'round   an angry ...

      E              
with a gun ...

               A           D A
as her young ...

      Amaj7                         Bm                 E
on a cold and grey Chicago ...

      A           D A
In the ...

                       D A
And his ...