Chords with lyrics
Difficulty: Novice
Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto
Standard tuning (not in same key as original song)
A* - This is a little hammer-on/pull-off using the
little finger on the 3rd fret of the 
BB string. I
use it to mimic the full riff which i can't play...
A augmentedA A*
As the snow flies
C# minorC#m
On a cold and gray chicago mornin'
D MajorD 
E MajorE
A augmentedA poor little baby child is born
A augmentedA A*
In the ghetto
|A augmentedA A* |A augmentedA A* |C# minorC#m |D MajorD E MajorE |A augmentedA A*
And his mama cries
'cause if there's one thing that she don't need
It's another hungry mouth to feed
In the ghetto
Chorus
E MajorE
People, don't you understand
D MajorD A augmentedA
The child needs a helping hand
D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day
E MajorE
Take a look at you and me,
D MajorD A augmentedA
Are we too blind to see,
D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
Do we simply turn our heads and look the other way
|A augmentedA A* |A augmentedA A* |C# minorC#m |D MajorD E MajorE |A augmentedA A*
Well the world turns
And a hungry little boy with a runny nose
Plays in the street as the cold wind blows
In the ghetto
|A augmentedA A* |A augmentedA A* |C# minorC#m |D MajorD E MajorE |A augmentedA A*
And his hunger burns
So he starts to roam the streets at night
And he learns how to steal
And he learns how to fight
In the ghetto
E MajorE
Then one night in desperation
D MajorD A augmentedA
A majorA young man breaks away
D MajorD E MajorE
He buys a gun, steals a car,
A augmentedA E MajorE
Tries to run, but he don't get far
|A augmentedA A* |A augmentedA A* |C# minorC#m |D MajorD E MajorE |A augmentedA A*
And his mama cries
As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man
Face down on the street with a gun in his hand
In the ghetto
|A augmentedA A* |A augmentedA A* |C# minorC#m |D MajorD E MajorE |A augmentedA A*
As her young man dies,
On a cold and gray chicago mornin',
Another little baby child is born
In the ghetto
|A augmentedA A* |A augmentedA A* (fade out)
And his mama cries
Other versions of In The Ghetto
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