In The Ghetto tab by Elvis Presley

Tabs

In the ghetto
Mac Davis & Elvis Presley


VERSE I
A augmentedA|D MajorD|A augmentedA|D MajorD|A augmentedA|D MajorD|A augmentedA
As the snow flies

   C#min
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'

 Dmaj       Emaj
A augmentedA poor little baby child is born

A augmentedA|D MajorD|A augmentedA|D MajorD|A augmentedA|D MajorD|A augmentedA
In the ghetto

VERSE II
A augmentedA|D MajorD|A augmentedA|D MajorD|A augmentedA|D MajorD|A augmentedA
And his mama cries

      C#min
'Cause if there's one thing that she don't need

 Dmaj       Emaj
It's another hungry mouth to feed

A augmentedA|D MajorD|A augmentedA|D MajorD|A augmentedA|D MajorD|A augmentedA
In the ghetto


BRIDGE I
         C#min
People, don't you understand
         Dmaj  Amaj
The child needs a helping hand
  Dmaj        Emaj         Amaj
Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day
        C#min
Take a look at you and me,
      Dmaj   Amaj
Are we too blind to see,
Dmaj     C#(note)
Do we simply turn our heads
  B/Dmaj     Emaj
And look the other way

VERSE III
A augmentedA|D MajorD|A augmentedA|D MajorD|A augmentedA|D MajorD|A augmentedA
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

VERSE IV
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

BRIDGE II
Then one night in desperation
A augmentedA young man breaks away
He buys a gun, steals a car,
Tries to run, but he don't get far
And his mama cries

VERSE V
As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man
Face down on the street with a gun in his hand
In the ghetto

VERSE VI
As her young man dies,
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin',
Another little baby child is born
In the ghetto

Chord Structure consist of basically 3 patterns

Intro
Verses
Bridge

The timing of the Intro is the key and really makes the song.

Intro Riff A,D,A,D,A,D,A______

1  +  2  +  3  +  4   1  +  2  +  3  +  4
     H  P  H  P  H----           H  P  H -----
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----2----3----2----3----2----3----|-----------2----2---3---2---3--2----|
|----2---------2---------2---------|-----------2----2-------2------2----|
|----2----4----2----4----2----4----|-----------2----2---4---2---4--2----|
|-0--------------------------------|-0----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|


Next the verses are a combo of Half the Intro Riff and a really nice
chord cadence

Verses

|  A,D,A,D,A,D,A  |   C#min   |    Dmaj   |    Emaj
|  A,D,A,D,A,D,A  |


Bridges are a little tricky ...

Bridges
|    C#min    |   Dmaj    |    Amaj   |   Dmaj
|    Emaj    |    Amaj   |

                               Walk down
....
|    C#min    |   Dmaj    |    Amaj   |   Dmaj -----
C#C# ----- B/Dmaj------Emaj

   Walk down....
|------2-------------0--------0----------|
|------3-------------3--------0----------|
|------2-------------2--------1----------|
|------0-------------0--------2----------|
|-------------4------2--------2----------|
|-----------------------------0---------

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