In The Ghetto chords by Elvis Presley
Verse 1
G
G
G
As the snow flies
Bm
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
C
D
A poor little baby child is born
G
In the ghetto (in the ghetto)
G
And his mama cries
Bm
'Cause if there's one thing that she don't need
C
D
It's another hungry mouth to feed
G
In the ghetto (in the ghetto)
Bridge 1
D
People, don't you understand
C
G
The child needs a helping hand
C
Or he'll grow to be
D
G
an angry young man some day?
D
Take a look at you and me
C
G
Are we too blind to see
C
Bm
Do we simply turn our heads,
Am
D
and look the other way?
Verse 2
G
Well, the world turns
Bm
And a hungry little boy with a runny nose
C
D
Plays in the street as the cold wind blows
G
In the ghetto (in the ghetto)
G
And his hunger burns
Bm
So he starts to roam the streets at night
C
And he learns how to steal,
D
and he learns how to fight
G
In the ghetto (in the ghetto)
Bridge 2
D
Then one night in desperation
C
G
A young man breaks away
C
Bm
He buys a gun, steals a car
Am
D
Tries to run, but he don't get far
Verse 3
G
And his mama cries
Bm
As a crowd gathers 'round
an angry young man
C
D
Face down on the street with a gun in his hand
G
In the ghetto (in the ghetto)
G
And as her young man dies
Bm
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
C
D
Another little baby child is born
G
In the ghetto (in the ghetto)
G
And his mama cries (in the ghetto)
G
(In the ghetto)
G
(Aah-aah)
[Repeat and fade]
In The Ghetto
Elvis Presley
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