In The Ghetto chords by 
Elvis Presley 
Key: Bb major•
Verse 1
Bb
Bb
Bb
As the snow flies
Dm
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
Eb
F
A poor little baby child is born
Bb
In the ghetto (in the ghetto)
Bb
And his mama cries
Dm
'Cause if there's one thing that she don't need
Eb
F
It's a nother hungry mouth to feed
Bb
In the ghetto (in the ghetto)
Bridge 1
F
People, don't you understand
Eb
Bb
The child needs a helping hand
Eb
Or he'll grow to be
F
Bb
an angry young man some day?
F
Take a look at you and me
Eb
Bb
Are we too blind to see
Eb
Dm
Do we simply turn our heads,
Cm
F
and look the other way?
Verse 2
Bb
Well, the world turns
Dm
And a hungry little boy with a runny nose
Eb
F
Plays in the street as the cold wind blows
Bb
In the ghetto (in the ghetto)
Bb
And his hunger burns
Dm
So he starts to roam the streets at night
Eb
And he learns how to steal,
F
and he learns how to fight
Bb
In the ghetto (in the ghetto)
Bridge 2
F
Then one night in desperation
Eb
Bb
A young man breaks a way
Eb
Dm
He buys a gun, steals a car
Cm
F
Tries to run, but he don't get far
Verse 3
Bb
And his mama cries
Dm
As a crowd gathers 'round
an angry young man
Eb
F
Face down on the street with a gun in his hand
Bb
In the ghetto (in the ghetto)
Bb
And as her young man dies
Dm
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
Eb
F
A nother little baby child is born
Bb
In the ghetto (in the ghetto)
Bb
And his mama cries (in the ghetto)
Bb
(In the ghetto)
Bb
(Aah- aah)
[Repeat and fade]
TunerE A D G B E
ChordsBb Dm Eb F Cm
Bb
Dm
Eb
F
Cm
Capo: 3
Transpose: 0
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