Key: A major•
Verse 1
A
D
A
IN THE GHETTO
Verse 2
(THE VICIOUS CIRCLE)
D
E
A poor little baby child is born
D
A
And his mama cries
that she don't need
D
E
It's an other hungry mouth to feed
Verse 3
D
A
The child needs a helping hand
D
E
Or he'll grow to be an angry
D
A
Are we too blind to see
D
C#m
Do we simply turn our heads
Bm
E
And look the other way
C#m
And a hungry little boy with a runny nose
D
E
Plays in the street as the cold wind blows
Verse 4
And his hunger burns
the streets at night
A
D
A
E
In the ghetto (in the ghetto)
Verse 5
Then one might in desperation
D
A
A young man breaks away
C#m
Bm
E
Tries to run, but he don't get far
an angry young man
Verse 6
As her young man dies
D
E
Another little baby child is born
And his mama cries
In the ghetto
A
- - Elvis Presley
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsA D C#m E Bm
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