The Get Out Of The Ghetto Blues chords by
Gil Scott-heron

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Key: G major•

Intro 1

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Bdim

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Am

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Dm

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C

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D

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Dm

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Dm

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E

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Am

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C

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C#dim

C#dim

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Dm

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C

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Bdim

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Am

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Dm

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Gm

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Bdim

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C

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C#dim

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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Em

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Am

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D

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Gm

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G

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Am

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I know you think you're

Verse 1

Bdim

Bdim

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Dm

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C

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cool

Dm

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E

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Em

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G

G

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Lord if they bus your kids to school

Am

Am

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Dm

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C

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Bb

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Am

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I know you think

G

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Dm

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C

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you're cool

Dm

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Em

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Am

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G

G

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Em

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Just cause they bus your kids to school

Dm

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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C

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Dm

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Bdim

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E

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Edim

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Am

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Bm

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C

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C#dim

C#dim

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But you ain't got a thing to lose

Dsus4

Dsus4

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D

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C

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Am

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You just got the get out of the ghetto

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C

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Am

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G

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blues

Am

Am

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I know you think you're cool

Bdim

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B

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D

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Dm

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Verse 2

C

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Dm

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E

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Am

Am

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Gm

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If you're gettin' two welfare checks

Em

Em

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D

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Dm

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C

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Am

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G

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F

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E

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Dm

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C

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Bb

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Am

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You done told me you think

Dm

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Gm

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C

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you're cool

Dm

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Em

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Am

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Gm

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Because you're gettin' two welfare check

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Bdim

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Dm

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G

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Verse 3

Dm

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Am

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Bm

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Yea but you got ten years to

C

C

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C#dim

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D

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lose (if they catch you)

E

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F

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Just tryin' to fight that get out of

F#dim

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D

D

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G

G

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Em

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E

E

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the ghetto blues

Am

Am

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Dm

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F#dim

F#dim

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G

G

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C

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G

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Gm

Gm

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If

G

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Edim

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D

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Em

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Am

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C

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C#dim

C#dim

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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Am

Am

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C

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F#dim

F#dim

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D

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Bdim

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Csus4

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Em

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E

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A

A

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he don't catch you in the wash

Bm

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Bdim

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Lord knows he'll catch you in the rinse

Verse 4

Dm

Dm

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F

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G

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Gm

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I know you think you're cool

C

C

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Just cause you shooting that stuff

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Dm

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Dm

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G

G

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in your arm

C

C

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Bb

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I seen you nodding

A

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G

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Verse 5

C

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Bb

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Dm

Dm

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A

A

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Am

Am

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Bb

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Cause you shoot that stuff in

Gm

Gm

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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C

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Am

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Bdim

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Bm

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E

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your arm

Am

Am

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Bm

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And it don't mat ter which pine

C

C

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C#dim

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D

D

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box you choose

Ebdim

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C

C

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Edim

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D

D

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You got the get out of the ghetto

G

G

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Bdim

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blues

Outro 1

C

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C#dim

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Chords

G
Am
Dm
Bdim
C
Em
F
Bb
Gm
D
E
Bm
C#dim
Dsus4
Edim
B
F#dim
Csus4
A
Ebdim

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The Get Out Of The Ghetto Blues by Gil Scott-Heron is G major.

The primary chords used in The Get Out Of The Ghetto Blues are G, Am, Dm, Bdim, C, Em.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, Am, Dm, Bdim, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Get Out Of The Ghetto Blues is approximately 73 beats per minute.

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