Tonart: A major
Verse 1
Bb
Eb
Bb
IN THE GHETTO
Verse 2
(THE VICIOUS CIRCLE)
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
Eb
Bb
And his mama cries
Dm
'Cause if there's one thing
that she don't need
Eb
F
It's an other hungry mouth to feed
Bb
In the ghetto (in the ghetto)
Verse 3
F
People, don't you understand
Eb
Bb
The child needs a helping hand
Eb
F
Or he'll grow to be an angry
Bb
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
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)
Verse 4
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
Eb
Bb
F
In the ghetto (in the ghetto)
Verse 5
Then one might in desperation
Eb
Bb
A young man breaks away
Eb
He buys a gun, steals a car
Dm
Cm
F
Tries to run, but he don't get far
Bb
An d his mama cries
Dm
As a crowd gathers 'round
an angry young man
Eb
Face down in the street
F
with a gun in his hand
Bb
In the ghetto (in the ghetto)
Verse 6
As her young man dies
Dm
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
Eb
F
Another little baby child is born
Bb
In the ghetto (in the ghetto)
And his mama cries
Eb
In the ghetto
In the ghetto
Bb
- - Elvis Presley
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