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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 4 Version 5 Version 6 Version 7 Version 9 Version 10 Version 11Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto Standard tuning CAPO 1 A * - Play the A with a hammer-on/pull-off (little finger on the 3rd fret of the B string to mimic the riff) --.-/watch?ds49abu3SBtub53g if you want the pro picking version. [Verse 1] A A * As the snow flies C#m On a cold and grey Chicago mornin' D E A poor little baby child is born A A * In the ghetto [Verse 2] A A * And his mama cries C#m 'cause if there's one thing that she don't need D E It's another hungry mouth to feed A A * In the ghetto [Chorus] E People don't you understand D A The child needs a helping hand D E A Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day E Take a look at you and me, D A Are we too blind to see D C#m Bm E Do we simply turn our heads and look the other way [Verse 3] A A * Well the world turns C#m And a hungry little boy with a runny nose D E Plays in the street as the cold wind blows A A * In the ghetto [Verse 4] A A * And his hunger burns C#m so he starts to roam the streets at night D E And he learns how to steal, and he learns how to fight A A * In the ghetto [Bridge] E Then one night in desperation D A A young man breaks away D C#m He buys a gun, steals a car, Bm E Tries to run, but he don't get far [Verse 5] A A * And his mama cries C#m As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man D E Face down on the street with a gun in his hand A A * In the ghetto [Verse 6] A A * As her young man dies, C#m On a cold and grey Chicago mornin' D E Another little baby child is born A A * In the ghetto A A * And his mama cries...