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In The Ghetto by Elvis Presley - Guitar Chords

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            There are still some versions of the song, but all of them are in the wrong key, 
so this is the one to play along the CD.

[Intro]
Bb  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       Bb
In the ghetto
        Bb          Bb
And his mama cries
         Dm
Cause if theres one thing that she don't need
       Eb           F
It's another hungry mouth to feed
       Bb      Bb
In the ghetto

                 F
People, dont you understand
                  Eb      Bb
The child needs a helping hand
   Eb                  F                    Bb
Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day
Bb              F
Take a look at you and me,
           Eb        Bb
Are we too blind to see,
Eb            Dm
Do we simply turn our heads
    Eb              F
And look the other way

         Bb           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       Bb
In the ghetto
        Bb            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       Bb
In the ghetto

F
Then one night in desperation
    Eb              Bb
A young man breaks away
   Eb          Dm
He buys a gun, steals a car,
Eb                   F
Tries to run, but he don't get far
        Bb          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      Bb
In the ghetto
     Bb               Bb
As her young man dies,
     Dm
On a cold and gray chicago mornin',
   Eb               F
Another little baby child is born
       Bb      Bb
In the ghetto
        Bb         Bb
And his mama cries

[Outro]
Bb

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