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In The Ghetto chords
Elvis Presley 1969 (Mac Davis)

Capo I

A Asus4 A

A (x02220@1)        A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02230@1">Asus4 AAs (x02220@1)the snow flies

AOn (x02220@1)a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
  D (xx0232@1)              EA (022100@1)poor little baby child is born
       AIn (x02220@1)the ghetto

And his mama cries
         ACause (x02220@1)if there's one thing that she don't need
      D (xx0232@1)           EIt's (022100@1)another hungry mouth to feed
       A (x02220@1)   A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02230@1">Asus4 AIn (x02220@1)the ghetto

EPeople, (022100@1)don't you understand
                  D (xx0232@1)     AThe (x02220@1)child needs a helping hand
   D (xx0232@1)                 E (022100@1)                  AOr (x02220@1)he'll grow to be an angry young man some day
               ETake (022100@1)a look at you and me,
           D (xx0232@1)      AAre (x02220@1)we too blind to see,
D (xx0232@1)          ADo (x02220@1)we simply turn our heads
    D (xx0232@1)            EAnd (022100@1)look the other way?
         A (x02220@1)        A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02230@1">Asus4 AWell (x02220@1)the world turns

AAnd (x02220@1)a hungry little boy with a runny nose
D (xx0232@1)                        EPlays (022100@1)in the street as the cold wind blows
       AIn (x02220@1)the ghetto

And his hunger burns
      ASo (x02220@1)he starts to roam the streets at night
       DAnd (xx0232@1)he learns how to steal
       EAnd (022100@1)he learns how to fight

A (x02220@1)   A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02230@1">Asus4 AIn (x02220@1)the ghetto

EThen (022100@1)one night in desperation
  D (xx0232@1)               AA (x02220@1)young man breaks away
   D (xx0232@1)         AHe (x02220@1)buys a gun, steals a car,
D (xx0232@1)                  ETries (022100@1)to run, but he don't get far
        AAnd (x02220@1)his mama cries

AAs (x02220@1)a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man
     D (xx0232@1)                       EFace (022100@1)down on the street with a gun in his hand
       AIn (x02220@1)the ghetto

As her young man dies

AOn (x02220@1)a cold and gray Chicago mornin',
 D (xx0232@1)                EAnother (022100@1)little baby child is born
       AIn (x02220@1)the ghetto

And his mama cries

A Asus4 A . . . .

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