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In The Ghetto

by Elvis Presley

Written by: Scott Davis

IN THE GHETTO Scott Davis Elvis Presley C Em7 As=the | snow^fli es ss ss | ss ss / ~ On=a | cold^and^gray Chi=ca a^go morn^ing=A | F G7 C | po=or lit=tle^ba by=chi^ld ^is bo=rn in=The | Gh^et to oo / | / / / ~ And=his | C Em | ma=ma ^cries ss ss ss | / / / ~ cause=if | there's^one^thing that=she dont^need its^an | F G7 C | oth^er hun^gry mouth^to feed^in=The | Ghet^to oo oo / | G F C | / / / Peo=ple dont=you | un^der stand ~ the^child needs=a | help p^ing ha^nd ~ ^or | F G7 C F C F C | he'll^grow=to be=an^ang ry^young man^some | day yy / / | / / / Take=a look=at | G F7 C | you^and me ~ ^are we^too | blind d to=see e^e ~ ^or | F Em Dm G7 | do^we sim^ply turn^our heads^and | 2-4 ^look ~ the=oth^er | way yy yy Well^the | C F C F C Em | world dd turns ss | ss ss / ~ And=a | hun=gry lit=tle^boy with=a run^ny nose | F G7 C | plays^in=the street^as=the co=ld^wind blo=ws=in=The | ^Ghet t=o oo oo / | | / / / ~ and=his | hun^ger burns ss / | / / / ~ So=he | Em | starts^to=roam m^the=streets at^night and^he | F G7 C | learns^how=to steal^and=he le=arns=how=to fight^in=The | ^Ghet t=o oo oo / | G F C | / / / ~ and | Then^one night^in des=pe^ra tion^a | young^man breaks^a w=a^y ~ ^He | F Em Dm G7 | buys^a=gun nn steals^a=car rr | tries^to=run n but^he=dont get^far And=his | C F C F C Em | ma^ma cries ss ss | / / / ~ As=a | crowd^gath=ers round^an=ang ry^young man^face | F G7 C | do=wn on=the^street with=a=g=un in=his=ha=nd in=The | Ghet t=o oo oo / | | / / / # and=as=her | young^man dies ss ss | Em | / / / ~ On=a | cold^and^gray Chi=ca a^go morn^ing=An | F G7 C | oth=er=lit=tle ba^by=child d is^bo=rn in=The | Ghet t=o oo oo / | / / / ~ and^his | | ma=ma ^cries ss ss ss ||

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In The Ghetto is performed by Elvis Presley and written by Scott Davis. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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