In The Ghetto Chords by Elvis Presley

Tempo:
104 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

F

Dm

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Elvis Presley - In the Ghetto Lyrics chords
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[Bb] [Gm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] As the snow flies,
[Gm] on a cold and gray [Dm] Chicago morning, [Eb] a poor little [F] baby child is [Bb] born in the ghetto.
[Eb] [Bb] And his mama cries, [Dm] cause if there's one thing that she don't [Eb] need, it's another [F] hungry mouth to [Bb] feed in the ghetto.
[Eb] People, [F] don't you understand, [Eb] the child needs a [Bb] helping hand.
[Eb] He'll grow to be [F] an angry young [Bb] man someday.
[F] Take a look at you and me, are [Eb] we too blind [Bb] to see?
[Eb] Do we [Dm] simply turn our [Cm] heads and look the [F] other way?
[Bb] Well the world turns.
[Dm] A hungry little boy with a runny nose [Eb] plays in the street [F] as the cold wind [Bb] blows in the ghetto.
And his hunger burns.
So [D] he starts to roam the streets at [Eb] night and he learns how to steal and [F] he learns how to fight [Bb] in the ghetto.
[F] Then one night in [Eb] desperation the young [Bb] man breaks away.
[Eb] He buys a [Dm] gun, steals a car, [Cm] tries to run [F] but he don't get far.
And [Bb] his mama cries.
[Dm] As the crowd gathers round an angry young man [Eb] face down in the [F] street with a gun in his [Bb] hand in the ghetto.
And as her young man dies, [Eb] [Bb]
on [D] a cold [Dm] and grey Chicago [Eb] morning another little baby [F] child is born [Bb] in the ghetto.
And his mama cries.
Key:  
Bb
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Eb
12341116
F
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Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
F
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Let's start jamming Elvis Presley - (alt. take 20) In The Ghetto chords, practice the chord sequence F, Bb, Eb, F, Bb, Dm, Eb and Bb. A good strategy is to initiate at 52 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 104 BPM. With Bb Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] As the snow _ flies, _
_ _ [Gm] _ on a cold and gray [Dm] Chicago morning, [Eb] a poor little [F] baby child is [Bb] born in the ghetto. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] And his mama cries, _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] cause if there's one thing that she don't [Eb] need, it's another [F] hungry mouth to [Bb] feed in the ghetto. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] People, [F] don't you understand, [Eb] the child needs a [Bb] helping hand.
[Eb] He'll grow to be [F] an angry young [Bb] man someday. _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] Take a look at you and me, are [Eb] we too blind [Bb] to see?
_ [Eb] Do we [Dm] simply turn our [Cm] heads and look the [F] other way? _
_ [Bb] Well the world _ turns.
_ _ _ [Dm] A hungry little boy with a runny nose [Eb] plays in the street [F] as the cold wind [Bb] blows in the ghetto. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And his hunger burns. _ _ _ _ _
So [D] he starts to roam the streets at [Eb] night and he learns how to steal and [F] he learns how to fight [Bb] in the ghetto. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] Then one night in [Eb] desperation the young [Bb] man breaks away.
[Eb] He buys a [Dm] gun, steals a car, [Cm] tries to run [F] but he don't get far.
And [Bb] his mama cries. _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] As the crowd gathers round an angry young man [Eb] face down in the [F] street with a gun in his [Bb] hand in the ghetto. _
_ _ _ _ _ And as her young man _ _ dies, [Eb] _ [Bb]
on [D] a cold [Dm] and grey Chicago [Eb] morning another little baby [F] child is born _ [Bb] in the ghetto. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And his mama cries. _ _ _ _ _ _
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This song was authored by Mac Davis.

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