Chords for Elvis Presley- In the Ghetto (lyrics)

Tempo:
118.3 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

F

Bb

Dm

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Elvis Presley- In the Ghetto (lyrics) chords
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As the snow flies
[Dm] On a cold and gray Chicago morning
[Eb] A poor little baby [F] child is born [Bb] in the ghetto
In the ghetto
And his mama cries
[Dm] Cause if there's one thing she don't [Eb] need
It's another [F] hungry mouth to [Bb] feed in the ghetto
People [F] don't you understand
The [Eb] child needs a [Bb] helping hand
[Eb]
He'll grow to [F] be an angry young man [Bb] someday
[F] Take a look at you and me
Are we too [Eb]
blind [Bb] to see
[Eb] Do we simply [Dm] turn our [Cm] heads and look the other [F] way
Well the [Bb] world turns
[Dm] And a hungry little boy with a runny nose
[Eb] Plays in the street as the [F] cold wind blows [Bb] in the ghetto
In the ghetto
And his hunger burns
[Dm] So he starts to roam the streets at night
[Eb] And he learns how to steal and [F] he learns how to [Bb] fight in the ghetto
In the ghetto
[F] Then one night in desperation [Eb] the young man [Bb] breaks away
[Eb] He buys a gun, [Dm] steals a car, [Cm] tries to run but he [F] don't get far
As [Bb]
[D] a crowd gathers round an angry young man [Eb] face down in the street [F] with a gun in his [Bb] hand
In the ghetto
Ghetto
And as her young man dies
In the ghetto
[Dm] On a cold and gray Chicago [Eb] morning
Another little baby [F] child is in the [Bb] ghetto
In the ghetto
And his mama cries
In the ghetto
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Eb
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F
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Bb
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Dm
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Cm
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Eb
12341116
F
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Bb
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To start learning Elvis Presley - (alt. take 20) In The Ghetto chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Bb, F, Bb, Dm, Eb, F, Bb, Eb, F and Eb. You can use ChordU's Free Tempo controller to start at a slower pace and then gradually increase your speed. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: Bb Major.

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

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This song was authored by Mac Davis.

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