Chords for Elvis Presley - In the Ghetto (Official Audio)
Tempo:
88.8 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Dm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [Gm] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
As the snow flies, [Eb] [Bb]
[Dm] on a cold and gray Chicago [Eb] morning, a poor little [F] baby child is [Bb] born
in the ghetto.
In the ghetto.
And his mama cries, cause [Dm] if there's one thing that she don't need, it's [Eb] another [F] hungry mouth
to feed [Bb] in the ghetto.
In the ghetto.
[Eb]
People, [F] don't you understand, a child [Eb] needs a [Bb] helping hand.
[Eb] He'll grow to be [F] an angry young man [Bb] someday.
Take a [F] look at you and me, are we [Eb] too blind [Bb] to see?
[Eb] Do we simply [Dm] turn our [Cm] heads and look the other [F] way?
[Bb] Well the [Gm] world turns, [Bb] and [Dm] a hungry little boy with a runny [Eb] nose plays in the [F] street
as the cold wind blows in [Bb] the ghetto.
In the ghetto.
And his hunger burns.
So [Dm] he starts to roam the streets at night and [Eb] he learns how to steal and [F] he learns how
to fight in [Bb] the ghetto.
[F] Then one night in desperation, [Eb] the young man breaks [Bb] away.
[Eb] He buys a gun, [Dm] steals a car, [Cm] tries to run, [F] but he don't get far and his [Bb] mama cries.
[Gm] [Bb] [D] As the crowd gathers round, an angry young man [Eb] fades down in the street [F] with a gun in his hand.
[Bb] In the ghetto.
In the ghetto.
And as her young man dies.
In the ghetto.
[Dm] On a cold and gray Chicago [Eb] morning, another little [F] baby child is born in [Bb] the ghetto.
In the ghetto.
And his mama cries.
[Eb] [Bb] In the ghetto.
[Eb] [Bb] In the ghetto.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[N]
As the snow flies, [Eb] [Bb]
[Dm] on a cold and gray Chicago [Eb] morning, a poor little [F] baby child is [Bb] born
in the ghetto.
In the ghetto.
And his mama cries, cause [Dm] if there's one thing that she don't need, it's [Eb] another [F] hungry mouth
to feed [Bb] in the ghetto.
In the ghetto.
[Eb]
People, [F] don't you understand, a child [Eb] needs a [Bb] helping hand.
[Eb] He'll grow to be [F] an angry young man [Bb] someday.
Take a [F] look at you and me, are we [Eb] too blind [Bb] to see?
[Eb] Do we simply [Dm] turn our [Cm] heads and look the other [F] way?
[Bb] Well the [Gm] world turns, [Bb] and [Dm] a hungry little boy with a runny [Eb] nose plays in the [F] street
as the cold wind blows in [Bb] the ghetto.
In the ghetto.
And his hunger burns.
So [Dm] he starts to roam the streets at night and [Eb] he learns how to steal and [F] he learns how
to fight in [Bb] the ghetto.
[F] Then one night in desperation, [Eb] the young man breaks [Bb] away.
[Eb] He buys a gun, [Dm] steals a car, [Cm] tries to run, [F] but he don't get far and his [Bb] mama cries.
[Gm] [Bb] [D] As the crowd gathers round, an angry young man [Eb] fades down in the street [F] with a gun in his hand.
[Bb] In the ghetto.
In the ghetto.
And as her young man dies.
In the ghetto.
[Dm] On a cold and gray Chicago [Eb] morning, another little [F] baby child is born in [Bb] the ghetto.
In the ghetto.
And his mama cries.
[Eb] [Bb] In the ghetto.
[Eb] [Bb] In the ghetto.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[N]
Key:
Bb
Eb
F
Dm
Gm
Bb
Eb
F
[Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb]
As the snow flies, _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb]
[Dm] on a cold and gray Chicago [Eb] morning, a poor little [F] baby child is [Bb] born
in the ghetto.
_ In the ghetto. _
And his mama cries, _ _ _ cause [Dm] if there's one thing that she don't need, it's [Eb] another [F] hungry mouth
to feed [Bb] in the ghetto.
_ _ In the ghetto.
[Eb]
People, [F] don't you understand, a child [Eb] needs a [Bb] helping hand.
[Eb] He'll grow to be [F] an angry young man [Bb] someday. _
Take a [F] look at you and me, are we [Eb] too blind [Bb] to see?
[Eb] Do we simply [Dm] turn our [Cm] heads and look the other [F] way?
_ [Bb] Well the [Gm] world turns, [Bb] _ _ and [Dm] a hungry little boy with a runny [Eb] nose plays in the [F] street
as the cold wind blows in [Bb] the ghetto. _
In the ghetto.
_ And his hunger burns.
_ _ _ So [Dm] he starts to roam the streets at night and [Eb] he learns how to steal and [F] he learns how
to fight in [Bb] the ghetto. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] Then one night in desperation, [Eb] the young man breaks [Bb] away.
[Eb] He buys a gun, [Dm] steals a car, [Cm] tries to run, [F] but he don't get far and his [Bb] mama cries.
[Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] As the crowd gathers round, an angry young man [Eb] fades down in the street [F] with a gun in his hand.
[Bb] In the ghetto.
_ In the ghetto.
And as her young man dies.
In the ghetto.
_ [Dm] On a cold and gray Chicago [Eb] morning, another little [F] baby child is born in [Bb] the ghetto.
_ In the ghetto.
_ And his mama cries.
[Eb] [Bb] In the ghetto.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] [Bb] In the ghetto.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
As the snow flies, _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb]
[Dm] on a cold and gray Chicago [Eb] morning, a poor little [F] baby child is [Bb] born
in the ghetto.
_ In the ghetto. _
And his mama cries, _ _ _ cause [Dm] if there's one thing that she don't need, it's [Eb] another [F] hungry mouth
to feed [Bb] in the ghetto.
_ _ In the ghetto.
[Eb]
People, [F] don't you understand, a child [Eb] needs a [Bb] helping hand.
[Eb] He'll grow to be [F] an angry young man [Bb] someday. _
Take a [F] look at you and me, are we [Eb] too blind [Bb] to see?
[Eb] Do we simply [Dm] turn our [Cm] heads and look the other [F] way?
_ [Bb] Well the [Gm] world turns, [Bb] _ _ and [Dm] a hungry little boy with a runny [Eb] nose plays in the [F] street
as the cold wind blows in [Bb] the ghetto. _
In the ghetto.
_ And his hunger burns.
_ _ _ So [Dm] he starts to roam the streets at night and [Eb] he learns how to steal and [F] he learns how
to fight in [Bb] the ghetto. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] Then one night in desperation, [Eb] the young man breaks [Bb] away.
[Eb] He buys a gun, [Dm] steals a car, [Cm] tries to run, [F] but he don't get far and his [Bb] mama cries.
[Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] As the crowd gathers round, an angry young man [Eb] fades down in the street [F] with a gun in his hand.
[Bb] In the ghetto.
_ In the ghetto.
And as her young man dies.
In the ghetto.
_ [Dm] On a cold and gray Chicago [Eb] morning, another little [F] baby child is born in [Bb] the ghetto.
_ In the ghetto.
_ And his mama cries.
[Eb] [Bb] In the ghetto.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] [Bb] In the ghetto.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _