Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto
Standard tuning
CAPO 1
A * - Play the A with a hammer-on/pull-off (little finger on the 3rd fret of the B string to mimic the riff)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu3SBtub53g if you want the pro picking version.
Verse 1
[A] [A] *
As the snow flies
[C#m]
On a cold and grey Chicago mornin'
[D] [E]
A poor little baby child is born
[A] [A] *
In the ghetto
Verse 2
[A] [A] *
And his mama cries
[C#m]
'cause if there's one thing that she don't need
[D] [E]
It's another hungry mouth to feed
[A] [A] *
In the ghetto
Chorus
[E]
People don't you understand
[D] [A]
The child needs a helping hand
[D] [E] [A]
Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day
[E]
Take a look at you and me,
[D] [A]
Are we too blind to see
[D] [C#m] [Bm] [E]
Do we simply turn our heads and look the other way
Verse 3
[A] [A] *
Well the world turns
[C#m]
And a hungry little boy with a runny nose
[D] [E]
Plays in the street as the cold wind blows
[A] [A] *
In the ghetto
Verse 4
[A] [A] *
And his hunger burns
[C#m]
so he starts to roam the streets at night
[D] [E]
And he learns how to steal, and he learns how to fight
[A] [A] *
In the ghetto
Bridge
[E]
Then one night in desperation
[D] [A]
A young man breaks away
[D] [C#m]
He buys a gun, steals a car,
[Bm] [E]
Tries to run, but he don't get far
Verse 5
[A] [A] *
And his mama cries
[C#m]
As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man
[D] [E]
Face down on the street with a gun in his hand
[A] [A] *
In the ghetto
Verse 6
[A] [A] *
As her young man dies,
[C#m]
On a cold and grey Chicago mornin'
[D] [E]
Another little baby child is born
[A] [A] *
In the ghetto
[A] [A] *
And his mama cries...
