In The Ghetto[A] - Elvis Presley
[A]As the snow flies…
On a [C#m7]cold and grey Chicago morning
A [D]poor little baby [E7]child is born in the [A]ghetto
And his [A]mamma cries…
‚Cos if [C#m7]there’s one thing that she dont need
It is [D]another hungry [E7]mouth to feed in the [A]ghetto
People dont you [E]understand
The child needs a [D]helping [A]hand
Or [D]he’ll gonna be an [E]angry young man some [A]aay
Take a look at [E]you and me
Are we too [D]blind to [A]see
Or [D]do we simply [C#m]turn our heads and [Bm]look the other [E7]way
[A]Well, the world turns..
And a [C#m7]hungry little boy with a runny nose
[D]Plays in the street as the [E7]cold wind blows in the [A]ghetto
And his hunger burns…
So he [C#m7]starts to roam the streets at night
And he [D]learns how to steal and he [E7]learns how to fight in the [A]ghetto
[E]Then one night in desperation the [D]young man breaks [A]away
He [D]buys a gun, he [C#m7]steals a car,
He [Bm]tries to run but he [E7]dont get far
[A]And his mamma cries…
As a [C#m7]crowd gathers round an angry young man
Face [D]down in the street with a [E7]gun in his hand in the [A]ghetto
And as her young man dies…
On a [C#m7]cold and grey Chicago morning
An[D]other little baby [E7]child is born in the [A]ghetto…