Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto

there are still some versions of the song , but all of them are in the wrong key ,
so this is the one to play along the cd .

intro : A# A#

A# A#
as the snow flies
Dm
on a cold and gray chicago mornin’
D# F
a poor little baby child is born
A# A#
in the ghetto
A# A#
and his mama cries
Dm
cause if theres one thing that she don’t need
D# F
it’s another hungry mouth to feed
A# A#
in the ghetto

F
people , dont you understand
D# A#
the child needs a helping hand
D# F A#
or he’ll grow to be an angry young man some day
A# F
take a look at you and me ,
D# A#
are we too blind to see ,
D# Dm
do we simply turn our heads
D# F
and look the other way

A# A#
well the world turns
Dm
and a hungry little boy with a runny nose
D# F
plays in the street as the cold wind blows
A# A#
in the ghetto
A# A#
and his hunger burns
Dm
so he starts to roam the streets at night
D#
and he learns how to steal
F
and he learns how to fight
A# A#
in the ghetto

F
then one night in desperation
D# A#
a young man breaks away
D# Dm
he buys a gun , steals a car ,
D# F
tries to run , but he don’t get far
A# A#
and his mama cries

Dm
as a crowd gathers round an angry young man
D# F
face down on the street with a gun in his hand
A# A#
in the ghetto
A# A#
as her young man dies ,
Dm
on a cold and gray chicago mornin’ ,
D# F
another little baby child is born
A# A#
in the ghetto
A# A#
and his mama cries

outro : A#