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In The Ghetto

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Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".

Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family when he was 13 years old. His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African American music to a wider audience.

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In The Ghetto - Elvis Presley
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Capo 1

Tab by Már Kristjónsson [[email protected]]
15. FEB 2005, Reykjavík

There is actually no guitar in some parts of the song so I didn't
tab those parts (I still wrote down the chords). I recommend you just play
those chords similarly to the 'C#m, D and E part' shown below or if you're in
a band consider just not playing them.

A D/A A D/A
E|------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------2----2h3---2h3---2h3p2-|-------2----2h3---3--2----|
G|-------2----2-----2-----2-----|------------2---2---------|
D|----2-------2h4---2h4---2h4---|----2-------2h4-2h4--2----|
A|-0--------0-----0-----0-------|-0--------0---------------|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------|

C#m D E
E|-------------------------|-------2-----------0-----|
B|-------5-----------5-----|-------3-----------0-----|
G|-------6-----------6-----|----2-----2-----1-----1--|
D|----6-----6-----6-----6--|-0-----------2-----------|
A|-4-----------4-----------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

D C#m Bm E
E|-2-----------------|-------------------|
B|-3--------5--------|-3-----------------|
G|-2--------6--------|-4--------1--------|
D|-0--------6--------|-4--------2--------|
A|----------4--------|-2--------2--------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|

Variation (He buys a gun...)
D C#m Bm E
E|-2-----------------|-------------------|
B|-3--------5--------|-3--------0-2-3----|
G|-2--------6--------|-4--------1-1-1----|
D|-0--------6--------|-4--------2-2-2----|
A|----------4--------|-2--------2--------|
E|-------------------|----------0--------|

[Intro]
A D/A A D/A

[Verse 1]
A D/A A D/A
As the snow flies,
C#m
on a cold and grey Chicago mornin'
D E
a poor little baby child is born
A D/A A D/A
in the ghetto.
A D/A A D/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 D/A A D/A
in the ghetto.

[Chorus]
E
Ah, 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
Ah, take a look at you and me,
D A
are we to blind to see?
D C#m
Do we simply turn our head
Bm E
and look the other way?

[Verse 2]
A D/A A D/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 D/A A D/A
in the ghetto.
A D/A A D/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 D/A A D/A
in the ghetto.

[Chorus]
E
Then one night in desperation
D A
the 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 3]
A D/A A D/A
and his mama cries.
C#m
As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man,
D E
face down in the street with a gun in his hand,
A D/A A D/A
in the ghetto.
A D/A A D/A
And as her young man dies,
C#m
on a cold and grey Chicago mornin',
D E
another little baby child is born
A D/A A D/A
in the ghetto.
A D/A A D/A
And his mama cries...

[Outro]
A D/A A D/A x4
(fade out)

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In The Ghetto

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