{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":107211,"song":"In The Ghetto","artist":"Elvis Presley","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11214095-in-the-ghetto-chords-by-elvis-presley/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/107211?type=chord","rating":4.8592,"votes":1328,"content":"Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto\r\n\r\nStandard tuning\r\nCAPO 1\r\n\r\nA * - Play the A with a hammer-on/pull-off (little finger on the 3rd fret of the B string to mimic the riff)\r\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu3SBtub53g if you want the pro picking version.\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] *\r\nAs the snow flies[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nOn a cold and grey Chicago mornin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nA poor little baby child is born[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] *\r\nIn the ghetto[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] *\r\nAnd his mama cries[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\n'cause if there's one thing that she don't need[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIt's another hungry mouth to feed[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] *\r\nIn the ghetto[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nPeople don't you understand[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe child needs a helping hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOr he'll grow to be an angry young man some day[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nTake a look at you and me,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAre we too blind to see[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C#m[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDo we simply turn our heads and look the other way[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] *\r\nWell the world turns[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C#m[/ch]                        \r\nAnd a hungry little boy with a runny nose[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nPlays in the street as the cold wind blows[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] *\r\nIn the ghetto[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] *  \r\nAnd his hunger burns[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nso he starts to roam the streets at night[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd he learns how to steal, and he learns how to fight[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] *\r\nIn the ghetto[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nThen one night in desperation[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nA young man breaks away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nHe buys a gun, steals a car,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nTries to run, but he don't get far[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] *\r\nAnd his mama cries[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C#m[/ch]    \r\nAs a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]E[/ch]    \r\nFace down on the street with a gun in his hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] *\r\nIn the ghetto[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] *\r\nAs her young man dies,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nOn a cold and grey Chicago mornin'[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]    \r\nAnother little baby child is born[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] *\r\nIn the ghetto[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] *\r\nAnd his mama cries...[/tab]","plain_text":"Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto\n\nStandard tuning\nCAPO 1\n\nA * - Play the A with a hammer-on/pull-off (little finger on the 3rd fret of the B string to mimic the riff)\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu3SBtub53g if you want the pro picking version.\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]","chords":["A","B","C#m","D","E","Bm"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}