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In The Ghetto

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In The Ghetto.
Merle Haggard.
Album: My Farewell To Elvis.
Capo 1.
Play intro as needed
throughout song.
A Asus4 A
AAs the snow flies on a C#mcold and gray Chicago morn,
A Dpoor little baby Echild is born,
In the AGhetto and his mama cries,
Cause C#mthere's one thing that she don't need
Is Danother little hungry Emouth to feed,
In the AGhetto.
EPeople don't you understand the Dchild needs a helping Ahand,
DHe'll grow to be an Eangry young man Asomeday,
ETake a look at you and me are Dwe too blind to Asee,
DDo we simply C#mturn our heads and Bmlook the other Eway,
As the world Aturns.
A C#mhungry little boy with a running nose,
DPlays in the streets as the Ecold wind blows,
In the AGhetto, and his hunger burns,
So he C#mstarts to roam the streets at night
And he Dlearns how to steal and he Elearns how to fight,
In the AGhetto.
Then Eone night in desperation the Dyoung man breaks Aaway,
And he Dbuys a gun and he Asteals a car and he Bmtries to run,
But Edon't get far, and his Amama cries.
As a Acrowd gathers round and the angry young man
Face Ddown the street with a Egun in his hand,
In the AGhetto, as the young man dies.
On a C#mcold and gray Chicago morn
DAnother little baby Echild is born,
In the AGhetto, his mama cries
(In Ghetto, oh, oh...)

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In The Ghetto

by Merle Haggard

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Asus4

C#m

In The Ghetto.

Merle Haggard.

Album: My Farewell To Elvis.

Capo 1.

Play intro as needed

throughout song.

A Asus4 A

A C#m

As the snow flies on a cold and gray Chicago morn,

D E

A poor little baby child is born,

In the Ghetto and his mama cries,

C#m

Cause there's one thing that she don't need

D E

Is another little hungry mouth to feed,

In the Ghetto.

E D A

People don't you understand the child needs a helping hand,

D E A

He'll grow to be an angry young man someday,

E D A

Take a look at you and me are we too blind to see,

D C#m Bm E

Do we simply turn our heads and look the other way,

As the world turns.

C#m

A hungry little boy with a running nose,

D E

Plays in the streets as the cold wind blows,

In the Ghetto, 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,

In the Ghetto.

E D A

Then one night in desperation the young man breaks away,

D A Bm

And he buys a gun and he steals a car and he tries to run,

E A

But don't get far, and his mama cries.

As a crowd gathers round and the angry young man

D E

Face down the street with a gun in his hand,

In the Ghetto, as the young man dies.

C#m

On a cold and gray Chicago morn

D E

Another little baby child is born,

In the Ghetto, his mama cries

(In Ghetto, oh, oh...)

About In The Ghetto Chords by Merle Haggard

Learn how to play In The Ghetto by Merle Haggard with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “In The Ghetto chords”, “In The Ghetto guitar chords”, or “Merle Haggard In The Ghetto chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy In The Ghetto chords and for experienced players who want accurate In The Ghetto lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, Asus4, C#m, D, E, Bm.

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