In The Ghetto - Elvis Presley
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CEm
As the snow flies On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
FG
A poor little baby child is born
CC
In the ghetto And his mama cries
Em
cause if there's one thing that she don't need
FG
It's another hungry mouth to feed
C
In the ghetto
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GFC
People, don't you understand The child needs a helping hand
FGC
Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day
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Take a look at you and me
FC
Are we too blind to see
FEm
Do we simply turn our heads
DmG
And look the other way
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C
Well, the world turns
Em
And a hungry little boy with a runny nose
FG
Plays in the street as the cold wind blows
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CC
In the ghetto and his hunger burns
Em
So he starts to roam the streets at night
F
And he learns how to steal
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And he learns how to fight
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In the ghetto
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Then one night in desperation
FC
A young man breaks away
FEm
He buys a gun, he steals a car
DmG
He tries to run, but he don't get far
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C
And his mama cries
Em
As a crowd gathers round an angry young man
FG
Face down on the street with a gun in his hand
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CC
In the ghetto And as her young man dies
Em
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
FG
Another little baby child is born
CC
In the ghetto And his mama cries
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