Elvis Presley, In The Ghetto (1969)
^{Key: :[A] (w: Mac Davis)}

VERSE 1:
[A] As the snow flies
On a [C#m] cold and grey Chicago morn'
[D] And a poor little baby [E] child is born
In the [A] ghetto (in the ghetto)

VERSE 2:
[A] And his mother cries
'Cause if [C#m] there's one thing that she don't need
It's [D] another hungry [E] mouth to feed
In the [A] ghetto (in the ghetto)

CHORUS 1:
Now people don't you [C#m] understand
The child needs a [D] helping [A] hand
Or [D] he'll grow to be
An [E] angry young man some-[A]-day

CHORUS 2:
Take a look at [C#m] you and me
Are we too [D] blind to [A] see
Or [D] do we simply [C#m] turn our heads
And [Bm] look the other [E] way

VERSE 3:
Well the [A] world turns
And a [C#m] hungry little boy with a runny nose
Plays [D] in the streets as the [E] cold wind blows
In the [A] ghetto (in the ghetto)

VERSE 4:
And his [A] hunger burns
So he [C#m] starts to roam the streets at night
And he [D] learns how to steal, and he [E] learns how to fight
In the [A] ghetto (in the ghetto)

CHORUS 3:
And [C#m] then one night in desperation
The [D] young man breaks a[A]-way
He [D] buys a gun [C#m] steals a car
[Bm] Trys to run but he [E] don't get far

VERSE 5:
And his [A] mama cries
As a [C#m] crowd gathers 'round an angry young man
Face [D] down in the street, with a [E] gun in his hand
In the [A] ghetto (in the ghetto)

VERSE 6:
And as her [A] young man dies (in the ghetto)
On a [C#m] cold and grey Chicago morn'
And an-[D]-other little baby [E] child is born
In the [A] ghetto (in the ghetto)

OUTRO:
[A] And his mama cries (in the ghetto)