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In The Ghetto

by Elvis Presley · harmonica tab for C diatonic harmonica

No bends319 notesHoles 4–8Diatonic
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4 = blow hole 4-4 = draw hole 4’ = bend
Verse 1
As the snow flies,
on a cold and grey Chicago mornin',
a poor little baby child is born in the ghetto.
(in the | ghetto.)
And his mama cries,
'cause if there's one thing that she don't need,
it's an-other hungry mouth to feed,
in the ghetto. (in the ghetto.)
People, don't you understand
the child needs a helping hand,
he'll grow to be an angry young man some day.
Take a look at you and me;
are we too blind to see?
Do we simply turn our heads
and look the other way?
Well, the world turns,
and a hungry little boy with a runny nose
plays in the street as the cold wind blows
in the ghetto,(in the ghetto)
And his hunger burns.
So he starts to roam the streets at night,
and he learns how to steal
and he learns how to fight
in the ghetto.(in the ghetto)
Verse 2
Then one night in desperation,
the young man breaks a-way;
he buys a gun,
he steals a car,
tries to run but he don't get far,
and his mama cries.
As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man
face down in the street
with a gun in his hand
in the ghetto,(in the ghetto)
And as her young man dies. (in the ghetto)
On a cold and grey Chicago mornin',
an-other little baby child is born
in the ghetto. (in the ghetto)
and his mama cries. (in the ghetto)
(in the ghetto) (in the ghetto)