In The Ghetto
Elvis Presley
Versione
1+
pubblicato da
rafah
[Capo al 1]
A * - Play the A with a hammer-on/pull-off (little finger on the 3rd fret of the B string tomimic the riff)
[Versetto]A A *As the snow fliesC#mOn a cold and grey Chicago mornin'D EA poor little baby child is bornA A *In the ghetto[Versetto]A A *And his mama criesC#m'cause if there's one thing that she don't needD EIt's another hungry mouth to feedA A *In the ghetto[Ritornello]EPeople don't you understandD AThe child needs a helping handD E AOr he'll grow to be an angry young man some dayETake a look at you and me,D AAre we too blind to seeD C#m Bm EDo we simply turn our heads and look the other way[Versetto]A A *Well the world turnsC#mAnd a hungry little boy with a runny noseD EPlays in the street as the cold wind blowsA A *In the ghetto[Versetto]A A *And his hunger burnsC#mso he starts to roam the streets at nightD EAnd he learns how to steal, and he learns how to fightA A *In the ghetto[Ponte]EThen one night in desperationD AA young man breaks awayD C#mHe buys a gun, steals a car,Bm ETries to run, but he don't get far[Versetto]A A *And his mama criesC#mAs a crowd gathers 'round an angry young manD EFace down on the street with a gun in his handA A *In the ghetto[Versetto]A A *As her young man dies,C#mOn a cold and grey Chicago mornin'D EAnother little baby child is bornA A *In the ghettoA A *And his mama cries...