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In The Ghetto by Elvis Presley - Guitar Chords

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            Song: In the ghetto (The vicious circle)
Artist: Elvis Presley
Composer: Mac Davis
Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' at ultimateGuitar-)   29th July 2015

FINE TUNING: The original record is very slightly flat of standard pitch.
To match it, use a chromatic tuner and de-tune all your strings down by
approx. minus 10 cents.   Alternatively, find a live version to play
along with, which is more likely to be in concert pitch.

The key to this song is in the hammered-on riff shown in the intro,
and this riff carries on throughout large sections of the song.
Although the 1st and 5th strings don't actually need to be sounded,
you may find it easier to form the full G chord as anchorage, as it
feels stronger to me when adding the extra hammered-on notes.
I play the G chord using the middle finger on the 5th string, the ring 
finger on the 6th string and the little finger on the 1st string.
Then hammer-on the notes on the 2nd and 4th strings using the index
and middle fingers.

CAPO: 3rd fret (Will then sound in the recorded approx. key of Bb)

NOTE:  Please IGNORE ANY CHORD BOXES the website might automatically
suggest and use the typed shapes shown below:

Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
G   = 320003     C   = x32010    Am    = x02210   Dsus2 = xx0230
C/G = 3x2013     D7  = xx0212    D     = xx0232   N.C.  = No chords
Bm  = x24432     C/B = x2x010    Dsus4 = xx0233   h     = hammer-on note 

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[Intro]
      G         G C/G  G C/G  G C/G     G        G C/G  G C/G   G
e |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B |--------0----0-h1---0-h1---0-h1--|--------0----0-h1---0-h1---0---|
G |------0--------------------------|------0------------------------|
D |-------------0-h2---0-h2---0-h1--|-------------0-h2---0-h2---0---|
A |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E |---3---------3-------------------|---3---------3-----------------|

[Verse 1]
       G          G C/G  G C/G  G C/G      G    G C/G    G C/G  G
As the snow flies----------------------,
     Bm                               C                D7
On a cold and grey Chicago morning, a poor little baby child is born...
          G    G C/G  G C/G  G C/G           G    G C/G   G C/G  G
...In the ghetto--------,            (In the ghetto-----!)
        G          G C/G  G C/G  G C/G       G    G C/G   G C/G  G
And his momma cries-------------------,
          Bm
'Cause if there's one thing that she don't need,
         C             D7
It's a - nother hungry mouth to feed...
          G    G C/G  G C/G   G C/G         G    G C/G     G C/G  G
...In the ghetto------------,       (In the ghetto-------!)

[Verse 2]
     G                 D                             C      C/B  G
Now, people, don't you understand, the child needs a help - ing  hand,
   C                   D7              C    G
Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day?
                   D           Dsus4 D      Dsus2   C        G
A - take a look at you and me!           Are we too blind to see,
   C               Bm                    Am                D7
Or do we simply ...turn our heads ...and look ...the other way?

[Verse 3]
N.C.      G           G C/G  G C/G  G C/G     G    G C/G    G C/G  G
Well, the world turns---------------------,
      Bm
And a hungry little boy, with a runny nose,
C                          D7
Plays in the street as the cold wind blows...
          G    G C/G  G C/G  G C/G         G    G C/G    G C/G  G
...In the ghetto-----------,       (In the ghetto-----!)
        G          G C/G  G C/G  G C/G        G    G C/G   G C/G  G
And his hunger burns-----------,
      Bm
So he starts to roam the streets at night,
       C                           D7
And he learns how to steal, and he learns how to fight...
          G    C/G G  C/G   G C/G          G     G C/G   G C/G   G
...In the ghetto----------,        (In the ghetto------!)

[Bridge]
D                                   C               C/B  G
Then one night, in desperation, the young man breaks a - way,
   C           Bm            Am                   D7
He buys a gun, steals a car, tries to run, but he don't get far...

[Verse 4]
N.C.         G         G C/G  G C/G   G C/G     G    G C/G    G C/G  G
  ...And his Momma cries-------------,
     Bm
As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man,
     C                          D7
Face down in the street, with a gun in his hand...
          G    G C/G  G C/G  G C/G          G    G C/G    G C/G  G
...In the ghetto------,            (In the ghetto--------------!)
         G            G C/G  G C/G  G C/G         G    G C/G    G C/G  G
As her young man dies-------------,      (In the ghetto-----!)
     Bm
On a cold and grey Chicago morning,
    C                  D7
A -nother little baby child ...is ...born...
          G    G C/G  G C/G  G C/G          G    G C/G    G C/G  G
...In the ghetto-------,            (In the ghetto-----!)
           G           G C/G  G C/G  G C/G         G    G C/G   G C/G  G
...And his Momma cries-------------!      (In the ghetto-----!)

[Coda]
 G    G C/G  G C/G  G C/G           G    G C/G     G C/G  G
                            (In the ghetto------!)

 G    G C/G  G C/G  G C/G

 G   G C/G   G C/G  G       G    G C/G  G C/G  G C/G    G   G C/G   G C/G  G
(Oh-----------------------, oh----------------------!)


    G         G C/G  G C/G  G C/G   G        G C/G  G C/G   G       G
e |-------------------------------|-----------------------------|---3---||
B |------0----0-h1---0-h1---0-h1--|------0----0-h1---0-h1---0---|---3---||
G |----0--------------------------|----0------------------------|---0---||
D |-----------0-h2---0-h2---0-h1--|-----------0-h2---0-h2---0---|---0---||
A |-------------------------------|-----------------------------|---2---||
E |--3--------3-------------------|--3--------3-----------------|---3---||
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