# From: cs902154@ariel.yorku.ca (RONALD W ENGLISH) The Ghetto, Elvis Presley This song was written by Mac Davis of "Oh Lord, It's Hard To Be Humble " fame. The real name of the song is " The Vicious Circle " Intro: A D A D

^AAs the snow flies. ^D ^A On a c^Amaj7old and grey Chicago morn' a^Bmnother liitle baby ^Echild is born

In the ^Aghetto ^D ^A ^D ^A ^AAnd his mother cries ( in ^Dth^Ae ghetto )

'Cause if ^Amaj7there's one thing that she don't need, it's ^Bmanother little hungry ^Emouth to feed In the^A ghetto ^D ^A

Now people don't you ^Eunderstand The child needs a h^Delping h^Aand Or he'll^D grow up to be an^E angry young man some ^Aday

Take a look at ^Eyou and me Are we too ^Bmblind to^A see Or ^Ddo we just ^Amaj7turn our heads and look^Bm the other way ^E

as the^A world turns ^D ^A Amaj7 Bm . and a hungry little child with a runny nose plays in the streets

as the^E cold wind blows And his^A hunger burns ^D ^A So he ^Amaj7starts to roam the streets at night and he lear^Bmns how to steal

and he ^Elearns how to fight In the g^Ahetto ^D ^A ^D ^A And ^Ethen one night in desperation ^Bm A young man breaks^A away

He ^Dbuys a gun ^Amaj7 steals a car ^Bmtries to run but he^E don't get far and his^A mother cries ^D ^A

As a^Amaj7 crowd gathers 'round an angry young man ^Bmface down in the street with a^E gun in his hand

as her young ma^An dies ^D ^A on a c^Amaj7old and grey Chicago morn' a^Bmnother little baby ^Echild is born

In the^A ghetto ^D ^A And his mama cries ^D ^A

Mac Davis - The ghetto