Capo: 1 Tuning: E A D G B E

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Village Ghetto Land – Stevie Wonder --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Gary Byrd/Stevie Wonder From: “Songs in the Key of Life” (1976) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Capo: 1st fret Play: C Key: Db For chords in original key transpose +1 (and "use flats") G/B x-2-0-0-0-3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | Am D7 | G | Am D7 | G D G | [Verse 1]

^AmWould you ^D7like to ^Ggo with me ^AmDown my ^D7dead-end ^Gstreet ^FWould you like to come with me G G/B | C G C | To village ghetto land

[Verse 2]

^AmSee the ^D7people ^Glock their doors While ^Amrobbers ^D7laugh and ^Gsteal ^FBeggars watch and eat their meals G G/B | C G C | From garbage cans

[Interlude] | Am D7 | G | Am D7 | G D G | | F | % | G G/B | C G C | [Verse 3]

^AmBroken ^D7glass is ^Geverywhere ^AmIt's a ^D7bloody ^Gscene ^FKilling plagues the citizens G G/B | C G C | Unless they own police

[Verse 4]

^AmChildren ^D7play with ^Grusted cars ^AmSores co^D7ver their ^Ghands ^FPoliticians laugh and drink G G/B | C G C | Drunk to all demands

[Interlude] | Am D7 | G | Am D7 | G D G | | F | % | G G/B | C G C | [Verse 5]

^AmFamilies ^D7buying ^Gdog food now Star^Amvation ^D7roams the ^Gstreets ^FBabies die before they're born G G/B | C G C | Infected by the grief

[Verse 6]

Now ^Amsome folks ^D7say that ^Gwe should be ^AmGlad for ^D7what we ^Ghave ^FTell me would you be happy G G/B | C G C | In village ghetto land

[Interlude] | Am D7 | G | Am D7 | G D G | | F | % | [Coda]

^GVillage ^G/Bghetto l^Can^Gd ^C

Stevie Wonder - Village ghetto land