Stevie Wonder – Village Ghetto Land (Guitar)
Capo 1
Key
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
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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]
Am D7 G Would you like to go with me Am D7 G Down my dead-end street F Would you like to come with me G G/B | C G C | To village ghetto land
[Verse 2]
Am D7 G See the people lock their doors Am D7 G While robbers laugh and steal F Beggars 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]
Am D7 G Broken glass is everywhere Am D7 G It's a bloody scene F Killing plagues the citizens G G/B | C G C | Unless they own police
[Verse 4]
Am D7 G Children play with rusted cars Am D7 G Sores cover their hands F Politicians 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]
Am D7 G Families buying dog food now Am D7 G Starvation roams the streets F Babies die before they're born G G/B | C G C | Infected by the grief
[Verse 6]
Am D7 G Now some folks say that we should be Am D7 G Glad for what we have F Tell 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]
G G/B C G C Village ghetto land