Stevie Wonder – Village Ghetto Land (Guitar)

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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