Out Of The Ghetto Chords
by Donald Fagen
Out Of The Ghetto by Donald Fagen is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Bm. It uses the chords Bm7, D, E, A and C#m7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Out Of The Ghetto
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|Bm7 | D E |
( Repeat above two bars throughout verse )
You've come a long way baby,
From wealth and food stamp lines,
You're moving on up,
And leaving poverty behind.
You've had a good education,
And seen the best of the schools,
But when you take a drink,
The ghetto comes out of you.
E
I took you out of the ghetto,
(I took you out of the ghetto)
A
I took you out of the ghetto,
(I took you out of the ghetto)
C#m7
I took you out of the ghetto,
(I took you out of the ghetto)
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But I could not get that get to out of you.
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|Bm7 | D E |
Solo on Bm7
You're a foxy lady,
Your mamma had a beautiful child,
You're built like a brick house,
And that's no lie.
When we go to the disco,
You drive the fellas wild,
When you shake your booty,
Ghetto style.
E
I took you out of the ghetto,
(I took you out of the ghetto)
A
I took you out of the ghetto,
(I took you out of the ghetto)
C#m7
I took you out of the ghetto,
(I took you out of the ghetto)
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But I could not get that get to out of you.
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|Bm7 | D E |
You're a hunk of raw sugar,
Got some real sweet hips,
Your love, your love, your love,
Is like a honey drip.
Your roots are in the mean streets,
Ghetto mamma,
Stay the same.
E
I took you out of the ghetto,
(I took you out of the ghetto)
A
I took you out of the ghetto,
(I took you out of the ghetto)
C#m7
I took you out of the ghetto,
(I took you out of the ghetto)
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But I could not get that ghet to out of you.
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|Bm7 | D E |
Ghetto mamma, don't you change,
Ghetto mamma, stay the same.
Ghetto mamma, don't you change,
Ghetto mamma, stay the same.
Ghetto mamma, don't you change,
Ghetto mamma, stay the same.
Ghetto mamma, don't you change,
Ghetto mamma, stay the same.
Ghetto mamma, don't you change,
Ghetto mamma, stay the same.