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19th July 2001, 7.45pm

VILLAGE GHETTO LAND by STEVIE WONDER

Written by Stevie Wonder and Byrd

From 'Songs In The Key Of Life' (Motown, 1976)

Chords used:

Capo at first fret

Am7:  x02010     C:  x32010
D7:   xx0212     D:  xx0232
G:    320033
F:    133211
G7:   320001

Am7 D7 G Am7 D7 G D7 G

Am7       D7      G
Would you like to go with me
Am7     D7       G
Down my dead end street?
F
Would you like to come with me
   G7             C     G7  C
To Village Ghetto Land?

Am7     D      G
See the people lock their doors
      Am7     D7        G
While robbers laugh and steal
F                                   A7           C    G7   C
Beggars watch and eat their meals - from garbage cans

Am7 D7 G D7 G

Am7 D7 G D G F

G7 C G7 C

Am7    D7       G
Broken glass is everywhere
Am7    D7     G
It's a bloody scene
F
Killing plagues the citizens
G7                C    G7  C
Unless they own police

Am7      D         G
Children play with rusted cars
Am7      D7        G
Scores cover their hands
F                             G7             C     G7
Politicians laugh and drink - drunk to all demands

Am7 D7 G D7 G

Am7 D7 G D G F

G7 C G7 C

Am7      D7              G
Families buying dog food now
    Am7    D7        G
Starvation roams the streets
F
Babies die before they're born
  G7            C      G7 C
Infected by the grief

Am7            D        G
Now some folks say that we should be
Am7      D7      G
Glad for what we have
F                                C              G7    C
Tell me would you be in happy in Village Ghetto Land

Am7 D7 G D7 G

Am7 D7 G D G

F

G7             C     G7   C
Village Ghetto Land