Gangstas Paradise - Coolio, guitar chords

Published: 2018-11-15 16:54
Selection chords: Ethan Cooper

G#
As I walk through the valley
         Fm
of the shadow of death
G
I take a look at my life
     Cm
and realize thereʼs nothing left
G#
Cause Iʼve been blasting
         Fm
and laughing so long that
G
Even my momma thinks
      Cm
that my mind is gone
G#
But I aint never crossed a man
         Fm
that didnʼt deserve it
C
Me be treated like a punk,
       Cm
you know thatʼs unheard of
G#
You better watch how you talking,
         Fm
and where you walking
G
Or you and your homies
       Cm
might be lined in chalk
G#
I really hate to trip
         Fm
but I gotta loc
G
As they croak I see myself
        Cm
in the pistol smoke ... fool
G#
Iʼm the kinda that little
         Fm
homies want to be like
G
On my knees in the night,
        Cm
saying prayers in the street light

G#                   Fm
We’ve been spending most our lives
G                      Cm
living in the gangstaʼs paradise
G#                   Fm
We’ve been spending most our lives
G                      Cm
living in the gangstaʼs paradise
G#                   Fm
We keep spending most our lives
G                      Cm
living in the gangstaʼs paradise
G#                   Fm
We keep spending most our lives
G                      Cm
living in the gangstaʼs paradise

G#
Look at the situation,
         Fm
they got me facing
G
I canʼt live a normal life,
       Cm
I was raised by the state
G#
So I gotta be down
         Fm
with the hood team
G
Too much television
        Cm
watching got me chasing dreams
G#
Iʼm an educated fool
         Fm
with money on my mind
G
Got my 10 in my hand
         Cm
and a gleam in my eye
G#
Iʼm a locked out gangsta
         Fm
set trippin banger
G
And my homies are down
       Cm
so don’t arouse my anger ... fool
G#
Death aint nothing
         Fm
but a heart beat away
G
Iʼm living life
       Cm
do or die, what can I say
G#
Iʼm 23 now will I ever
         Fm
live to see 24
G
The way things
         Cm
is going I donʼt know
G#
Tell me why are we
         Fm
so blind to see
G
That the ones we hurt
        Cm
are you and me.

G#                   Fm
We’ve been spending most our lives
G                      Cm
living in the gangstaʼs paradise
G#                   Fm
We’ve been spending most our lives
G                      Cm
living in the gangstaʼs paradise
G#                   Fm
We keep spending most our lives
G                      Cm
living in the gangstaʼs paradise
G#                   Fm
We keep spending most our lives
G                      Cm
living in the gangstaʼs paradise

G#
Power in the money,
         Fm
money in the power
G
Minute after minute,
       Cm
hour after hour
G#
Everybodyʼs running,
         Fm
but half of them aint looking
G
It’s going on in the kitchen,
       Cm
but I donʼt know whatʼs cooking
G#
They say Iʼve got to learn
         Fm
but nobodyʼs here to teach me
G
If they canʼt understand it,
        Cm
how can they reach me
G#
I guess they canʼt
         Fm
I guess they wonʼt
G
I guess they front
         Cm
Thatʼs why I know my life is out of luck ... fool

G#                   Fm
We’ve been spending most our lives
G                      Cm
living in the gangstaʼs paradise
G#                   Fm
We’ve been spending most our lives
G                      Cm
living in the gangstaʼs paradise
G#                   Fm
We keep spending most our lives
G                      Cm
living in the gangstaʼs paradise
G#                   Fm
We keep spending most our lives
G                      Cm
living in the gangstaʼs paradise

G#
Tell me why are we
         Fm
so blind to see
G
That the ones we hurt
      Cm
are you and me.
G#
Tell me why are we
         Fm
so blind to see
G
That the ones we hurt
      Cm
are you and me.