Gangsta's Paradise

Chords

Slack-Key Tuning

G                                   Em
As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
         F#                  Bm
I take a look at my life and realize there's nothin' left
G                            Em
Cause I've been blasting and laughing so long,
     F#                          Bm
That even my mama thinks that my mind is gone
            G                        Em
But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it
      F#                      Bm
Me be treated like a punk you know that's unheard of
G                                   Em
You better watch how you're talking and where you're walking
F#                              Bm
Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk
G                           Em
I really hate to trip but I gotta loc
        F#                         Bm
As they croak, I see myself in the pistol smoke, fool
G                          Em
I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like
      F#                        Bm
On my knees in the night saying prayers in the streetlight


G             Em                     F#             Bm
Keep spending most our lives, living in a gangsta's paradise
G             Em                     F#             Bm
Been spending most our lives, living in a gangsta's paradise
   G             Em                     F#             Bm
We Keep spending most our lives, living in a gangsta's paradise
   G             Em                     F#             Bm
We Keep spending most our lives, living in a gangsta's paradise


G                          Em
Look at the situation they got me facin'
        F#                        Bm
I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the street
     G                      Em
So I gotta be down with the hood team
         F#                         Bm
Too much television watching got me chasing dreams
G                         Em
I'm an educated fool with money on my mind
       F#                   Bm
Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye
      G                     Em
I'm a loc'd out gangsta set trippin' banger
       F#                      Bm
And my homies is down so don't arouse my anger, fool
G                         Em
Death ain't nothing but a heartbeat away,
           F#               Bm
I'm living life, do or die, what can I say
G                      Em
I'm 23 now, but will I live to see 24
    F#                           Bm
The way things are going I don't know
 
  
        G       Em    F#       Bm
Tell me why are we so blind to see
         G       Em       F#      Bm
That the ones we hurt are you and me


G             Em                     F#             Bm
Keep spending most our lives, living in a gangsta's paradise
G             Em                     F#             Bm
Been spending most our lives, living in a gangsta's paradise
   G             Em                     F#             Bm
We Keep spending most our lives, living in a gangsta's paradise
   G             Em                     F#             Bm
We Keep spending most our lives, living in a gangsta's paradise


G                   Em
Power in the money, money in the power
F#                   Bm
Minute after minute, hour after hour
G                        Em
Everybody's running, but half of them ain't looking
             F#                     Bm
What's going on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cookin'
G                           Em
They say I gotta learn, but nobody's here to teach me
F#                           Bm
If they can't understand it, how can they reach me
G                   Em
I guess they can't, I guess they won't
F#                                       Bm
I guess they front, that's why I know my life is out of luck, fool


G             Em                     F#             Bm
Keep spending most our lives, living in a gangsta's paradise
G             Em                     F#             Bm
Been spending most our lives, living in a gangsta's paradise
   G             Em                     F#             Bm
We Keep spending most our lives, living in a gangsta's paradise
   G             Em                     F#             Bm
We Keep spending most our lives, living in a gangsta's paradise


        G       Em    F#       Bm
Tell me why are we so blind to see
         G       Em       F#      Bm
That the ones we hurt are you and me   
        G       Em    F#       Bm
Tell me why are we so blind to see
         G       Em       F#      Bm
That the ones we hurt are you and me