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Gangstas Paradise by James Morrison
Gangstas Paradise
Tuning: Standard
Chords:
Ab 4 6 6 5 4 4
Fm 1 3 3 1 1 1
G 3 5 5 4 3 3 (Morrison plays 3 2 0 0 0 1 but I prefer the bar chord)
Cm 3 3 5 5 4 3
The chords are repeated non-stop throughout the entire song in the same rhythm:
Ab | Fm | G | Cm
The hard part is timing the rap, the guitar part is a piece of cake.
(Ooooh, ooooh, oooh, ooooh)
Ab Fm
As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
G Cm
I take a look at my life and realize there's not much left
Ab Fm
Cause I've been blastin' and laughin so long that
G Cm
Even my ma'ma thinks that my mind is gone
But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it
Me, be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard of
You better watch how you talkin, and where you walkin
Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk
I really hate to trip, but I gotta loc'-
As they grew I see myself in the pistol smoke, fool
I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like
On my knees in the night
Sayin' prayers in the street light
Been spending most their lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Been spending most their lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Keep spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Keep spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
They got the situation, they got me facin'
I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the strip
So I gotta be down with the hood team
Too much television watchin' got me chasin' dreams
I'm an educated fool with money on my mind
Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye
I'm a loc'ed out gangsta, set-trippin banger
And my homies is down, so don't arouse my anger, fool
Death ain't nuthin but a heart beat away
I'm livin life do-or-die-a, what can I say?
I'm twenty-three now, but will I live to see twenty-fow'?
The way things are goin' I don't know
Tell me why are we, so blind to see
That the ones we hurt, are you and me
Been spending most their lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Been spending most their lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Keep spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Keep spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Power and the money, money and the power
Minute after minute, hour after hour
Everybody's runnin, but half of them ain't lookin
What's goin on in the kitchen, but I dont know what's cookin
They say I got ta learn, but nobody's here to teach me,
If they cant understand it, how can they reach me?
I guess they can't; I guess they won't
I guess they front; that's why I know my life is outta luck, fool!
Been spending most their lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Been spending most their lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Keep spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Keep spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Tell me why are we, so blind to see
That the ones we hurt, are you and me
Tell me why are we, so blind to see
That the ones we hurt, are you and me
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version 2
Verse
G# Fm
As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
G7
I take a look at my life
Cm
And realize there's nothing left.
G# Fm
'Cause I've been blasting and laughing so long
G7 Cm
That even my momma thinks that my mind has gone.
G# Fm
But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it.
G7 Cm
Me be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard of.
G# Fm
You betta watch how ya talking, and where ya walking
G7 Cm
Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk.
G# Fm
I really hate to trip but I gotta tho,
G7 Cm
As they croak, I see myself in the pistol smoke.
G# Fm
Fool, I'm the kinda g that little homie's wanna be like,
G7 Cm
On my knees in the night, saying prayers in the street light.
Chorus
G# Fm
We've been spending most our lives
G7 Cm
Living in a gangsta's paradise. (x2)
G# Fm
We keep spending most our lives
G7 Cm
Living in a gangsta's paradise. (x2)
Look at the situation, they got me facing,
I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the state.
So I gotta be down with the 'hood team,
Too much television watching, got me chasing dreams.
I'm an educated fool with money on my mind
Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye.
I'm a locked out gangsta, set tripping banger
And my homies are down so don't arouse my anger.
Fool, death ain't nothing but a heart beat away,
I'm living life do or die, what can I say?
I'm twenty-three now, will I ever live to see twenty-four,
The way things is going I don't know.
Tell me why are we
So blind to see.
That the ones we hurt
Are you and me?
We've been spending most our lives
Living in a gangsta's paradise.
We've been spending most our lives
Living in a gangsta's paradise.
We keep spending most our lives
Living in a gangsta's paradise.
We keep spending most our lives
Living in a gangsta's paradise.
Power in the money, money in the power,
Minute after minute, hour after hour,
Everybody's running, but half of them ain't looking
It's going on in the kitchen
But I don't know what's cooking.
They say I gotta learn
But nobody's here to teach me.
If they can't understand it, how can they reach me?
I guess they can't,
I guess they won't,
I guess they front,
That's why I know my life is out of luck, foo!
We've been spending most our lives
Living in a gangsta's paradise.
We've been spending most our lives
Living in a gangsta's paradise.
We keep spending most our lives
Living in a gangsta's paradise.
We keep spending most our lives
Living in a gangsta's paradise.
Tell me why are we
So blind to see.
That the ones we hurt
Are you and me?
Tell me why are we
So blind to see.
That the ones we hurt
Are you and me?
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