----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gangstas Paradise - Coolio ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Max Wynne No capo. None of the other versions of the song sounded like the original so I thought I'd do my own tab, and this sounds very accurate, especially if you play along with the original song. So it's basically these 4 chords played throughout the whole song, enjoy :) G# Fm G Cm e|----4----------1-------3----------3----------------------------------------------| B|----4----------1-------3----------4----------------------------------------------| G|----5----------1-------4----------5----------------------------------------------| D|----6----------3-------5----------5----------------------------------------------| A|----6----------3-------5----------3----------------------------------------------| E|----4----------1-------3----------x----------------------------------------------| Intro: G# Fm G Cm Verse:

^G#As I walk through the valley^Fm of the shadow of death I take a ^Glook at my life and rea^Cmlize there's nothin' left Cause ^G#I've been blasting and l^Fmaughing so long, That ^Geven my mama thinks that ^Cmmy mind is gone But I ain't ^G#never crossed a man that di^Fmdn't deserve it Me b^Ge treated like a punk you know that's^Cm unheard of Yo^G#u better watch how you're talkin^Fmg and where you're walking Or ^Gyou and your homies might b^Cme lined in chalk I ^G#really hate to trip but^Fm I gotta loc As they ^Gcroak, I see myself in t^Cmhe pistol smoke, fool ^G#I'm the kinda G the litt^Fmle homies wanna be like On my ^Gknees in the night sayin^Cmg prayers in the streetlight

Chorus:

^G#Been spendi^Fmng most their lives, li^Gving in the ga^Cmngsta's paradise ^G#Been spending m^Fmost their lives, living^G in the gangst^Cma's paradise ^G#Keep spend^Fming most our lives, liv^Ging in the gan^Cmgsta's paradise ^G#Keep spending ^Fmmost our lives, living ^Gin the gangsta^Cm's paradise

Look ^G#at the situation they g^Fmot me facin' I can't l^Gmive a normal life, I was ^Cmraised by the streets So I g^G#otta be down with the^Fm hood team Too much t^Gmelevision watching got me ^Cmchasing dreams I'm an ^G#educated fool with m^Fmoney on my mind Got my ^Gm10 in my hand and a g^Cmleam in my eye I'm a l^G#oc'd out gangsta set ^Fmtrippin' banger And my h^Gmomies is down so don't ^Cmarouse my anger, fool ^G#Death ain't nothing but a h^Fmeartbeat away, I'm ^Gmliving life, do or ^Cmdie, what can I say I'm ^G#23 now, but will I live t^Fmo see 24 The w^Gmay things are going I^Cm don't know Tell me^G# why are ^Fmwe so b^Gmlind to ^Cmsee That the^G# ones we h^Fmurt are ^Gmyou and m^Cme

Chorus:

Verse:

^G#Power and the money, ^Fmmoney and the power ^GmMinute after minute, ^Cmhour after hour ^G#Everybody's running, but^Fm half of them ain't looking What's goin^Gmg on in the kitchen, but I ^Cmdon't know what's cookin' They ^G#say I gotta learn, but nobody^Fm's here to teach me If t^Gmhey can't understand it, ho^Cmw can they reach me I g^G#uess they can't, I g^Fmuess they won't I g^Gmuess they front, that's why I know my^Cm life is out of luck, fool

Chorus:

Tell me^G# why are ^Fmwe so b^Gmlind to ^Cmsee That the^G# ones we h^Fmurt are ^Gmyou and m^Cme Tell me^G# why are ^Fmwe so b^Gmlind to ^Cmsee That the^G# ones we h^Fmurt are ^Gmyou and m^Cme

Coolio - Gangstas paradise