Coolio - Gangstas paradise

As I ^Abwalk through the ^Fmvalley of the ^G7shadow of ^Cmdeath ^AbI take a ^Fmlook at my life and rea^G7lize there's nuttin' ^Cmleft Cause ^AbI've been ^Fmblastin and ^G7laughin so ^Cmlong that ^AbEven my mama ^Fmthinks that my ^G7mind is ^Cmgone

But ^AbI ain't never ^Fmcrossed a man that ^G7didn't deserve ^Cmit Me be ^Abtreated like a ^Fmpunk, you ^G7know that's un^Cmheard of You ^Abbetter watch how you ^Fmtalkin and ^G7where you ^Cmwalkin Or ^Abyou and your ^Fmhomies might be ^G7lined in ^Cmchalk

I ^Abreally hate to ^Fmtrip but ^G7I gotta ^Cmloc As they ^Abcroak I see ^Fmmyself in the pis^G7tol smoke, ^Cmfool ^AbI'm the kinda ^FmG the little ^G7homies wanna be ^Cmlike On my ^Abknees in the ^Fmnight, sayin ^G7prayers in the ^Cmstreet light

^Ab We've been ^Fmspending ^G7most our ^Cmlives ^AbLiving in ^Fmthe Gan^G7gsta's Para^Cmdise

^Ab We've been ^Fmspending ^G7most our ^Cmlives ^AbLiving in ^Fmthe Gan^G7gsta's Para^Cmdise

^Ab We've been ^Fmspending ^G7most our ^Cmlives ^AbLiving in ^Fmthe Gan^G7gsta's Para^Cmdise

^Ab We've been ^Fmspending ^G7most our ^Cmlives ^AbLiving in ^Fmthe Gan^G7gsta's Para^Cmdise

Look ^Abat the situa^Fmtion, they ^G7got me fa^Cmcin I ^Abcan't live a ^Fmnormal life, I ^G7was raised by the ^Cmstrict So I ^Abgotta be ^Fmdown with ^G7the hood ^Cmteam Too ^Abmuch tele^Fmvision watchin ^G7got me chasin ^Cmdreams

I'm a ^Abeducated ^Fmfool with ^G7money on my ^Cmmind Got my ^Abten in my ^Fmhand and a ^G7gleam in my ^Cmeye I'm a ^Abloc'ed out ^Fmgangsta, ^G7set-trippin ba^Cmnger And my ^Abhomies is ^Fmdown, so ^G7don't arouse my ^Cmanger, fool

^AbDeath ain't ^Fmnuthin but a ^G7heartbeat a^Cmway I'm ^Ablivin life ^Fmdo-or-die-a, ^G7what can I ^Cmsay? I'm ^Abtwenty-three now, ^Fmbut will I ^G7live to see twen^Cmty-fo'? The ^Abway things is ^Fmgoin I ^G7don't ^Cmknow

Tell ^Abme why are ^Fmwe so ^G7blind to ^Cmsee That the ^Abones we ^Fmhurt are ^G7you and ^Cmme

^Ab We've been ^Fmspending ^G7most our ^Cmlives ^AbLiving in ^Fmthe Gan^G7gsta's Para^Cmdise

^Ab We've been ^Fmspending ^G7most our ^Cmlives ^AbLiving in ^Fmthe Gan^G7gsta's Para^Cmdise

^Ab We've been ^Fmspending ^G7most our ^Cmlives ^AbLiving in ^Fmthe Gan^G7gsta's Para^Cmdise

^Ab We've been ^Fmspending ^G7most our ^Cmlives ^AbLiving in ^Fmthe Gan^G7gsta's Para^Cmdise

^AbPower and the ^Fmmoney, ^G7money and the ^Cmpower ^AbMinute after ^Fmminute, ^G7hour after ^Cmhour ^AbEverybody's ^Fmrunnin but ^G7half of them ain't ^Cmlookin It's ^Abgoin on in the ^Fmkitchen but I ^G7don't know what's ^Cmcookin ^AbThey say I got to ^Fmlearn but nobo^G7dy's here to ^Cmteach me If ^Abthey can't under^Fmstand it, ^G7how can they ^Cmreach me? I ^Abguess they ^Fmcan't, I ^G7guess they ^Cmwon't I ^Abguess they front ^Fmthat's why I know my ^G7life is outta ^Cmluck, fool

^Ab We've been ^Fmspending ^G7most our ^Cmlives ^AbLiving in ^Fmthe Gan^G7gsta's Para^Cmdise

^Ab We've been ^Fmspending ^G7most our ^Cmlives ^AbLiving in ^Fmthe Gan^G7gsta's Para^Cmdise

^Ab We've been ^Fmspending ^G7most our ^Cmlives ^AbLiving in ^Fmthe Gan^G7gsta's Para^Cmdise

^Ab We've been ^Fmspending ^G7most our ^Cmlives ^AbLiving in ^Fmthe Gan^G7gsta's Para^Cmdise

^Ab We've been ^Fmspending ^G7most our ^Cmlives ^AbLiving in ^Fmthe Gan^G7gsta's Para^Cmdise

Tell ^Abme why are ^Fmwe so ^G7blind to ^Cmsee That the ^Abones we ^Fmhurt are ^G7you and ^Cmme