Coolio - Gangstas paradise

As I ^Gwalk through the valley of the ^Emshadow of death I take a ^F#look at my life and rea^Bmlize there's nothin' left Cause ^GI've been blasting and ^Emlaughing so long, That ^F#even my mama thinks that my ^Bmmind is gone

But I ain't ^Gnever crossed a man that ^Emdidn't deserve it Me be ^F#treated like a punk you know ^Bmthat's unheard of You ^Gbetter watch how you're talking and ^Emwhere you're walking Or ^F#you and your homies might be ^Bmlined in chalk

I ^Greally hate to trip but I ^Emgotta loc As they ^F#croak, I see myself in the ^Bmpistol smoke, fool ^GI'm the kinda G the little ^Emhomies wanna be like On my ^F#knees in the night saying ^Bmprayers in the streetlight

^G Been spending ^Emmost their lives, living ^F#in the gangsta's ^Bmparadise ^G Been spending ^Emmost their lives, living ^F#in the gangsta's ^Bmparadise ^G Keep spending ^Emmost our lives, living ^F#in the gangsta's ^Bmparadise ^G Keep spending ^Emmost our lives, living ^F#in the gangsta's ^Bmparadise

Look ^Gat the situation they ^Emgot me facin' I can't ^F#live a normal life, I was ^Bmraised by the streets So I ^Ggotta be down with the ^Emhood team Too much ^F#television watching got me ^Bmchasing dreams

I'm an ^Geducated fool with ^Emmoney on my mind Got my ^F#ten in my hand and a ^Bmgleam in my eye I'm a ^Gloc'd out gangsta ^Emset trippin' banger And my ^F#homies is down so don't a^Bmrouse my anger, fool

^GDeath ain't nothing but a ^Emheartbeat away, I'm living ^F#life, do or die, ^Bmwhat can I say I'm ^Gtwenty three now, but will I ^Emlive to see twenty four The ^F#way things are going I don't ^Bmknow

Tell me ^Gwhy are ^Emwe so ^F#blind to ^Bmsee That the ^Gones we ^Emhurt are ^F#you and ^Bmme

^G Been spending ^Emmost their lives, living ^F#in the gangsta's ^Bmparadise ^G Been spending ^Emmost their lives, living ^F#in the gangsta's ^Bmparadise ^G Keep spending ^Emmost our lives, living ^F#in the gangsta's ^Bmparadise ^G Keep spending ^Emmost our lives, living ^F#in the gangsta's ^Bmparadise

^GPower and the money, ^Emmoney and the power ^F#Minute after minute, ^Bmhour after hour ^GEverybody's running, but ^Emhalf of them ain't looking What's going ^F#on in the kitchen, but ^BmI don't know what's cookin'

They ^Gsay I gotta learn, but no^Embody's here to teach me If ^F#they can't understand it, ^Bmhow can they reach me I ^Gguess they can't, I ^Emguess they won't I guess they ^F#front, that's why I know my ^Bmlife is out of luck, fool

^G Been spending ^Emmost their lives, living ^F#in the gangsta's ^Bmparadise ^G Been spending ^Emmost their lives, living ^F#in the gangsta's ^Bmparadise ^G Keep spending ^Emmost our lives, living ^F#in the gangsta's ^Bmparadise ^G Keep spending ^Emmost our lives, living ^F#in the gangsta's ^Bmparadise

Tell me ^Gwhy are ^Emwe so ^F#blind to ^Bmsee That the ^Gones we ^Emhurt are ^F#you and^Bm me Tell me^G why are^Em we so ^F#blind to ^Bmsee That the ^Gones we ^Emhurt are ^F#you and^Bm me