Postmodern Jukebox - Gangstas paradise

As I ^Fmwalk through the valley of the ^G7shadow of de^C7ath I take a ^Fmlook at my life and realize ^G7there's nothin' ^C7left 'Cause I've been ^Bbmblasting and laughing for ^Fmso so long, That ^G7even my mama thinks that my ^C7mind is gone But I ain't ^Fmnever crossed a man that did^G7n't deserve it^C7 Me be ^Fmtreated like a punk you know ^G7that's unheard of^C7 You better ^Bbmwatch how you're talking and whe^Fmre you're walking Or ^G7you and your homies might be ^C7lined in chalk I ^Bbm7really hate to trip but I ^Eb7gotta loc' As they ^C7croak, I see myself in the ^Fmpistol smoke^F7, fool ^BbmI'm the kinda G the little ^Bdim7homies wanna be like On my ^C7knees in the night saying prayers in the streetlight

^Bbm Been spending mo^Fmst their lives, living ^C7in the gangsta's ^Fmparadise (x2) [Verse 2] Look ^Fmat the situation they g^G7ot me facin'^C7 I can't ^Fmlive a normal life, I was ^G7raised by the ^C7streets So I ^Bbmgotta be down with the ^Fmhood team Too much ^G7television watching got me ^C7chasing dreams I'm an ^Fmeducated fool with ^G7money on my ^C7mind Got my ^Fm10 in my hand and a ^G7gleam in my ey^C7e I'm a ^Bbmloc'd out gangsta set ^Fmtrippin' banger And my ^G7homies is down so don't a^C7rouse my anger

^Bbm7Death ain't nothing but a ^Eb7heartbeat away, I'm living ^C7life, do or die, what ^Fmcan I say^F7 I'm ^Bbm23 now, but will I ^Bdim7live to see 24 The ^C7way things are going I don't know

^Bbm Been spending mo^Fmst their lives, living ^C7in the gangsta's ^Fmparadise (x2) ^Bbm Keep spending mo^Fmst our lives, living ^C7in the gangsta's ^Fmparadise (x2)

Tell me ^Bbmwhy are ^Fmwe so ^C7blind to ^Fmsee That the ^Bbmones we ^Fmhurt are ^C7you and ^Fmme

^FmPower and the money, ^C7money ^Db7and the ^C7power ^FmMinute after minute, ^C7hour ^Db7after ^C7hour ^FmEverybody's running, but ^C7half of ^Db7them ain't ^C7looking What's ^Fmgoing on in the kitchen, but ^C7I don't ^Db7know what's ^C7cookin' They ^Fmsay I gotta learn, but ^C7nobody's here to teach me If ^Fmthey can't understand it, ^C7how can they reach me I ^Bbmguess they can't, I gu^Fmess they won't I guess they ^G7front, that's why I know my life is ^C7out of luck, fool

^Bbm Been spending mo^Fmst their lives, living ^C7in the gangsta's ^Fmparadise (x2) ^Bbm Keep spending mo^Fmst our lives, living ^C7in the gangsta's ^Fmparadise (x2) Fm6