Gangstas Paradise Acoustic Ukulele chords by Kina Grannis

♫ Intro:

Ab G Cm Cm Cm Ab G Cm



♫ Verse 1:
   Ab               Ab
As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
     G           Cm
I take a look at my life and realize there's nothing left
    Cm           Ab
'Cause I've been blastin' and laughin so long that
G              Cm
Even my ma'ma thinks that my mind is gone
      Cm            Ab
But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it
   G            Cm
He be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard of
  Cm             Ab
You better watch how you talkin', and where you walkin'
  G              Cm
Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk
   Cm          Ab
But I really hate to trip, but I gotta loc'
   G            Cm
As I grow I see myself in the pistol smoke, fool
    Cm         Ab
I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like
   G
On my knees in the night

Sayin' prayers in the street light


♫ Chorus:
Cm      Ab          G        Cm
Been spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Cm      Ab          G        Cm
Been spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
    Cm       G    Cm
And now why are we, so blind to see
     Cm     Ab    G    Cm
That the ones we've hurt, are you and me


♫ Verse 2:
   Cm         Ab
They got the situation, they got me facin'
 G                Cm
I can't live a normal life
I was raised by the streets
   Cm           Ab
So I gotta be down with the hood team
     G             Cm
Too much television watchin' got me chasin' dreams
    Cm         Ab
I'm an educated fool with money on my mind
    G          Cm
Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye
   Cm           Ab
I'm a loc'ed out gangsta, set-trippin' banger
    G            Cm
And my homies is down, so don't arouse my anger, fool
Cm            Ab
Death ain't nothin' but a heartbeat away
      G         Cm
I'm livin' life do-or-die-a, what can I say?
Cm              Cm
Twenty-three now, but will I live to see twenty-four?
  G
The way things are goin' I don't know


♫ Bridge:
    Cm   Ab   G    Cm
Tell me why are we, so blind to see
     Cm     Ab    G    Cm
That the ones we've hurt, are you and me
  Cm   Ab   G    Cm
Now why are we, so blind to see
     Cm     Ab    G    Cm
That the ones we've hurt, are you and me


♫ Verse 3:
Cm          Ab
Power and the money, money and the power
G          Cm
Minute after minute, hour after hour
Cm         Ab
Everybody's runnin', half of them don't even know
       G           Cm
What's goin' on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cookin'
   Cm           Ab
They say I got to learn, but nobody's here to teach me
  G             Cm
If they can't understand it, how can they reach me?
Cm         Cm
I guess they can't I guess they won't
 G
I guess they front my life is outta luck, fool


♫ Chorus:
Cm      Ab          G        Cm
Been spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Cm      Ab          G        Cm
Been spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
    Cm       G    Cm
And now why are we, so blind to see
     Cm     Ab    G    Cm
That the ones we've hurt, are you and me
    Cm       G    Cm
And now why are we, so blind to see
     Cm     Ab    G    Cm
That the ones we've hurt, are you and me