Gangstas Paradise 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            Cm                    G                Cm
Been spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Cm            Cm                    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            Cm                    G                Cm
Been spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Cm            Cm                    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