Tom: A [Intro] A F#m G# C#m A F#m As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death G# C#m I take a look at my life and realize there's not much left A F#m Coz I've been blastin and laughin so long, that G# C#m Even my mama thinks that my mind is gone A F#m But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it G# C#m Me be treated like a punk you know that's unheard of A F#m You better watch how you're talking, and where you're walking G# C#m Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk A F#m I really hate to trip but I gotta, loc G# C#m As I grow I see myself in the pistol smoke, fool A F#m I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like G# C#m On my knees in the night, saying prayers in the streetlight A F#m G# F# Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise A F#m G# F# Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise A F#m G# F# Keep spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise A F#m G# F# Keep spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise A F#m They got the situation, they got me facin' G# C#m I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the stripes A F#m So I gotta be down with the hood team G# C#m Too much television watching got me chasing dreams A F#m I'm an educated fool with money on my mind G# C#m Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye A F#m I'm a loc'd out gangsta set trippin' banger G# C#m And my homies is down so don't arouse my anger, fool A F#m Death ain't nothing but a heartbeat away G# C#m I'm living life, do or die, what can I say A F#m I'm twenty-three now, but will I live to see twenty-four G# C#m The way things are going I don't know A F#m G# C#m Tell me why are we, so blind to see A F#m G# C#m That the one's we hurt, are you and me A F#m G# F# Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise A F#m G# F# Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise A F#m G# F# Keep spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise A F#m G# F# Keep spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise A F#m Power in the money, money in the power G# C#m Minute after minute, hour after hour A F#m Everybody's running, but half of them ain't looking G# C#m What's going on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's kickin' A F#m They say I gotta learn, but nobody's here to teach me G# C#m If they can't understand it, how can they reach me A F#m I guess they can't, I guess they won't G# C#m I guess they front, that's why I know my life is out of luck, fool A F#m G# F# Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise A F#m G# F# Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise A F#m G# F# Keep spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise A F#m G# F# Keep spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise A F#m G# C#m Tell me why are we, so blind to see A F#m G# C#m That the one's we hurt, are you and me A F#m G# C#m Tell me why are we, so blind to see A F#m G# C#m That the one's we hurt, are you and me Composição de