Tom: Cm
Ab
Yeah
Fm G C
Ab Fm G Cm
Mmmmhhhhmmmmm, Hmmmmmmm
[Verse]
Ab
Just a minute and I can tell you
G Cm
About the things that don't need to be
Ab G
Here we are at the place where it all began
Cm
People, can’t you see?
Ab Fm
Thought you knew about the west side
G Cm
East side Gs on the creep, you know
Ab Fm
Only living for the day
G Cm
Never worried about tomorrow
[Pre-Chorus]
Ab Fm G
Always tripping, now we're slipping
Cm Ab Fm G
Ladies bitching, babies missing
Cm
From the evils of the world
[Chorus]
Ab
They've been spending most their lives
G Cm
Living in the gangsta's paradise
A
Eh ohm ah eh ohm ohm ohm
G Eb
Eh ohm ah eh ohm ohm ohm
Ab
We keep spending most of our lives
G Cm
Living in the gangsta's paradise
Ab
Eh ohm ah eh ohm ohm ohm
G Eb
Eh ohm ah eh ohm ohm ohm
[Verse]
Ab Fm
Power and the money, money is the power
G Cm
Ain't a damn thing funny, this is a jack, so, fool, don't you holler
Ab Fm
Cause I don't have that long and I know that it's wrong
G Cm
But I live by the G's rules and it's on
Ab Fm
So don't you trip, 'cause I won't slip
G Cm
I keep my G's by my side and my thing on my hip
Ab Fm
So don't you creep by my hood without your heat
G C
Or it's the grim reaper that you’re sure to meet
[Refrain]
Ab Fm G Cm
Ain't no gangstas living in paradise
Ab Cm G Cm
Ain't no gangstas living in paradise
[Bridge]
Ab Fm G Cm
Tell me why are we so blind to see
Ab Fm G Cm
That the ones we hurt are you and me
[Chorus]
Ab
They've been spending most their lives
G Cm
Living in the gangsta's paradise
Ab Bb
Eh ohm ah eh ohm ohm ohm
G Cm
Eh ohm ah eh ohm ohm ohm
Ab Bb
We keep spending most of our lives
G Cm
Living in the gangsta's paradise
Ab Bb
Eh ohm ah eh ohm ohm ohm
G C
Eh ohm ah eh ohm ohm ohm
[Verse]
Ab Fm
Now here’s another that comes to mind
G Cm
Bout a sister that put herself in a bind
Ab Fm
She keeps praying on the day
G Cm
That her man would come home from prison to stay
[Pre-Chorus]
Ab Fm G
The life she’s livin', the love she’s givin'
Cm Ab Fm G
The pain is killin', the stress she’s feelin'
Cm
From the evils of the world
[Chorus]
Ab Bb
They've been spending most of their lives
G Cm
Living in the gangsta's paradise
Ab
Eh ohm ah eh ohm ohm ohm
G Eb
Eh ohm ah eh ohm ohm ohm
Ab Bb
We keep spending most of our lives
G Cm
Living in the gangsta's paradise
Ab
Eh ohm ah eh ohm ohm ohm
G Eb
Eh ohm ah eh ohm ohm ohm
[Bridge]
Ab Bb G Cm
Tell me why are we so blind to see
Ab Bb G Cm
That the ones we hurt are you and me
Ab G Eb
Tell me why are we so blind to see
Ab G Cm
That the ones we hurt are you and me
[Refrain]
Ab G Cm
Ain’t no gangstas living in paradise
Ab G
Ain’t no gangstas living in paradise
Ab G Cm
Ain’t no gangstas living in paradise
Ab
Ain’t no gangstas living in paradise
