Biography:
Travis Lazarus "Travie" McCoy (born August 6, 1981 in Geneva, New York) is a rapper, singer, multi-instrumentalist and lead vocalist of the alternative hip hop group Gym Class Heroes. Signed to T-Pain's Nappy Boy Entertainment, he released his solo debut album, Lazarus, on June 8, 2010. The lead single from the album, Billionaire featuring Bruno Mars, has so far reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100.
McCoy was born and raised in Geneva, New York. In high school, he met Matt McGinley in his gym class, and the two bonded over their love of music.
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Notes*:
-this song is finger picked by playing
this bass note on the down beat then
then plucking the treble strings on the
off beat (the and of each beat)
-in the verse the guitar is scratched or
slapped muted on the down beats and then
the chords are popped on the off beats
-the outro is all fermata's (not according
to rhythm)
-the chords with * are the same chords just
different voices
Chords
A B C# D E F#m
|_____________|___|_________|___|____|________|
| A | A* |A/Ab| Bm| C#7|C#7*| D | E | F#m|F#m*|
E|-5-|(12)|(12)|-7-|-9--|-4--|-5-|-7-|-9--|-2--|
B|-5-|-14-|-14-|-7-|-9--|-6--|-7-|-9-|-10-|-2--|
G|-6-|-14-|-14-|-7-|-10-|-4--|-7-|-9-|-11-|-2--|
D|-7-|-14-|-14-|-9-|-9--|-6--|-7-|-9-|-11-|-4--|
A|-7-|-12-|-11-|-9-|-11-|-4--|-5-|-7-|-9--|-4--|
E|-5-|-x--|-x--|-7-|-9--|-x--|-x-|-x-|-x--|-2--|
Verse 1:
A C#7
I wanna be a billionaire so fucking bad
F#m E
buy all of the things I never had
A C#7
I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine
F#m E
smiling next to Oprah and the Queen
Chorus:
D E F#m
Every time I close my eyes
D E F#m
I see my name in shining lights
D E A* A/Ab F#m E
A different city every night oh I
D C#7*
I swear the world better prepare
F#m
for when I'm a billion-naire
Verse 2:
A
Yeah I would have a show like Oprah
C#7
I would be the host of, everyday Christmas
give Travie a wish list
F#m
I'd probably pull an Angelina and Brad Pitt
E
and adopt a bunch of babies that ain't never had shit
A
give away a few Mercedes like here lady have this
C#7
and last but not least grant somebody their last wish
F#m
it's been a couple months since I've single so
E
you can call me Travie Claus minus the Ho Ho
A
get it, hehe, I'd probably visit where Katrina hit
C#7
and damn sure do a lot more than FEMA did
F#m
yeah can't forget about me stupid
E
everywhere I go Imma have my own theme music
Chorus:
D E F#m
Every time I close my eyes
D E F#m
I see my name in shining lights
D E A A/Ab F#m E
A different city every night oh I
D C#7*
I swear the world better prepare
F#m
for when I'm a billion-naire
Interlude:
F#m* A Bm
oh, oh, oh, when I'm a billionaire
F#m* A Bm
oh, oh, oh, when I'm a billionaire
Verse 3:
A
I'll be playing basketball with the President
dunking on his delegates
C#7
then I'll compliment him on his political etiquette
F#m
toss a couple milli in the air just for the heck of it
E
but keep the fives, twentys completely separate
A
and yeah I'll be in a whole new tax bracket
C#7
we in recession but let me take a crack at it
F#m
I'll probably take whatevers left and just split it up
E
so everybody that I love can have a couple bucks
A C#7
and not a single tummy around me would know what hungry was
F#m
eating good sleeping soundly I know we all have a similar dream
E
go in your pocket pull out your wallet and put it in the air and sing
Bridge (Repeat Verse 1):
A C#7
I wanna be a billionaire so fucking bad
F#m E
buy all of the things I never had
A C#7
I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine
F#m E
smiling next to Oprah and the Queen
Chorus:
D E F#m
Every time I close my eyes
D E F#m
I see my name in shining lights
D E A A/Ab F#m E
A different city every night oh I
D C#7*
I swear the world better prepare
F#m
for when I'm a billion-naire
Interlude:
F#m A Bm
oh, oh, oh, when I'm a billionaire
F#m A Bm
oh, oh, oh, when I'm a billionaire
Outro:
A C#7
I wanna be a billionaire so fucking bad
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Notes*:
-this song is finger picked by playing
this bass note on the down beat then
then plucking the treble strings on the
off beat (the and of each beat)
-in the verse the guitar is scratched or
slapped muted on the down beats and then
the chords are popped on the off beats
-the outro is all fermata's (not according
to rhythm)
-the chords with * are the same chords just
different voices
Chords
A B C# D E F#m
|_____________|___|_________|___|____|________|
| A | A* |A/Ab| Bm| C#7|C#7*| D | E | F#m|F#m*|
E|-5-|(12)|(12)|-7-|-9--|-4--|-5-|-7-|-9--|-2--|
B|-5-|-14-|-14-|-7-|-9--|-6--|-7-|-9-|-10-|-2--|
G|-6-|-14-|-14-|-7-|-10-|-4--|-7-|-9-|-11-|-2--|
D|-7-|-14-|-14-|-9-|-9--|-6--|-7-|-9-|-11-|-4--|
A|-7-|-12-|-11-|-9-|-11-|-4--|-5-|-7-|-9--|-4--|
E|-5-|-x--|-x--|-7-|-9--|-x--|-x-|-x-|-x--|-2--|
Verse 1:
A C#7
I wanna be a billionaire so fucking bad
F#m E
buy all of the things I never had
A C#7
I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine
F#m E
smiling next to Oprah and the Queen
Chorus:
D E F#m
Every time I close my eyes
D E F#m
I see my name in shining lights
D E A* A/Ab F#m E
A different city every night oh I
D C#7*
I swear the world better prepare
F#m
for when I'm a billion-naire
Verse 2:
A
Yeah I would have a show like Oprah
C#7
I would be the host of, everyday Christmas
give Travie a wish list
F#m
I'd probably pull an Angelina and Brad Pitt
E
and adopt a bunch of babies that ain't never had shit
A
give away a few Mercedes like here lady have this
C#7
and last but not least grant somebody their last wish
F#m
it's been a couple months since I've single so
E
you can call me Travie Claus minus the Ho Ho
A
get it, hehe, I'd probably visit where Katrina hit
C#7
and damn sure do a lot more than FEMA did
F#m
yeah can't forget about me stupid
E
everywhere I go Imma have my own theme music
Chorus:
D E F#m
Every time I close my eyes
D E F#m
I see my name in shining lights
D E A A/Ab F#m E
A different city every night oh I
D C#7*
I swear the world better prepare
F#m
for when I'm a billion-naire
Interlude:
F#m* A Bm
oh, oh, oh, when I'm a billionaire
F#m* A Bm
oh, oh, oh, when I'm a billionaire
Verse 3:
A
I'll be playing basketball with the President
dunking on his delegates
C#7
then I'll compliment him on his political etiquette
F#m
toss a couple milli in the air just for the heck of it
E
but keep the fives, twentys completely separate
A
and yeah I'll be in a whole new tax bracket
C#7
we in recession but let me take a crack at it
F#m
I'll probably take whatevers left and just split it up
E
so everybody that I love can have a couple bucks
A C#7
and not a single tummy around me would know what hungry was
F#m
eating good sleeping soundly I know we all have a similar dream
E
go in your pocket pull out your wallet and put it in the air and sing
Bridge (Repeat Verse 1):
A C#7
I wanna be a billionaire so fucking bad
F#m E
buy all of the things I never had
A C#7
I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine
F#m E
smiling next to Oprah and the Queen
Chorus:
D E F#m
Every time I close my eyes
D E F#m
I see my name in shining lights
D E A A/Ab F#m E
A different city every night oh I
D C#7*
I swear the world better prepare
F#m
for when I'm a billion-naire
Interlude:
F#m A Bm
oh, oh, oh, when I'm a billionaire
F#m A Bm
oh, oh, oh, when I'm a billionaire
Outro:
A C#7
I wanna be a billionaire so fucking bad
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