Biography:
Coolio (born Artis Leon Ivey, Jr. on August 1, 1963 in Compton, California) is an American rapper and actor whose G-Funk sounding beats and funky flow make listening very pleasant. Coolio started his career as a member of the rap group, WC and the Maad Circle.
In 1994, Coolio released his debut album It Takes a Thief which featured the hugely successful singles, Fantastic Voyage and It Takes a Thief. In 1995 Coolio released his second and most successful album Gangsta's Paradise
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G Em
As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
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I take a look at my life and realize there's nothin' left
G Em
Cause I've been blasting and laughing so long
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That even my mama thinks that my mind is gone
G Em
But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it
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Me be treated like a punk you know that's unheard of
G Em
You better watch how you're talking and where you're walking
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Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk
G Em
I really hate to trip but I gotta loc
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As they croak I see myself in the pistol smoke fool
G Em
I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like
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On my knees in the night saying prayers in the streetlight
G Em F# Bm
Keep spending most our lives living in a gangsta's paradise
G Em F# Bm
Been spending most our lives living in a gangsta's paradise
G Em F# Bm
We Keep spending most our lives living in a gangsta's paradise
G Em F# Bm
We Keep spending most our lives living in a gangsta's paradise
G Em
Look at the situation they got me facin'
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I can't live a normal life I was raised by the street
G Em
So I gotta be down with the hood team
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Too much television watching got me chasing dreams
G Em
I'm an educated fool with money on my mind
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Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye
G Em
I'm a loc'd out gangsta set trippin' banger
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And my homies is down so don't arouse my anger fool
G Em
Death ain't nothing but a heartbeat away
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I'm living life do or die what can I say
G Em
I'm 3 now but will I live to see
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The way things are going I don't know
G Em F# Bm
Tell me why are we so blind to see
G Em F# Bm
That the ones we hurt are you and me
G Em F# Bm
Keep spending most our lives living in a gangsta's paradise
G Em F# Bm
Been spending most our lives living in a gangsta's paradise
G Em F# Bm
We Keep spending most our lives living in a gangsta's paradise
G Em F# Bm
We Keep spending most our lives living in a gangsta's paradise
G Em
Power in the money money in the power
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Minute after minute hour after hour
G Em
Everybody's running but half of them ain't looking
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What's going on in the kitchen but I don't know what's cookin'
G Em
They say I gotta learn but nobody's here to teach me
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If they can't understand it how can they reach me
G Em
I guess they can't I guess they won't
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I guess they front that's why I know my life is out of luck fool
G Em F# Bm
Keep spending most our lives living in a gangsta's paradise
G Em F# Bm
Been spending most our lives living in a gangsta's paradise
G Em F# Bm
We Keep spending most our lives living in a gangsta's paradise
G Em F# Bm
We Keep spending most our lives living in a gangsta's paradise
G Em F# Bm
Tell me why are we so blind to see
G Em F# Bm
That the ones we hurt are you and me
G Em F# Bm
Tell me why are we so blind to see
G Em F# Bm
That the ones we hurt are you and me
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