Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio Cover

Hi Everyone

So a couple of days ago @ablaze made a Coolio themed post for his three tune tuesday.

This inspired me to try and cover "Gangstas Paradise".

Ive recently been playing with my guitar tuned down to a D standard tune.

For this song Im using the chord shapes F, D minor, E and Am. I think this progression in the D tuing really suits this song .It sounds kind dark and haunting.

I might end up using this progression to write something for Halloween if I can find the inspiration to do so.

Thanks agian to @ablaze for the inspiration to learn this one.

"Gangsta's Paradise"
Coolio

As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I take a look at my life and realize there's nothin' left
'Cause I've been blastin' and laughin' so long that
Even my momma thinks that my mind is gone

But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it
Me be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard of
You better watch how you talkin' and where you walkin'
Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk

I really hate to trip, but I gotta loc
As they croak, I see myself in the pistol smoke
Fool, I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like
On my knees in the night, sayin' prayers in the streetlight

Been spending most their lives
Living in a gangsta's paradise
Been spending most their lives
Living in a gangsta's paradise

Look at the situation they got me facing
I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the street
So I gotta be down with the hood team
Too much television watchin', got me chasing dreams

I'm a educated fool with money on my mind
Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye
I'm a loc'd out gangsta, set trippin' banger
And my homies is down, so don't arouse my anger

Fool, death ain't nothin' but a heartbeat away
I'm livin' life do or die, what can I say?
I'm 23 now but will I live to see 24?
The way things is going, I don't know

Tell me why are we so blind to see
That the ones we hurt are you and me?

Been spending most their lives
Living in a gangsta's paradise
Been spending most their lives
Living in a gangsta's paradise

Power and the money, money and the power
Minute after minute, hour after hour
Everybody's running, but half of them ain't lookin'
It's going on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cookin'

They say I got to learn, but nobody's here to teach me
If they can't understand it, how can they reach me?
I guess they can't, I guess they won't
I guess they front, that's why I know my life is out of luck, fool

Been spending most their lives
Living in a gangsta's paradise
Been spending most their lives
Living in a gangsta's paradise

Tell me why are we so blind to see
That the ones we hurt are you and me?

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