Straight Gangstaism Chords by Geto Boys
- Key: Eb
- BPM: 83
- Capo: no capo
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STRAIGHT GANGSTAISM CHORDS
[Intro] F G Ab Bb ■ ■ ■ ■ F G Ab Yeah I take y'all way back ■ ■ [Verse] Bb F G ■ Seven years old I'm lookin up to the gangstas in the hood Ab Fm Eb F Cause to me and my cousins yeah they represented good Fm Even when we played cops and robbers on the block Eb Nobody wanted to play the cop dig it Cm F G7 Cause the cop was a pussyass bitch Fm Eb F And if you played the cop nigga you got yo ass kicked G I was a curious child Ab Eb F I used to hang out by the ballroom and study the gangsta style Ab F The way they talk the way they walk the way they act Eb F The way they wore that gangsta hat G Tilted rim laid flat out Fm Eb Now that's the type of shit I'm talkin' about F Yeah cigarette in one hand drink in the other Ab F Leanin to one side cooler than a motherfucker F With them gangstaass nicknames Ab Bb Gillie Boy Pokey Big Joe Goldie and Lil Lane F7 True motherfuckin' mack daddies Fm Ab Eb Bitch on his side drivin a 'seventythree Caddy Cm C7 With a chromeplated zero point three five seven C7 Ready to send a motherfucker on a stairway to heaven F I was fascinated Ab Bb F Yeah I let 'em influence me and my momma hated it F But she still gave me love Ab Bb Cause my momma understood that it was in my blood F7 See it was a cycle Cm Fm Eb And in a few mo' years she wouldn't have to worry about her Michael Cm Cause I'll be makin' my own decisions Fm Eb Yeah comin up fast clockin' cash straight gangstaism [Chorus] F Fm F Yeah On and ■ on and on and on and on G7 Fm Yeah ■ Break it down F G Ab Huh ■ ■ Like that Bb Like that F G Ab Bb ■ ■ ■ ■ F Yeah Now it's 'ninetythree [Verse] G I got a name for myself Fm Eb Made a little wealth played the cards I was dealt F G Didn't go for self now I'm a G F Eb Huh and every motherfuckin body know me F G Niggas in the hood all got love Ab Eb Cause they saw me raise up from a motherfuckin' scrub F And hoes that I know G7 From way back befo' Fm Ab They used to say no Ab All wanna go Cm To the hotel Fm Cause they claim that they interested Eb Bb F7 And everybody talkin about the shit that they wish they did C7 But I surpassed all that Fm F They used to wanna know if I was down now they don't ask all that F Cause they believin' what they seein' Ab F A young nigga comin' up fast yeah straight G [Chorus] Huh Yeah G7 Ab F On and ■ ■ on and on G7 Fm F G7 Fm Eb ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Eb Yeah Huh [Verse] Eb Like that F Took 'em way back F Sittin' back as a youngster peepin' out my folks Fm7 Fm Some were straight G's and some went out smokin' dope G7 I had to cope with it be a man and stay strong Fm Eb F Even though some folks didn't think that I'd live long G I watched grandpa shoot dice at the liquo' sto' Ab Fm Eb Hittin' licks in the dough on Ju Man and Big Joe F G Walkin' out the do' with a gallon of Jack Ab Fm Sellin' straight sens buds cause back then there wasn't no crack Cm7 And matter fact to this day Fm Eb I'm doin' shit like grandpa in every way Cm I got my hustle on loc I ain't frontin' Fm Just a young nigga in this world tryina have somethin' F Yeah that's the environment I know Ab That's how I was raised and that's how Imma go F I don't know F Will I ever be a cell mate Ab But I do know I'm never goin' straight F G Ganstarism Yeah really tho' Fm Fm7 Eb Threeminus two in the motherfuckin' house still F7 Down with the motherfuckin' GP G7 Fm And y'all gon' hear the original Big Baby really tho' Eb F And the motherfuckin' nine to the trey deuce Fm I know you heard that big baby yeah Eb F We got Seag in the motherfuckin' house tho' from Oakland yeah Fm We got Big Mike yeeah Eb Fattey Hattey yeeah F Ab We got Big Chief and LeJay really tho' Bb Say big baby look at my d F Fm Ab You fuckin' bitch Ab Really tho' Cm F Bido in the muthafuckin' house yeah Cm Fm Nigga face evil really tho' Bb They can't fade this soft shit tho' Fm Uh the they can't fade it tho' F7 C7 I'm outta this beeyatch