[Intro]
F#m E Bm
[Verse 1]
Bm Em A Bm
My mama always told me: If you're in trouble, always run,
Bm Em A Bm
My papa always said to me: I never ever gonna carry that gun.
Bm Em A
But heyhey, I've seen them wear those shoes, and them hats,
Bm
With them clothes and them guns,
Bm Em A F#
I wanna be cool, I wanna be bad ...
[Chorus]
Bm Em A Bm
Ooh, I wanna be a gangsta, ooh, an original G,
Bm Em A Bm
Ooh, I wanna be a gangsta, ooh, an original G,
B Em A
So come on, please give me your money,
F# Bm
Or else I shoot you with my gun.
[Verse 2]
Bm Em A Bm
My country always told me: Get an edu-education,
Bm Em
My older brother said the same,
A Bm
But neither of us got the patience.
(So listen up!) -pause-
Em
If you want an extraordinary life,
A Bm
It calls for extraordinary needs,
Bm Em A F#
Fulfilling by gambling high, my extraordinary dreams ...
[Chorus]
Bm Em A Bm
Ooh, I wanna be a gangsta, ooh, an original G,
Bm Em A Bm
Ooh, I wanna be a gangsta, ooh, an original G,
B Em A
So come on, please give me your money,
F# B
Or else I shoot you with my gun.
Em A
Please give me your money,
F# Bm
Or else I shoot you with my gun.
[Verse 3]
Bm Em A Bm
So I'm collecting bottles, because I am so poor,
Bm Em A
They say I should get a job,
F#
But then I have to work, so…
F#
But then I have to work, so…
[Chorus]
Bm Em A Bm
Ooh, I wanna be a gangsta, ooh, an original G,
Bm Em A Bm
Ooh, I wanna be a gangsta, ooh, an original G,
B Em A
So come on, please give me your money,
F# B
Or else I shoot you with my gun.
Em D C#
Please give me your money!
[Outro]
F# G G# A A# Bm F#m E Bm
