So You Want to Be a Gangster chords by
Too $Hort

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Key: B minor•

Verse 1

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So you want to be a gangster, all that shit

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Smoke any motherfucker,

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don't even trip

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You be hard as hell,

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take whatever you want

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Punk suckers want to front,

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they get done

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Cause you a gangster,

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nothin' more nothin' less

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Put my boy to the test and

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catch one in your chest

Since he was young,

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homeboy won't back down

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Cause real gangsters,

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always hold that frown

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Until you lose control,

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then you sell your soul

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To the devil motherfucker

cause you're way too cold

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And all the people hide and just run inside

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Cause you keep usin' yo'

gat commitin' homicide

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Boy I tell ya, Life Is way

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Too $hort

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Another brother just got smoked

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And you killed

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him, ain't that a bitch?

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Cause it really ain't shit

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Verse 2

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(gangsta, gangsta)

Shoot em up (gangsters)

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That ain't cool

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(gangsters)

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Ain't that a bitch (gangsters)

Shoot em up (gangsters)

That ain't cool (gangsters)

Verse 3

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Let me tell you somethin' youngster,

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you got it all wrong

Gangsters don't live that long

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I had gangster potnahs get

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they heads to' off

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For some of that gangster shit,

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get caught in the cross

You want stripes,

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take yo' ass to the service

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Cause when it's on,

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ain't no time to get nervous

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Pull the trigger, yeah you did it

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You'se a gangster and I got to admit it

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But you'se a youngbuck, you

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ain't learned yet

Killing don't make you a vet

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Get out the fast line,

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stick with the homeboys

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Ready made gangster get gone boy

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Cause where I'm from

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it's the same old shit

You call them shots,

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when you're down with the click

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Niggas dyin' everyday but that's

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a black thang

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You either sell dope,

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or your gangbang

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But you got the biggest

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heart in the click man

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You did a murder,

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and now you're a hitman

All your homies tryin' to tell you,

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that ain't cool

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Playin' shoot 'em up,

like a fuckin' fool

But you'se a gangster,

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one they can't destroy

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Don't even give a fuck, about your boys

You go for self,

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you want to be on top?

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Fucked around and now your

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brother's shot

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(gangsters)

Verse 4

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Shoot em up (gangsters)

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That ain't cool (gangsters)

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Ain't that a bitch (gangsters)

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Shoot em up (gangsters)

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That ain't cool

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(gangsters)

(gangsters) Ain't that a bitch

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(gangsters) And it don't stop

Outro 1

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of So You Want to Be a Gangster by Too $hort is B minor.

The primary chords used in So You Want to Be a Gangster are Em, F#, D#m, G.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Em, F#, D#m, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of So You Want to Be a Gangster is approximately 167 beats per minute.

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