Key: D
Introduction:
Fm
We can go to the tropics
G#
Sip piña coladas
C# C
Shorty I could take you there
Fm
Or we can go to the slums
G#
Where killas get hung
C# C
Shorty I could take you there
Fm
You know I could take ya (I could take ya...)
G#
I could take ya (I could take ya...)
C# C
Shorty I could take you there
Fm
You know I could take ya (I could take ya...)
G#
I could take ya (I could take ya...)
C# C
Shorty I could take you there
(verso)
Fm
Baby girl I know it's rough but come wit me
G#
We can take a trip to the hood
C#
It's no problem girl it's my city
C
I could take you there
Fm
Little kid wit guns only 15
G#
Roamin' the streets up to no good
C#
When gun shots just watch us, run quickly
C
I could show you where
(ponte)
Fm G#
As long you're wit me
C#
Baby you'll be alright
C
I'm known in the ghetto
Fm
Girl just stay by my side
G# C#
Or we can leave the slums go to paradise
C
Babe it's up to you,
Fm
It's whatever you like
(refrão)
Fm
We can go to the tropics
G#
Sip piña coladas
C# C
Shorty I could take you there
Fm
Or we can go to the slums
G#
Where killas get hung
C# C
Shorty I could take you there
Fm
You know I could take ya (I could take ya...)
G#
I could take ya (I could take ya...)
C# C
Shorty I could take you there
Fm
You know I could take ya (I could take ya...)
G#
I could take ya (I could take ya...)
C# C
Shorty I could take you there
(verso)
Fm
Shorty come wit me it's no worry
G#
I know the bad men them where I stay
C#
Police fly pursuit in a hurry
C
This is no gun play
Fm
Don't be scared in the West Indies
G#
It's Jamaica, that's where I'm from
C#
Might see something you're not used to
C
Welcome to the slums
(ponte)
Fm G#
As long you're wit me
C#
Baby you'll be alright
C
I'm known in the ghetto
Fm
Girl just stay by my side
G# C#
Or we can leave the slums go to paradise
C
Babe it's up to you,
Fm
It's whatever you like
(refrão)
Fm
We can go to the tropics
G#
Sip piña coladas
C# C
Shorty I could take you there
Fm
Or we can go to the slums
G#
Where killas get hung
C# C
Shorty I could take you there
Fm
You know I could take ya (I could take ya...)
G#
I could take ya (I could take ya...)
C# C
Shorty I could take you there
Fm
You know I could take ya (I could take ya...)
G#
I could take ya (I could take ya...)
C# C
Shorty I could take you there
Fm
Oh we (oh we)
G#
Can go (can go)
C#
To a place (to a place)
C
I know you gon' like (oh oh oh)
Fm
The beach (the beach)
G#
The breeze (the breeze)
C# C
West Indies, I call it paradise
Fm
We can go to the tropics
G#
Sip piña coladas
C# C
Shorty I could take you there
Fm
Or we can go to the slums
G#
Where killas get hung
C# C
Shorty I could take you there
Fm
You know I could take ya (I could take ya...)
G#
I could take ya (I could take ya...)
C# C
Shorty I could take you there
Fm
You know I could take ya (I could take ya...)
G#
I could take ya (I could take ya...)
C# C
Shorty I could take you there