Here are the chords that I use. They are actually quite simple. The fingerings that are in parenthesis () are optional if you want to simplify further. The barre chords are handy if you want to play the simplified version. Or, if you feel you can do the (Medium) level chords, everything get's played in the first position. To those of you who can handle them, just ignore the (barre) chords. I suggest that everyone play the chords in the first postion, but if you're anxious to play for your "homies", use the simple chords. Cheers, Larry (easy) (Easy) (medium)(Med) (barre) e|--0----0-----2-----X------X------2----0----2-----2-------2------4----5 B|--2----2-----3----(7)----(9)-----2----0----3-----3-------1------3----5 G|--2----2-----2-----8------10-----2----1----2-----2-------2------4----6 D|--2----2-----0-----7------9------4----2----4-----0-------1------3----7 A|--0----4-----X-----6------8------4----2----2-----X-------X------X----7 E|--X----X-----X-----X------X------2----0----X-----2-------X------X----5 (barre) e|--5-----0 B|--7-----3 G|--7-----2 D|--7-----0 A|--5-----X E|--X-----X VERSE 1 Woke up quick, at about noon (barre) Just thought that I had to be in Compton soon (barre) I gotta get drunk, before the day begins Before my mother starts bitchin' about my friends VERSE 2 About to go and damn near went blind (barre) Young niggas on the path throwin' up gang sings (barre) I went in the house to get the clip With my mack 10, on the side of my hip VERSE 3 I bailed outside and I pointed my weapon (barre) And just as I thought, the fools kept steppin' (barre) I jumped in the fro', hit the juice on my ride I got front and back and side to side Bridge Then I let the Alpine play (barre) I was pumpin' new shit by NWA (barre) It was gangsta gangsta at the top of the list Then I played my own shit it went somethin' like this VERSE 5 Crusin' down the street in my six fo' Jockin' the bitches, slappin' the ho's I went to the park to get the scoop Knuckleheads out there, cold shootin' some hoops VERSE 6 a car pulls up, who can it be It's a fresh El Camino, rollin' kilo-G (barre) He rolls down the window and starts to say It's all about makin' that G.T.A. CHORUS Cuz' the boyz in the hood are always hard Come talkin' that trash, and we'll pull your card Knowin' nothin' in life, but to be legit Don't quote me boy I ain't said shit VERSE 7 Bored as hell, and I wanna' to get ill (barre) So I go to a place where my home boys chill (barre) Fellas out there tryin' to make that dolla' I pulled up in the six four impalla VERSE 8 I'm greeted with a forty and I start drinkin' (barre) And from the eight ball my breath starts stinkin' (barre) I gotta get my girl to rock that body before I left, I hit the Bacardi VERSE 9 Pull to the house, get her outta the pad (barre) Dumb bitch said somethin' to make me mad, (barre) She said somethin' that, I couldn't believe So I grabbed the stupid bitch by her nappy ass weave VERSE 10 Started talkin' shit, wouldn't you know D* (mute and play nothing here) I reached back like a pimp and I slapped the ho' (barre) and her father stood up, and started to shout So I threw a right cross and knocked his old ass out CHORUS Cuz' the boyz in the hood are always hard Come talkin' that trash, and we'll pull your card Knowin' nothin' in life, but to be legit Don't quote me boy I ain't said shit OUTRO Use the same chords as the verses, but do some fancy finger picking... Punk ass trippin' but it's all ri-------ght; Homie scored a ki, he's gonna fly, punk ass fly...