(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
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