Chorus]
Em
We can go to the tropics
D
Sip piña coladas
C                       B
Shorty I could take you there
Em
Or we can go to the slums
D
Where killas get hung
C                       B
Shorty I could take you there
Em
You know I could take ya (I could take ya...)
D
I could take ya (I could take ya...)
C                        B
Shorty I could take you there
 
 Em
You know I could take ya (I could take ya...)
D
I could take ya (I could take ya...)
C                        B
Shorty I could take you there

VERSE:
Em 
Baby girl I know it's rough but come wit me
D
We can take a trip to the hood
C
It's no problem girl it's my city
         B
I could take you there
Em
Little kid wit guns only 15
D
Roamin' the streets up to no good
C
When gun shots just watch us, run quickly
         B
I could show you where
BRIDGE:
Em                 D
As long you're wit me
                    C
Baby you'll be alright
                 B
I'm known in the ghetto
                     Em   
Girl just stay by my side
                    D           C
Or we can leave the slums go to paradise
                B
Babe it's up to you,
                   Em
It's whatever you like

Chorus]
Em
We can go to the tropics
D
Sip piña coladas
C                       B
Shorty I could take you there
Em
Or we can go to the slums
D
Where killas get hung
C                       B
Shorty I could take you there
Em
You know I could take ya (I could take ya...)
D
I could take ya (I could take ya...)
C                        B
Shorty I could take you there
 
 Em
You know I could take ya (I could take ya...)
D
I could take ya (I could take ya...)
C                        B
Shorty I could take you there

VERSE:
Em
Shorty come wit me it's no worry
D
I know the bad men them where I stay
C
Police fly pursuit in a hurry
        B
This is no gun play
Em
Don't be scared in the West Indies
D
It's Jamaica, that's where I'm from
C
Might see something you're not used to
         B
Welcome to the slums

BRIDGE:
Em                 D
As long you're wit me
                    C
Baby you'll be alright
                 B
I'm known in the ghetto
                     Em   
Girl just stay by my side
                    D           C
Or we can leave the slums go to paradise
                B
Babe it's up to you,
                   Em
It's whatever you like

Chorus]
Em
We can go to the tropics
D
Sip piña coladas
C                       B
Shorty I could take you there
Em
Or we can go to the slums
D
Where killas get hung
C                       B
Shorty I could take you there
Em
You know I could take ya (I could take ya...)
D
I could take ya (I could take ya...)
C                        B
Shorty I could take you there
 
 Em
You know I could take ya (I could take ya...)
D
I could take ya (I could take ya...)
C                        B
Shorty I could take you there
Em
Oh we (oh we)
D
Can go (can go)
C
To a place (to a place)
                B
I know you gon' like (oh oh oh)
Em
The beach (the beach)
D
The breeze (the breeze)
C                      B
West Indies, I call it paradise

Chorus]
Em
We can go to the tropics
D
Sip piña coladas
C                       B
Shorty I could take you there
Em
Or we can go to the slums
D
Where killas get hung
C                       B
Shorty I could take you there
Em
You know I could take ya (I could take ya...)
D
I could take ya (I could take ya...)
C                        B
Shorty I could take you there
 
 Em
You know I could take ya (I could take ya...)
D
I could take ya (I could take ya...)
C                        B
Shorty I could take you there