Biography:
Travis Lazarus "Travie" McCoy (born August 6, 1981 in Geneva, New York) is a rapper, singer, multi-instrumentalist and lead vocalist of the alternative hip hop group Gym Class Heroes. Signed to T-Pain's Nappy Boy Entertainment, he released his solo debut album, Lazarus, on June 8, 2010. The lead single from the album, Billionaire featuring Bruno Mars, has so far reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100.
McCoy was born and raised in Geneva, New York. In high school, he met Matt McGinley in his gym class, and the two bonded over their love of music.
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Capo On 9
[Bruno Mars]
C Em
I wanna be a billionaire so fuckin' bad.
Am G
Buy all of the things I never had.
C Em
Uh.I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine,
Am G
Smiling next to Oprah and the Queen.
[Chorus]
F G Am
Oh every time I close my eyes,
F G Am
I see my name in shiny lights.
F G C G F
Yeahh, a different city every night.
Am F G Am
Oh I - I swear, the world better prepare for when I'm a billionaire.
[Travis "Travie" McCoy]
C
Yeah I would have a show like Oprah.
Em
I would be the host of, everyday Christmas.
Give Travie a wish list.
Am
I'd probably pull an Angelina and Brad Pitt,
G
And adopt a bunch of babies that ain't never had sh-t!
C
Give away a few Mercedes like here lady have this,
Em
And last but not least grant somebody their last wish.
Am
Its been a couple months since I've single so,
G
You can call me Travie Claus minus the Ho Ho.
C
Haa, get it? I'd probably visit where Katrina hit,
Em
And damn sure do a lot more than FEMA did.
Am
Yeah can't forget about me stupid,
G
Everywhere I go Imma have my own theme music.
[Chorus]
F G Am
Oh every time I close my eyes,
(what chu see, what chu see bro?)
F G Am
I see my name in shiny lights.
(uh huh).
Ahh, yeah yeah.
(what else?)
F G C G F
A different city every night.
Am F G Am
Oh I - I swear, the world better prepare For when I'm a billionaire.
(yeah!)
Oh oooh oh oooh,
(Sing it)
F
When I'm a Billionaire.
Am
Oh oooh oh oooh.
(let's go)
[Travis "Travie" McCoy]
C Single strum
I'll be playing basketball with the President,
Dunking on his delegates.
Em
Then I'll compliment him on his political etiquette.
Am
Toss a couple milli in the air just for the heck of it.
G
But keep the fives, twentys, tens in bins completely separate.
C
Yeah I'll be in a whole new tax bracket.
Em
We in recession but let me take a crack at it.
Am
I'll probably take whatevers left and just split it up.
G
So everybody that I love can have a couple bucks.
C Em
And, not a single tummy around me would know what hungry was.
Eating good, sleeping soundly.
Am
I know we all have a similar dream.
G
Go in your pocket, pull out your wallet, put it in the air and sing..
[Bruno Mars]
C Em
I wanna be a billionaire so frickin' bad.
(So bad)
Am G
Buy all of the things I never had.
(Buy everything, haa)
Uh.
C Em
I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine.
Am G
Smiling next to Oprah and the Queen.
(What up Oprah? Haaa!)
[Chorus]
F G Am
Oh every time I close my eyes,
(what chu see, what chu see bro?)
F G Am
I see my name in shiny lights.
(uh huh).
Ahh, yeah yeah.
(what else?)
F G C G F
A different city every night.
Am F G
Oh I - I swear, the world better prepare..
(for what?)
Am
For when I'm a billionaire.
(yeah!)
Oh oooh oh oooh,
(Sing it)
F Am
When I'm a Billionaire.
F
Oh oooh oh oooh.
C
I wanna be a billionaire
(uh huh)
E
so frickin' bad!
[Bruno Mars]
C Em
I wanna be a billionaire so fuckin' bad.
Am G
Buy all of the things I never had.
C Em
Uh.I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine,
Am G
Smiling next to Oprah and the Queen.
[Chorus]
F G Am
Oh every time I close my eyes,
F G Am
I see my name in shiny lights.
F G C G F
Yeahh, a different city every night.
Am F G Am
Oh I - I swear, the world better prepare for when I'm a billionaire.
[Travis "Travie" McCoy]
C
Yeah I would have a show like Oprah.
Em
I would be the host of, everyday Christmas.
Give Travie a wish list.
Am
I'd probably pull an Angelina and Brad Pitt,
G
And adopt a bunch of babies that ain't never had sh-t!
C
Give away a few Mercedes like here lady have this,
Em
And last but not least grant somebody their last wish.
Am
Its been a couple months since I've single so,
G
You can call me Travie Claus minus the Ho Ho.
C
Haa, get it? I'd probably visit where Katrina hit,
Em
And damn sure do a lot more than FEMA did.
Am
Yeah can't forget about me stupid,
G
Everywhere I go Imma have my own theme music.
[Chorus]
F G Am
Oh every time I close my eyes,
(what chu see, what chu see bro?)
F G Am
I see my name in shiny lights.
(uh huh).
Ahh, yeah yeah.
(what else?)
F G C G F
A different city every night.
Am F G Am
Oh I - I swear, the world better prepare For when I'm a billionaire.
(yeah!)
Oh oooh oh oooh,
(Sing it)
F
When I'm a Billionaire.
Am
Oh oooh oh oooh.
(let's go)
[Travis "Travie" McCoy]
C Single strum
I'll be playing basketball with the President,
Dunking on his delegates.
Em
Then I'll compliment him on his political etiquette.
Am
Toss a couple milli in the air just for the heck of it.
G
But keep the fives, twentys, tens in bins completely separate.
C
Yeah I'll be in a whole new tax bracket.
Em
We in recession but let me take a crack at it.
Am
I'll probably take whatevers left and just split it up.
G
So everybody that I love can have a couple bucks.
C Em
And, not a single tummy around me would know what hungry was.
Eating good, sleeping soundly.
Am
I know we all have a similar dream.
G
Go in your pocket, pull out your wallet, put it in the air and sing..
[Bruno Mars]
C Em
I wanna be a billionaire so frickin' bad.
(So bad)
Am G
Buy all of the things I never had.
(Buy everything, haa)
Uh.
C Em
I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine.
Am G
Smiling next to Oprah and the Queen.
(What up Oprah? Haaa!)
[Chorus]
F G Am
Oh every time I close my eyes,
(what chu see, what chu see bro?)
F G Am
I see my name in shiny lights.
(uh huh).
Ahh, yeah yeah.
(what else?)
F G C G F
A different city every night.
Am F G
Oh I - I swear, the world better prepare..
(for what?)
Am
For when I'm a billionaire.
(yeah!)
Oh oooh oh oooh,
(Sing it)
F Am
When I'm a Billionaire.
F
Oh oooh oh oooh.
C
I wanna be a billionaire
(uh huh)
E
so frickin' bad!
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