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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[Refrain]
G B7
I wanna be a billionaire so fucking bad
Em D
buy all of the things I never had
G B7
I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine
Em D
smiling next to Oprah and the Queen
[Chorus]
C D Em
Oh every time I close my eyes
C D Em
I see my name in shining lights
C D G Em D
A different city every night oh I I
C D
swear the world better prepare
Em
for when I'm a billionaire
[Verse]
G
Yeah I would have a show like Oprah
B7
I would be the host of, everyday Christmas, give Travie a wish list
Em
I'd probably pull an Angelina and Brad Pitt
D
and adopt a bunch of babies that ain't never had s**t
G
give away a few Mercedes like here lady have this
B7
and last but not least grant somebody their last wish
Em
its been a couple months since I've single so
D
you can call me Travie Claus minus the Ho Ho
G
get it, I'd probably visit where Katrina hit
B7
and damn sure do a lot more than FEMA did
Em
yeah can't forget about me stupid
D
everywhere I go Imma have my own theme music
[Chorus]
C D Em
Oh every time I close my eyes
C D Em
I see my name in shining lights
C D G Em D
A different city every night oh I I
C D
swear the world better prepare
Em
for when I'm a billionaire
G A
oh oooh oh oooh
[Verse]
G
I'll be playing basketball with the President, dunking on his delegates
B7
then I'll compliment him on his political etiquette
Em
toss a couple milli in the air just for the heck of it
D
but keep the fives, twentys, tens, and bens completely separate
G
and yeah I'll be in a whole new tax bracket
B7
we in recession but let me take a crack at it
Em
I'll probably take whatever's left and just split it up
D
so everybody that I love can have a couple bucks
G B7
and not a single tummy around me would know what hungry was, eating good, sleeping soundly
Em
I know we all have a similar dream
D
go in your pocket pull out your wallet
and put it in the air and sing
[Refrain]
G B7
I wanna be a billionaire so fucking bad
Em D
buy all of the things I never had
G B7
I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine
Em D
smiling next to Oprah and the Queen
[Chorus]
C D Em
Oh every time I close my eyes
C D Em
I see my name in shining lights
C D G Em D
A different city every night oh I I
C D
swear the world better prepare
Em
for when I'm a billionaire
G A Em
oh oooh oh oooh when I'm a billionaire
G A
oh oooh oh oooh
G B7
I wanna be a billionaire so fuckin bad
G B7
I wanna be a billionaire so fucking bad
Em D
buy all of the things I never had
G B7
I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine
Em D
smiling next to Oprah and the Queen
[Chorus]
C D Em
Oh every time I close my eyes
C D Em
I see my name in shining lights
C D G Em D
A different city every night oh I I
C D
swear the world better prepare
Em
for when I'm a billionaire
[Verse]
G
Yeah I would have a show like Oprah
B7
I would be the host of, everyday Christmas, give Travie a wish list
Em
I'd probably pull an Angelina and Brad Pitt
D
and adopt a bunch of babies that ain't never had s**t
G
give away a few Mercedes like here lady have this
B7
and last but not least grant somebody their last wish
Em
its been a couple months since I've single so
D
you can call me Travie Claus minus the Ho Ho
G
get it, I'd probably visit where Katrina hit
B7
and damn sure do a lot more than FEMA did
Em
yeah can't forget about me stupid
D
everywhere I go Imma have my own theme music
[Chorus]
C D Em
Oh every time I close my eyes
C D Em
I see my name in shining lights
C D G Em D
A different city every night oh I I
C D
swear the world better prepare
Em
for when I'm a billionaire
G A
oh oooh oh oooh
[Verse]
G
I'll be playing basketball with the President, dunking on his delegates
B7
then I'll compliment him on his political etiquette
Em
toss a couple milli in the air just for the heck of it
D
but keep the fives, twentys, tens, and bens completely separate
G
and yeah I'll be in a whole new tax bracket
B7
we in recession but let me take a crack at it
Em
I'll probably take whatever's left and just split it up
D
so everybody that I love can have a couple bucks
G B7
and not a single tummy around me would know what hungry was, eating good, sleeping soundly
Em
I know we all have a similar dream
D
go in your pocket pull out your wallet
and put it in the air and sing
[Refrain]
G B7
I wanna be a billionaire so fucking bad
Em D
buy all of the things I never had
G B7
I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine
Em D
smiling next to Oprah and the Queen
[Chorus]
C D Em
Oh every time I close my eyes
C D Em
I see my name in shining lights
C D G Em D
A different city every night oh I I
C D
swear the world better prepare
Em
for when I'm a billionaire
G A Em
oh oooh oh oooh when I'm a billionaire
G A
oh oooh oh oooh
G B7
I wanna be a billionaire so fuckin bad
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