Verse:
A
This is my street
Bm
I smile at the faces
E
I’ve known all my life
G
They regard me with pride
A
And everyone’s sweet
D
They say, “you’re going places!”
Gbm A
So how can I say that while I was
E Gbm
away I had so much to hide?
E
“Hey guys, it’s me!
Db7
The biggest disappointment you
Gbm
know.”
D A
The kid couldn’t hack it
Am G
She’s back and she’s walking real
Gbm
slow.
E7
Welcome home
A
Just breathe
Chorus:
A E Em
Sigue andando el camino
D F
Por toda su vida.
E
Respira.
A E Em D F E
Breathe
Verse:
E A
As the radio plays
Bm7
Old forgotten boleros
A
I think of the days
G
When this city was mine
A
I remember the praise
E
“Ay, te adoro, te quiero,”
Gbm7 D
The neighborhood waved
E
Said, “Nina, be brave” and
Gbm
“You're gonna be fine!”
E
And maybe it’s me,
Db7 Gbm
But it all seems like lifetimes ago
D A Am
So what do I say to these faces
G Gbm
That I used to know
E
“Hey I’m home.”
Bridge:
Gbm E
Mira, Nina,
A D
No me preocupo por ella.
Gbm
They’re not worried about me
E A
Mira, allí esta nuestra estrella.
Db7
They are all counting on me to
Gbm
succeed.
E
Ella si da la talla,
A Gbm
I am the one who made it out!
D
The one who always made the grade
F
But maybe I should have just
Stayed home...
Gbm E
When I was a child, I stayed wide
D
Awake, climbed to the highest place
Db7
On every fire escape, restless
Gbm
To climb
D
I got every scholarship, saved
A
Every dollar, the first to go to
Db7 Gbm
College, how do I tell them why
D
I’m coming back home?
A Db7
With my eyes on the horizon
Gbm E D
Just me and the gwb asking,
A F Em
“Gee, Nina, What’ll you be?”
Verse:
A
Straighten the spine
D
Smile for the neighbors
A
Everything’s fine
D
Everything’s cool
A
The standard reply:
E
“Lots of tests, lots of papers.”
Gbm D
Smile, wave goodbye
E
Pray to the sky, oh, God!
D E Gbm
What will my parents say?
D E Gbm
Can I go in there and say,
D A Am
“I know that I’m letting you down?”
Outro,
Gbm E
Nina...
A E Em D F E7 A
Just breathe.
