Verse:
B
This is my street
Dbm
I smile at the faces
Gb
I’ve known all my life
A
They regard me with pride
B
And everyone’s sweet
E
They say, “you’re going places!”
Abm B
So how can I say that while I was
Gb Abm
away I had so much to hide?
Gb
“Hey guys, it’s me!
Eb7
The biggest disappointment you
Abm
know.”
E B
The kid couldn’t hack it
Bm A
She’s back and she’s walking real
Abm
slow.
Gb7
Welcome home
B
Just breathe
Chorus:
B Gb Gbm
Sigue andando el camino
E G
Por toda su vida.
Gb
Respira.
B Gb Gbm E G Gb
Breathe
Verse:
Gb B
As the radio plays
Dbm7
Old forgotten boleros
B
I think of the days
A
When this city was mine
B
I remember the praise
Gb
“Ay, te adoro, te quiero,”
Abm7 E
The neighborhood waved
Gb
Said, “Nina, be brave” and
Abm
“You're gonna be fine!”
Gb
And maybe it’s me,
Eb7 Abm
But it all seems like lifetimes ago
E B Bm
So what do I say to these faces
A Abm
That I used to know
Gb
“Hey I’m home.”
Bridge:
Abm Gb
Mira, Nina,
B E
No me preocupo por ella.
Abm
They’re not worried about me
Gb B
Mira, allí esta nuestra estrella.
Eb7
They are all counting on me to
Abm
succeed.
Gb
Ella si da la talla,
B Abm
I am the one who made it out!
E
The one who always made the grade
G
But maybe I should have just
Stayed home...
Abm Gb
When I was a child, I stayed wide
E
Awake, climbed to the highest place
Eb7
On every fire escape, restless
Abm
To climb
E
I got every scholarship, saved
B
Every dollar, the first to go to
Eb7 Abm
College, how do I tell them why
E
I’m coming back home?
B Eb7
With my eyes on the horizon
Abm Gb E
Just me and the gwb asking,
B G Gbm
“Gee, Nina, What’ll you be?”
Verse:
B
Straighten the spine
E
Smile for the neighbors
B
Everything’s fine
E
Everything’s cool
B
The standard reply:
Gb
“Lots of tests, lots of papers.”
Abm E
Smile, wave goodbye
Gb
Pray to the sky, oh, God!
E Gb Abm
What will my parents say?
E Gb Abm
Can I go in there and say,
E B Bm
“I know that I’m letting you down?”
Outro,
Abm Gb
Nina...
B Gb Gbm E G Gb7 B
Just breathe.
