Verse:
C
This is my street
Dm
I smile at the faces
G
I’ve known all my life
Bb
They regard me with pride
C
And everyone’s sweet
F
They say, “you’re going places!”
Am C
So how can I say that while I was
G Am
away I had so much to hide?
G
“Hey guys, it’s me!
E7
The biggest disappointment you
Am
know.”
F C
The kid couldn’t hack it
Cm Bb
She’s back and she’s walking real
Am
slow.
G7
Welcome home
C
Just breathe
Chorus:
C G Gm
Sigue andando el camino
F Ab
Por toda su vida.
G
Respira.
C G Gm F Ab G
Breathe
Verse:
G C
As the radio plays
Dm7
Old forgotten boleros
C
I think of the days
Bb
When this city was mine
C
I remember the praise
G
“Ay, te adoro, te quiero,”
Am7 F
The neighborhood waved
G
Said, “Nina, be brave” and
Am
“You're gonna be fine!”
G
And maybe it’s me,
E7 Am
But it all seems like lifetimes ago
F C Cm
So what do I say to these faces
Bb Am
That I used to know
G
“Hey I’m home.”
Bridge:
Am G
Mira, Nina,
C F
No me preocupo por ella.
Am
They’re not worried about me
G C
Mira, allí esta nuestra estrella.
E7
They are all counting on me to
Am
succeed.
G
Ella si da la talla,
C Am
I am the one who made it out!
F
The one who always made the grade
Ab
But maybe I should have just
Stayed home...
Am G
When I was a child, I stayed wide
F
Awake, climbed to the highest place
E7
On every fire escape, restless
Am
To climb
F
I got every scholarship, saved
C
Every dollar, the first to go to
E7 Am
College, how do I tell them why
F
I’m coming back home?
C E7
With my eyes on the horizon
Am G F
Just me and the gwb asking,
C Ab Gm
“Gee, Nina, What’ll you be?”
Verse:
C
Straighten the spine
F
Smile for the neighbors
C
Everything’s fine
F
Everything’s cool
C
The standard reply:
G
“Lots of tests, lots of papers.”
Am F
Smile, wave goodbye
G
Pray to the sky, oh, God!
F G Am
What will my parents say?
F G Am
Can I go in there and say,
F C Cm
“I know that I’m letting you down?”
Outro,
Am G
Nina...
C G Gm F Ab G7 C
Just breathe.
