Verse:
E
This is my street
Gbm
I smile at the faces
B
I’ve known all my life
D
They regard me with pride
E
And everyone’s sweet
A
They say, “you’re going places!”
Dbm E
So how can I say that while I was
B Dbm
away I had so much to hide?
B
“Hey guys, it’s me!
Ab7
The biggest disappointment you
Dbm
know.”
A E
The kid couldn’t hack it
Em D
She’s back and she’s walking real
Dbm
slow.
B7
Welcome home
E
Just breathe
Chorus:
E B Bm
Sigue andando el camino
A C
Por toda su vida.
B
Respira.
E B Bm A C B
Breathe
Verse:
B E
As the radio plays
Gbm7
Old forgotten boleros
E
I think of the days
D
When this city was mine
E
I remember the praise
B
“Ay, te adoro, te quiero,”
Dbm7 A
The neighborhood waved
B
Said, “Nina, be brave” and
Dbm
“You're gonna be fine!”
B
And maybe it’s me,
Ab7 Dbm
But it all seems like lifetimes ago
A E Em
So what do I say to these faces
D Dbm
That I used to know
B
“Hey I’m home.”
Bridge:
Dbm B
Mira, Nina,
E A
No me preocupo por ella.
Dbm
They’re not worried about me
B E
Mira, allí esta nuestra estrella.
Ab7
They are all counting on me to
Dbm
succeed.
B
Ella si da la talla,
E Dbm
I am the one who made it out!
A
The one who always made the grade
C
But maybe I should have just
Stayed home...
Dbm B
When I was a child, I stayed wide
A
Awake, climbed to the highest place
Ab7
On every fire escape, restless
Dbm
To climb
A
I got every scholarship, saved
E
Every dollar, the first to go to
Ab7 Dbm
College, how do I tell them why
A
I’m coming back home?
E Ab7
With my eyes on the horizon
Dbm B A
Just me and the gwb asking,
E C Bm
“Gee, Nina, What’ll you be?”
Verse:
E
Straighten the spine
A
Smile for the neighbors
E
Everything’s fine
A
Everything’s cool
E
The standard reply:
B
“Lots of tests, lots of papers.”
Dbm A
Smile, wave goodbye
B
Pray to the sky, oh, God!
A B Dbm
What will my parents say?
A B Dbm
Can I go in there and say,
A E Em
“I know that I’m letting you down?”
Outro,
Dbm B
Nina...
E B Bm A C B7 E
Just breathe.
