Chords for In The Heights

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Lights up on Washington Heights up at the break of day I wake up and I got this little punk I gotta chase away
Pop the grape at the crack of dawn sing while I wipe down the awning
Hey yo, good morning
Ice cold piragua, pancha, tina, cherry, strawberry and just for today I got my [Bb] mate
Oye, mira güero, ¿cómo
está?
Como siempre, señor Usnavi
I am [D] Usnavi and you probably never heard my name
[Gm] Reports of my fame are greatly _ exaggerated
_ Exacerbated by the fact [Eb] that my syntax is
Highly complicated cause [Bbm] I immigrated from the single greatest [Bb] little place in the Caribbean
Dominican [D] _ Republic, I love it
Jesus, I'm jealous [Gm] of it and beyond that
[C] Ever since my folks passed on I [Eb] haven't gone back
[F]
God damn, I gotta get on then
[Bb] _
Oh, the milk is gone bad
Hold up just a second
[D] Why is [Gb] everything in this fridge warm and tepid?
[Gm] I better step it up and fight the heat
Cause I'm not making any [E] profit if the coffee isn't [Fm] light and _ [Bb] sweet
[D] _ _ _
Abuela, my fridge broke
I got café, but no con leche Ay, [Gm] Dios
Try my mother's old recipe
One [G] can of condensed milk
Oh, it's so_
Hey, the lottery ticket
_ _ _ Paciencia, Efe _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] That was [D] Abuela
She's not really my abuela
[Gm] But she practically raised me
[Eb] This corner is her [Bb] escuela now
You probably [D] thinking
I'm [Gm] up Schitt's Creek
I never been [C] north of _ 96th Street
Well, you [Dm] must [D] take the A train
[Gm] Even farther than Harlem [Eb] to northern [F] Manhattan and [Bb] maintain
Get off at [D] 181st and take [Gm] the Escalator
I hope you're writing this down
I'm gonna test you [Bb] later
I'm getting [D] tested
Times are tough on this bodega
[Gm] Two months ago somebody [Eb] bought [Bb] Otegas
Our neighbors started backing up and picking up
[Ab] And ever since the rent went up it's gotten [Db] mad expensive
But [D] we live with just enough [Gm] in the Heights
I [F] flip the lights and start [Eb] my _ _ [D] day
_ _ [G] There are lights and [F] endless steps
And [Gm] bills to _ [D] pay
_ _ _ [Gm] In the Heights
I [F] can't survive without [Eb] coffee
I [Bbm] search [D] cafes
_ _ [G]
Fasten lights
I [F] seem like a million years [Eb] away
_ _ _ [Fm] In Washington
[Bb] Next up, ding, [D] Kevin Rosario
He runs [Gm] the cab company
He struggles in the [F] barrio
See, [Bb] his daughter Nina's off at [D] college
Tuition is mad [Gm] steep
So he can't sleep
Everything he [C] get is mad cheap
[F] Good _ [A] morning, _ _ [D] Usnavi
_ Pan [Eb] caliente, café [F]
con [Dm] leche
Put $20 [D] on today's lottery
[Gm] Okay, must be a lucky day [Eb] Gotta be
[F] Oh my God, [D] you're so excited
[Dm] My Nina flew in at [Eb] 3am [F] last [Bb] night Sweet!
_ [D] Abuela's been cooking all [Gm] week
Compai, when I see you this weekend
Are [D] we gonna [G] eat?
[A] So then [G] Yesenia [D] walks in the [G] room
[A] She smells sex [B] and she [Bm] perfumes
_ [Gm] Smells like one of those trees
That [D] you hang from the [Gm] rear view I [D] know It's [G] true
She [A] screams, [G] who's in there?
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [A]
Grabs her bat [Gm] and [Bm] kicks in the door
[Gm] He's in bed with [D] Jose from the [G] liquor store [A] Hoy!
[Eb] No me [D] digas
[G]
The [A] salon ladies _ Thanks, [G] Usnavi
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] Sonny, _ _ you're [Gb] late
_ _ [Bm] Relax, you know you love [G] me
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Me and my cousin [E] running
Just another dime [Am] a dozen
Mom and pop [F] stop and shout
And oh [G] my God, it's [C] gotten too darn hot
[E] Like my man, Cole Porter said
[Am]
People come through [F] for a few cold [C] waters
And a lottery [D] ticket
[E] Just a part of the routine
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Everybody's got a job
[F] Everybody's got a [C] dream
They gossip [D] as [E] I sip my coffee and smirk
The [Am] first stop [G] is people hop to [F] work
Boss said, I [C] might
$1, [E] $2, $1.50,.5 $1 [Am].69 I got it, [F] you want a box of Connors What [C] kind? That's two quarters Two quarter [E] waters, the New York Times You [Am] need a back for that The tax is [F] added Once you get some practice [C] at it You do rapid [E] mathematics Automatically [Am] sell a maxi pass Fuzzy [F] diaper, taxicab [C] Practically everybody's stressed [E] Yes, but they press [F] through the mess Bounce checks, no [E] wonder what's next In [Am] the Heights I [G] buy my coffee and [F] I go I buy [E] my coffee and [Am] set my sights On [G] only what I [F] need to know What I need [E] to know [Am] In the Heights [G] Money is tight, but [F] even so [E] Even so _ [Am] When the lights go [G] down I flash my _ [F] radio _ _ [Am] You ain't got no skills Ready! Yo, let me get a [F] Lil' Keyway Yup! And let me also get a [C] daily news And a post And the most [E] important, my Boss' second coffee, one cream, five sugars [Am] I'm the number one earner What? The fastest learner [F] What? My boss a king Keep me on the damn back burner [C] Yes, he can! I'm making moves, I'm making deals [E] But guess what? What? You still ain't got [Am] no skills Artie Hall Yo, Vanessa, show up [F] yet? Shut up! Hey, Lil' Homie, don't get so upset [C] Man! Tell Vanessa how you feel By the [E] girl, I'm the real on the real Oh, you ain't got [Dm] no skills _ Watch _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Dm] Mr. Johnson I got the security [F] deposit It's locked in a box in the bottom of a [Gm] closet It's not reflected in my bank statement [Bb] But I've been saving to make a [A] down payment in [Dm] PayPlen Oh no, I won't allow him to die Oh, here's your chance, escort out right now [Gm] I'll see you later, we can look at Botley's [Bb] Whoa, do [A] something, make your move, go free [D] Hey! You [G] owe me a love cold [Bm] shot _ [A] _ Are you _ [D] moving? Just [G] a little credit check and I'm on [Bm] a downtown [A] train Well, your coffee's [D] on the house Okay Was Navi [Bm] escorting out? [A] No way I'll [D] see you later, so _ [Eb] Yo, Smooth [Gb] Operator, I'm down, there she go, [Gm] yo, bro, take five Take a walk outside, [Eb] you look exhausted Mars, don't let life slide [Bb] The whole hood is struggling Times is tight [C] And you're stuck to this corner like a streetlight [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] Yeah, I'm a streetlight [Fm] choking on the heat The [Eb] world spins around while I'm frozen to my seat The people that I know [D] all keep on rolling down the street But every day is different, so I'm switching up the beat Cause [G] my parents came with nothing They got a little more, and [F] sure, we're poor But yo, at least we got the store [Eb] And it's all about the legacy they left with me [D] And one day I'll be on the beach with Sonny writing checks to [Gm] me In the Heights, I [F] hang my flag upon [Eb] display We came to work and to live [D] and we got a lot in [Gm] common It reminds me that [F] I came from miles [Bb] away D.R..P [Cm].R., we are not [Gm] stopping In the Heights, every [Fm] day was Yung [D] Siay Faye Until today we [E] go from poverty to stock [F] options In the Heights, I [G] got the day Today's [F] all we got, so we cannot stop This [Ab] is our block _ [Am] _ I [G] hang my flag upon [F] display _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] It reminds me [G] that I came from [F] miles away It _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ reminds me [G] that it's more expensive [F] every _ _ _ [E] _ day [Am] _ _ Afterlife is so [G] far away But as [F] for mañana, mi [Dm] pana, you gotta just keep watching, [E] you see The late nights, who paint beans and rice? [Am] It's not right for shaved ice [E] I ain't gonna say it twice Turn [F] up the street lights We taking a flight To a couple of [E] days in the life of what it's like In Washington Heights [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _