DmI was born in PuertoRico,Gmwe came here when I was a child,A Dmbefore I reached the age of 16Bb A DmI was runnin' with the gang and we were wildDmHe keeps looking but he don´t recognize me,Gmsome guy from Lexington or ParkA DmRed beans and rice from kitchen window,A Dmit's supper time and the Barrio is darkBb FNo one knows you like I do,C Bb F Cnobody can know your heart the way I doBb F C A DmNo one can testify to all that you´ve been through, but I willDmI was born in Puerto Rico, and my blood is Taino,GmSpanish Carribean my soulA DmWe came here wearing summer clothes in winter,A Dmhearts of sunshine in the coldBb F C F CYour family rented this apartment,Bb C Bb C Fyou'd watch the streetlamps from your perchF CIn the sacramental hour your stepfather in blackA Dmpreached the fire of the Pentecostal churchBb F CNo one knows you like I do,Bb F Cnobody can know your heart the way I doBb F CNo one can testify to all that you'veA Dmbeen through but this willDmI was born in Puerto Rico,Gmcame here when I was a childASmall change and sunlight,Dmand I left these streets for good,A Dmmy days as short as they were wildDmI'm Carlos Apache, Angel Soto,GmFrenchy Cordero, Babu Charlie CruzA DmYour features blurred in ev'ry grainy photo,A Dmand fading headlines of the Daily NewsDmWyltwyck school for crimonal children,GmAuburn, Brooklyn House of D.,ADannemora, Sing-Sing, Attica,DmGreenhaven, 20 years inside, today you're freeBb F C F CYou cannot even read your story,Bb C Bb C Fthe pages piling up in shame,Fbefore the words released youCThe guard would kill the light,Athe night you tookDmThe Capeman for your nameBb F CI was born in Puerto Rico (8x)
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