Misc Musicals – In The Heights - Carnaval Del Barrio (Guitar)
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[Intro]
Bm C#dim7 Hey... Hey... Bm/D Emadd9/F# F#7b9 What's this tontería that I'm seeing on the street? Bm C#dim7 I never thought I'd see the day... Bm/D F#7b9 Since when are Latin people scared of heat?
[Verse 1]
Em Bm/D When I was a little girl C#m7b5 F#7 Bm Growing up in the hills of Vega Alta Em7 A7 D6 My favorite time of year was Christmas time
N.C.
Ask me why
N.C.
Why?
Em/B Bm There wasn't an ounce of snow Em7 A7b9 D6 But, oh, the coquito would flow Em Bm/D As we sang the aguinaldo C#7 F#sus F# The carnaval would begin to grow G Business is closed D/F# And we're about to go Em7 Emadd9/F# F#7 Let's have a carnaval del barrio!
N.C.
Wepa! (Come on man!)
[Chorus 1]
N.C.
Carnaval del barrio
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Carnaval del barrio
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Carnaval (Carnaval!)
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Del barrio (Barrio!)
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Carnaval (Carnaval!)
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Del barrio (Barrio!)
[Pre-chorus]
Em Bm We don't need electricidad F#7 Get off your butt, avanza Em Saca la maraca Bm Bring your tambourine F#7 Come and join the parranda
N.C.
Wepa!
[Chorus 1]
A7 D Carnaval (carnaval) A7 D Del barrio (barrio) F#7/A# Bm Carnaval (carnaval) F#7/C# Bm Del barrio (barrio) A7 D Carnaval (carnaval) A7 D Del barrio (barrio) F#7/A# Bm Carnaval (carnival) F#7/C# Bm Del barrio (del barrio)
[Verse 2]
Bm Ohh, me, me, me, Dani Em I have a question Bm I don't know what you're cantando F#7 Just make it up as you go Bm We are improvisando Em Lai le lo lai lo le lo lai Bm You can sing anything Bm What? F#7 Carla, whatever comes into your head Bm Just so long as you sing B7/D# Ummm... Em Gm My mom is Dominican-Cuban F#7 My dad is from Chile and P.R. Dm Which means: Em N.C. Bm I'm Chile-...Dominicu-Rican! Bm But I always say I'm from Queens!
[Chorus 1]
A7 D Carnaval (carnaval) A7 D Del barrio (barrio) F#7 Bm Carnaval (carnaval) F#7 Bm Del barrio (del barrio)
[Verse 3]
N.C. Em Why is everyone so happy? Bm We're sweating and we have no power F#7 I gotta get out of here soon Bm This block's getting worse by the hour Em You can't even go to the club with a friend Bm Without having somebody shove you
N.C.
Ay, por favor
Em Bm F#7 Vanessa don't pretend that Usnavi's your friend
N.C.
We all know that he love you!
Em Bm F#7 Wow, now that you mention that sexual tension Bm It's easy to see! Em Yo this is bogus B5 N.C. Bm Haven't you noticed you get all your coffee for free?
[Chorus 1]
A7 D Carnaval (carnaval) A7 D Del barrio (barrio) F#7 Bm Carnaval (carnaval) F#7 Bm Del barrio
[Verse 4]
N.C.
Here comes Usnavi!
Bb5 C5 C#5 D5 D#5 E5 Yo, yo, yo y'- y'-yo -yo Fm Now, now, everyone gather 'round Cm Sit down, listen Cm I got an announcement G7 Wow, it involves large amounts Cm It's somewhere in the range of 96, 000 Fm Atencion, I'm closing shop Cm Sonny, grab everybody a soda pop! G7 Yo, grab a bottle, kiss it up to God Cm6 Cuz Abuela Claudia just won the lotto! D7 Abuela Claudia won the lotto G7 Ab7 A7 Bb7 B7 We're bookin a flight for D.R. tomorrow C7 Oh my god!
[Chorus 2]
F7 Bb Alza la bandera F7 Bb La bandera Dominicana D7 Gm Alza la bandera D7 Gm La bandera Puertorriqueña F7 Bb Alza la bandera F7 Bb La bandera Mejicana D7 Gm Alza la bandera D7 Gm La bandera Cubana
[Verse 5]
F/A P'arriba esa bandera (hey!) Bb G7/B Alzala donde quiera (hey!) Cm Recuerdo de mi tierra F7sus F#dim7 D7 Me acuerdo de mi tierra Gm F/A Esa bonita bandera! (Hey!) Bb G7 Contiene mi alma entera! (Hey!) Cm Y cuando yo me muera F7sus Am7b5 D7 Entierrame en mi tierra!
[Instrumental]
G7 C G7 C E7 Am E7 Am D7 G D7 G Cm Gm D7 Gm D5 Gm
[Verse 6]
Gm F/A Everything changes today (hey!) Bb G/B Usnavi's on his way (Hey!) Cm Off to a better place (Hey!) Fsus D7 Look at Vanessa's face! Gm F/A Everything changes today (Hey!) Bb Goodbye, Mr. Rosario (Okay!) Cm I'm taking over the barrio! N.C. D7 We're getting out of the barrio! Cm Gm/Bb D7/A Gm Hey, Mr. Benny, have you seen any horses today? (Hey!) Cm What do you mean? Gm D7 Gm I heard you and Nina went for a roll in the hay! (Hey!) G7 Oh!
[Chorus 3]
C7 F Benny and Nina (Benny and Nina) C7 F Sitting in a tree (sitting in a tree) A7 Dm A7 Dm K-I-S-S-I-N-G (K-I-S-S-I-N-G) C7 F Que bochinche (que bochinche) C7 F Nina and Benny (Nina and Benny) A7 Dm A7 Dm K-I-S-S-I-N-G
[Verse 7]
Dm Hold up, wait a minute F Gm Usnavi's leavin' off for the Dominican Republic? Csus And Benny went and stole the girl that I'm in love with? C#5 She was my babysitter first! Dm Listen up, this is what ya'll want? F We close this bodega F The neighborhood is gone! Gm They selling the dispatch Gm They closing the salon Csus C And they'll never turn the lights back on cuz A7/C# Dm We are powerless C/E F We are powerless! Gm But ya'll keep dancin' and singin' and celebratin' Csus But it's gettin' late C And this place is disintegratin' and A7 Dm We are powerless C F/A We are powerless! Gm/Bb Alright we are powerless, so light up a candle! Csus C There's nothing going on here that we can't handle!
[Verse 8]
Dm You don't understand Dm I'm not trying to be funny! Bb We're gonna give a third of the money to you, Sonny! F What? F Yeah, yeah C For real? A7/C# Yes!
[Verse 9]
Ebm7 Maybe you're right, Sonny. Ebm7 Call in the coroners Cbsus2 Maybe we're powerless Cbsus2 A corner full of foreigners Gbsus2 Maybe this neighborhood's changing forever Db Bb7/D Maybe tonight is our last night together Bb7/D However! Em7 How do you wanna face it? Cmaj7 Do you wanna waste it Cmaj7 When the end is so close you can taste it? Gsus2 Y'all can cry with your head in the sand D B7/D# I'm a fly this flag that I got in my hand!
[Bridge]
Em Parriba esa bandera D/F# Hey! G Alzala donde quiera G/B Hey! Am Can we raise our voice tonight? Dsus D Can we make a little noise tonight? B7/D# Hey! Em D/F# Esa bonita bandera (hey!) G G/B Contiene mi alma entera (hey!) Am In fact, can we sing so loud and raucous Dsus D B7/D# They can hear us across the bridge in East Seacaucus? Em D/F# Parriba esa bandera! G Alzala donde quiera! E7/G# Am From Puerto Rico to Santo Domingo Dsus Wherever we go B7/D# We rep our people and the beat go Em D/F# Esa bonita bandera! G E7/G# Contiene mi alma entera! Am Vanessa, forget about what coulda been Dsus D5 D#5 E5 Dance with me one last night in the hood again
N.C.
Wepa!
[Chorus 1]
A7 D A7 D Carnaval del barrio F#7 Bm F#7 Bm Carnaval del barrio (p'arriba esa bandera) A7 D A7 D Carnaval del barrio (y cuando yo me muera) F#7 Bm F#7 B Carnaval del barrio (Entierrame en mi tierra!)
[Chorus 2]
B7 E Alza la bandera B7 E La bandera Dominicana (alza la bandera) G#7 C#m Alza la bandera G#7 C#m La bandera Puertorriqueña (adiós, adiós, adiós) B7 E/B Alza la bandera B7 E/B La bandera Mejicana G#7/B# C#m Alza la bandera B7/D# La bandera E La bandera G#7 La bandera C#m La bandera B7 Alza la bandera! E Hey!