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 N.C. Carnaval del barrio N.C. Carnaval (Carnaval!) N.C. Del barrio (Barrio!) N.C. Carnaval (Carnaval!) N.C. 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!